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Hi guys.... As the title says.... anyone got any idea as to the make of chisels here.....? They're all marked/etched with 'HSS' except the spindle gouge, but i can assure you it's made of the same material... They're good quality with a decent weight to them. I wont say what my...

Just incase some of you guys are local to the event and not aware.... http://news.robert-sorby-mail.co.uk/NLI ... DE798CE251 I'm intending going along to have a look and see if there's anything to tempt me... :mrgreen: (hammer) Nick

Many thanks for the links guys. I've had a good look but dont think anything really hits the nail. BUT... thanks to John... that's exactly the thing i'm after, showed it to my friend and she also said "brilliant... that's it" Only trouble is of course Craft Supplies are in America and...

Ok... so i've got a friend that knows i do a bit of wood turning, and has even been lucky enough to have be given a little pupleheart box i made. Now then..... like me, she's got a dad who's getting on a bit (mid 80's) and she'd like to be able to give him a special handmade gift for his...

yeah i saw the diagram too but decided that it still wasn't really clear (enough) on how the thing is made and then assembled... Nick

Dalboy & Bellringer.... Found this pic on the link posted (many thanks for that...) and yes this is the kit i've got... I've scratched me chin a bit more :-k and maybe come up with the way its done (hammer) but i'd like to hear a few replies first... just incase i'm totally wrong...

Good idea.... =D> I'll see if i can get round to it tomorrow afternoon when i get in from work.... :) Nick

Hi guys n gals I'm sure like some of you... i recently bought a load of half price 'stuff' from Turners Retreat that they were clearing out :-D In amongst the bit'n'bobs i bought was a "digital clock / calendar / pen".... you know, one of those jobbies with a small digital clock set...

Got to admit i wasn't a fan either.... "blah blah blahhh, plastic pens blah blahhhh..." [-( =; But....!! after having made one or two.... I have to say they really are great fun to do and can look really amazing when finished and now look forward to making them (hammer) Nick

As the title says.... Atrax fountain pen from Turners Retreat what looks like dust at the base of the pen is in fact iridescence thats only seen from certain angles even managed to make a key fob from the small off-cut of the acrylic Turner were having a sale recently, so i...

As the title says...... (hammer) complete with little keyring ornament from the offcut..... :) Nick

Hi all... Had a call from my 84 yr old dad earlier saying the clicker waste in the bathroom basin wont click back up to release. I said had he 'jabbed' it several times with a finger to try and release it..... yes Had he tried unscrewing it to let the water out..... yes So.... short...

Seems obvious to me.... (homer) :idea: drill through from room other-side of wall (that you wanting to decorate with builders magnolia :-o ) where that rooms picture rail runs.... (hammer) (hammer) then using the holes you prepared earlier :wink: to mark the line in the room you...

No its terrible.... best to send it all to me and i'll get rid of it for you free of charge... :mrgreen:

Gaz.... you've got a pm Nick

Hi Sheptonphil.... That particular pen was made using an Axminster Empress pen kit... http://www.axminster.co.uk/empress-pens They were on offer a few years ago and i bought half a doz or so. That was my entry for a little comp on here run by Mr Dodge. He supplied a couple of pieces of burr...

Adam..... Also be aware that whatever price you decide to sell for, if you're not 100% happy with what you've taken the time to turn/make then probably neither will your (potential) buyers, i.e. dont kid yourself that you've made a nice well turned item when you know in your heart its not...

Hi Phil(?) I've got the Jet 1220vs (older version of the 1221...) I started about 5 years ago with an Axy AWVSL1000 turning the ubiquitous bowls, but very soon found i loved turning little box's, pens, 'spindly' things etc. If you fancy turning a bowl you can still manage a decent enough 12"...

Carphone Warehouse... you sure..? I thought and read that it was owned by Telecom Plus... see here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... -deal.html Anyway... whoever owns it, from what i'm reading... avoid like the plague..!! (unless you want to be a 'rep' for them :wink: )...

As the title says..... anyone got/had any experience of these people..? No... i'm not about to get suckered into one of their err 'tariffs', but do have a friend that's been to one of their seminars and has become an 'agent' for them.... hoping to make lots of money. I've done a bit of...