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Hi Robbo...thanks for that info... I have just sent for the bits and bobs....hopefully up and running next week. Not sure told you......I bought a bench drill....and old champion No2...3/8 capacity but it’s ok for me. There is one on eBay for £75 at the moment...I have to make or buy a couple of...

Wow there is some really good stuff about this subject...and I love that bespoke build... I’m hooked...looks as though it’s amazon later to order the bits..,

This all sounds good news.... my little vac is 1600w max....I reckon with thirty litre bin and 50mm pipe it would work fine....so may give it a go... Cheers. Steve

Hello all... I came across a plastic cyclone adaptor for using with a small vacuum and old blue bin..or whatever is available. I’ve got an old Tesco wheeled vacuum and I’m wondering if it would be powerful enough to make one of these extractors/dust collectors. The vacuum has a small jug type...

If you’d like to private message me I can help you out...I was a turner for 20 years....learnt most of the tricks etc...

PM me if you want info

Hello.... have you thought of finishing the bore before parting off , then make a tapered mandrel and slide the r g on the fish the outside....no f gets in way of chuck...no chuck!....turn between centres. This setup is how it’s done on a grinding machine.. Seems you maybe over thinking what you...

Hi selector ....I’m from sunny Bournemouth....grew up there...southbourne..

Thanks all ...for the helpful replies.... I do have a small trolley type hoover but it’s only small....so may have to invest in a drum type thing....

If you get one you can make your own wooden fixturng to suit whatever your doing....I do. The RP one is £20.....very well made

Hi all.... Wondering if anyone has ideas on which extractor should be ok for turning/bandsaw dust in my garage sized work area. Ideally it would need to handle chip and dust...I’ve had a trough around and thought maybe something around £100 ish.. Any thoughts anyone?

I bought a RP m33 to 3/4 16.....it’s absolutely fine... in actual fact the chuck I have run so much better...if you need one get one... there fine

I reckon itwould be a beauty when it’s cleaned up and refurbed ..must crack on with my champion no2 sometime...gonna put that back to how it should be...

Make sure you have loads of WD40 ...it’s great to clean and get things unstuck.

If I remember rightly.... pollards used to make the large vertical turning lathes.. You will have to stay in touch...I’d love to see how it goes. I used to use a drill bench with 4 spindles on...very similar but more upo date than yours. Steve

Hi there... what is the writing on the side of pedestal....it looks like Bullard. Where on earth did you get it from?....I’d love to see that stripped and done up..I managed to get an old bench drill in September...haven’t started on it yet...but I’ve used it.

I just bought an Axminster 355...mounted on bench and it’s steady. The variable speed gives me 250rpm ish...obviously if turning something 10” diameter it needs to be somewhere concentric...but otherwise it’s stable enough....beng ex engineering turner I understand the dynamics of offset turning...

Hello kendle...that’s some good items there... See your in portishead.......I’m in yate.

Hi there..ex engineer here too. I have been through the same dilemma as you... I had an old Sealey 3/4 16 lathe. I chose the Rutlands 3” chuck with a kit set. It came with an insert to enable it to be used on my machine ....it was produced with 1” thread. When fixed to lathe it ran out...

Seems like there are lots of people turning