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That's novel, neat and delightful.

So, what's the problem :love::love::love: Excuses? That reminds me of when I was stationed at Brize Norton. I worked shift and was always a couple of minutes late to work, BUT I was also one of the last to leave. One night I was a bit later than normal so I stuck my head round the shift trade...

If it's anything like the CL1 the tailstock is hollow. So if it's the same then a steel rod down the hollow and a sharp tap should shift it. Or the method I normally use is to put the chuck key in the chuck and tap it as if yoiu are screwing the chuck on to the arbour and that should also shift it.

Would it be possible to reform the broken end in the same form as original? If you took it to a metal work shop they may be able to do it for you. I have done a similar thing before and it works fine, but that was on MUCH smaller springs.

Well Bailey, that's quite some welcome and from your attitude it's well earned mate. I can't help you as I am retired and too far away anyway, but the very best of luck! As Jester said, try going into the workshops and introduce yourself to the boss. It can work wonders and when those bosses...

When I was in the R.A.F. I was unlucky enough to have to spend 2 1/2 years in Singapore, late 1966 to mid 69 and being a lowly corporal I couldn't afford a new car so I had this 1946 MGTC. I never managed to find out but there was something quite special about that car with its 10" alloy...

You can get some very interesting results from wet turning as well. This is a rhododendron bowl that was wet enough to literally give me a shower. Fresh cut and turned within a few days. Since then we have taken it along to quite a few craft fairs and been offered what we wanted for it...

Well, it was a bowl until he chopped its little bottom off 😳 That's quite impressive. Shame it wouldn't work with wood, or MDF? Ta for posting that Phil.

The only metal I have ever turned was spindle turned ali rod and that was quite something and not difficult. Just using a 3/8" spindle gouge and slowly slowly catchie monkey. A tiny bit of small brass rod, but I would think copper would possibly clog any normal wood turning tools. I can't...

Sorry for the late reply gents and ta for your comments. I must have forgotten to put the tell me link in there. They were very well received by the shop owner lady who they were for and if she's right they won't be the last I turn. Just as well I have a nice joinery 1/2 mile away that is...

I would suggest that the first thing would be to talk to them, tell them of your feelings, nicely of course, and as said above ask if it's OK to fix things to it. If they can understand your feelings they may well be quite willing to help?

I was given an oak TV cabinet by a mate of mine several years back and I still have a small amount left. So far I have used it for small boxes a number of cotton reel racks and a load of crochet hooks. It's lovely wood but you black walnut is even better and if you are stuck with what to do with...

It's got to be high amongst the strangest things I have been asked to make. The pair of rather large, almost fence pole size, knitting needles. 25mm X 50cm, black walnut and oak, 30mm X60cm, black walnut and oak and 40mm X 63cm, accoya and box. It was interesting and good skew chisel practice...

I have a Record CL1 36 and have had no problems in the 20 odd years I have had it. No idea what the new ones are like but if they are owt like mine then they will go on for a hell of a long time. Up to about 12" over the bars and I have turned 18" with the head swung. That includes the 13" case...

2s up for Titebond and I use Titebond3. Apart from everything else it's waterproof although not recommended for total continuous immersion. You can stick muck to blankets with it if you have that kind of need. I had a problem with the top on one of the bottles of T/bond I had. I phoned them up...

I was almost the victim of a right muppet when I was on a disk course. I was a mainframe hardware engineer for IBM and on this course we were sorting out a power problem on this cabinet. A 3ø power supply and the muppet wanted to check that all 3 phases were there so he checked 2 of them by...

SWMBO loves it and it's the easiest thing to get individual pins and she has been using it for several months now. Plus they just stay where they are put when finished with. Anyway, you don't take the individual pins from the box, they come from the top and the magnets are far stronger than...

I have been making a fair amount of crochet hooks for various people and though a bit to one side about the sowing fraternity. They use a lot of pins don't they. These are some of them. Well SWMBO was asking if I could make her a better pin cushion as the one I made a long time ago was...

I have got 1/2 dozen that size but I haven't used them since yesterday. I was making a small band saw box and they are just the right size. They also get used a lot for building my RC gliders. Anyway Novo, it's not what you got mate but how you use it init already :cool: That's my excuse...