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Hello Garno,, if your head and tail stocks are 2MT then a 0 -13mm jacobs on a 2MT spindle seems OK,, cheers, joe

Hello again,, Excellent job done there Gavin,, the 5 step pulleys are really tasty,, did you have them turned after printing or is that straight from the printer ?,, pity you are not closer, would like to see it all in real life,, tho" real life would be good right now,, everything else looks...

Hello again Gavin,, looking forward to seeing your pictures,,must visit more often,, I saw a nice 5 pulley set on a coronet with multi vee belt,, way back and thought that was a real good setup,, well done,,

Hi Gavin,, I just dropped in after a while away and spotted "coronet major" and thought Robbo,, he is the major man,, so I built a speed reduction layshaft long ago and I"m sure I posted up some details but can"t remember,, I did get hold of an original on the web from a bloke who sells a lot of...

Hello ,, funny when a name from the past jumps out at you,, Woods of Colchester was the very firm that I started my indentured apprenticeship at in August 1961,, the factory has gone ., you must have been at Vacuumatic ?.

Dalboy,, Very well done,, very sympathetic,, very sobering,, and very close to home. regards,,,joe,,,

Got a bit emotional and forgot the attachment,, sorry,,,, joe,,,

Hello Woodspinners, Just seen the soldier on the field maple vase and the sentiments,, very well done,, makes this contribution seem a bit trivial,, but here we go with this years feast of mice for the local hospice charity fundraiser,, might have a go at a cat next !! regards,,,,joe,,,

Mornin" Moby,, Did you get it ?,,, ,, joe ,,

Mornin" Greg,, Thanks for your comment ,, yes the eyes are as you say,, I leave about 3/8 of an inch of pin and superglue them into snug holes,, it"s a bit fiddly drilling that small and I put the glue in the hole and dab a bit under the head also to make them as secure as I can think...

Hi Lurker,,, I used colombian pine but anything that"s cheap and fairly tight grained would be ok. Terry,, Just unsubscribed from facebook, so can"t post up piccies,, sorry matey ,,,,,,,joe,,

Might have been mine,,, post number 1183267,,, just started another nest full for this year,,, hope this helps,,, joe

Thanks fellas,, chestnut wood dye for colouring,, pins for eyes,, thin foam sheet for ears,, old paint brush for whiskers,, and round necklace leather for the tails,, should raise some funds for the local hospice at our christmas fair. ,,,joe,,,

Great work Dalboy, those are fantastic. ,,,,joe,,,

Perhaps I need to bait some traps !!

Hello Woodspinners,, been away for a while,, got to fiddle about in the shed today and ,hey ho, I might just hide the cheese. perhaps I need to get out more !!!! ,,,,,joe,,,,

Thanks Mike, Will give that a go later this week, ,,,,joe,,

Good day breadmakers, Back to the original low salt question, I had been gradually reducing the amount of salt in a 1kilo loaf from 2 teaspoons and got down to 1/2 a teaspoon but had seen an increase of the top of the loaf having risen and fallen back. I returned to the 2 teaspoons and, hey...

Inspired by Dickm, I"m prompted to ask which "old coronet" do you have and how much are you roughly wanting to spend on the new lathe ?

Hi Robbo, Well done, might just make one to spotlight the coronet wall chart you sent over !!!. Best wishes for 2017,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,,,,,,,,