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Well I now have the answers. I placed the order with Timberbits and the total cost for a VM120 chuck, 485mm bowl (Cole) jaws, a set of clamps for using the jaws for off centre turning and a spare set of jaw screws was £271.02 including shipping. I had to pay £73.37 to DHL to cover taxes and...

Thank you Max. That pretty well confirms my guesstimate as to the likely charges. It looks as if the fairly relaxed situation of a few years ago has unfortunately changed. Richard, as far as bank charges are concerned my bank (Nationwide) do not charge me anything for foreign transactions using...

Thank you to everybody who has replied. I have looked at the HMRC site and found it rather difficult to follow but I will persevere with it. Yes it is the Vicmarc 120 chuck that I would like to buy. Price in Australia A$315 including delivery which equates to about £160. Price in UK £245...

Hi I am thinking about placing an order with Timberbits in Australia and I am wondering what recent experiences people have had in relation to import taxes etc. I want to buy a chuck and large Cole/bowl jaws so the cost will be fairly high and the parcel will weigh about 6 or 7 kilo's. I read...

Thank you all for your replies. Answering some of them as follows:- 1. Lazarus, I have tried making large Cole jaws and they were not very good. I could not achieve the necessary accuracy for drilling the holes in the plates. 2. A vacuum chuck sounds too complicated and expensive to me. I...

Hi Duncan. My lathe is a Wivamac DB1000. I have checked the handbook and it specifies a maximum diameter of 520mm or 20.5 inches. Those figures confirm my measurements. I would not be concerned with a restriction on the maximum bowl size but as far as I can see there would be a similar...

Thanks Duncan. At 520mm that would be scraping the lathe bed. The 385 jaws sound like a better/safer option.

Has anyone got a set of the VM120 485 bowl jaws (effectively very large Cole jaws)? If so could you tell me what clearance is needed between the spindle centre and the lathe bed to use the jaws effectively please? For example, if a 485 mm diameter bowl is held by the jaws what is the resulting...

Thank you Marcros. I have been looking at buying another chuck when I came across your message. I hope to place an order on Tuesday. I asked about the currency because I was caught out in New Zealand earlier this year when I wrongly assumed that prices given in dollars were NZ dollars.

"sensibly priced from timberbits in Australia." Hi Marcros. Do you know whether the Timberbits prices on their website are in US or Australian dollars? If the latter the prices seem very 'sensible'. Thank you for the pointer.

How do Record chucks compare with Nova and Sorby chucks as far as quality is concerned? I am looking for another chuck at the moment and am considering the SC4 as the price seems very competitive.

Hi AndyT Thank you for that link. I didn't connect the ECE plane in Orchard's message with the tools referred to in your earlier post so thanks for repeating it.

Hi Orchard. I have now bought a Japanese pull saw and I ordered a plane as suggested by Profchris. The latter has been delivered to my grandson in my absence and I have yet to see it as they are now on holiday. My grandson is looking forward to trying it out as am I. As a matter of interest...

Thanks profchris. I am going to keep that one in reserve but for £5 it will be well worth trying if he maintains his interest.

Hi Vann As soon as I started looking for a Stanley No 1 I realised that the suggestion was in jest. I fell for it!!! Thank you for your additional suggestions. The block plane that I have is too difficult for him to grip so I am going to move to the spokeshave suggestion as I have one doing...

Thank you for all your suggestions. I bought my grandson a junior hacksaw and that was an improvement on him trying to use a tenon saw. However, on a trip to Axminster this week I found a small Japanese pull saw and he is now practising quit successfully with that. As far as a plane is...

I have a (small) 6 year old grandson who likes to come into my workshop and play with wood. Under careful supervision I have let him try using my tenon saw, small plane, mallet and hammer. He has a small tool set bought for him at Christmas 2018 but, frankly, the tools are useless. I have...

Thank you Simon and Derek and my apologies for not responding earlier. I watched both videos and I am now reassured that my wife's (guided) choice of tool will be fine. All I need to do now is clear out my workshop and try it out.