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Hi After dropping some fairly broad hints before Christmas my wife bought me the Robert Sorby 330H texturing and spiralling tool. I have never tried any type of texturing so this will be a new venture for me. I will only be texturing bowls and platters initially and, having Googled the 330H...

Thank you to Whatnot and Sunnybob for your helpful replies. As advised I have now ordered a quick clamp so, hopefully, this will solve the problem of refitting the blade after threading it up through the work. I have also discovered that I was using the top clamp threaded screw incorrectly by...

Hi Some time ago a kind neighbour gave me a Hegner scroll saw. I am now starting to really enjoy using it but I am having a bit of a problem attaching the top blade clamp when I have threaded the blade up through the work to make an inside cut. In particular I am struggling to get the blade in...

Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions but I reckon that the only one to work would have been the exploding hammer!!

Yes, that is what was meant but I didn't explain it very well.

I have now managed to remove the spindle from the headstock. The problem with the pulley was that there were two grub screws in one of the threaded holes and having removed one I had assumed that that was the only one. Examination with a torch showed another one in the same hole. I tried a...

My lathe is a Wivamac. I have read the instructions for removing the spindle and, to me, they do not seem entirely accurate. Most of the steps to move the spindle are fairly straightforward but removing the pulley from the spindle is causing me problems that I am about to try and overcome. I...

Hi I have got a jammed/stuck morse taper drive centre in my lathe headstock and would be grateful for any suggestions for freeing it. I have tried knocking it out with the knock out bar but without success and I have hit it fairly hard. I have used stilsons on the drive centre and can rotate...

I managed to visit this exhibition on the last day (Sunday) and it was truly amazing as was the display by 3 master turners (Reg Hawthorne, Ray Key and Stuart Mortimer). I can never hope to achieve anything like the standard set by these artists but it was very rewarding to see what can be...

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Yes, thanks for that. I start off with green wood but keep it until it has seasoned properly. However, your point is well made.

Well after watching the video suggested by Brian and reading the advice of Paul, John and Robbo I think that I will buy the jig but also try hand chasing as well. I use mostly (almost all) green wood obtained from tree surgeons etc so I suspect that I will be safer with the jig. Also boxwood...

Hi All I have decided that I would like to try some thread chasing and about a year ago I bought the Robert Sorby hand tools. I have now discovered that hand chasing is only possible with very few native timbers so I am thinking of either making or buying a thread chasing jig. I have now...

Acting on the advice given, I fitted a new blade, made sure that the blade was tracking correctly on the wheels and reset the blade guides with the table off. The difference in performance is amazing; it is like having a new saw. I have been able to cut blanks quickly and accurately. Thanks...

Thank you all for your replies. Ttrees - I am afraid that I do not understand what is meant by "Have you scraped the pitch off of the tires and blade?". By "pitch" do you mean a tarry substance or does pitch mean a setting of some kind? The tyres on the machine appear to be flat but from...

Hi I have a very elderly Startrite 352 bandsaw and I am struggling with it. I have tried using it today to cut blanks from some green Ash but it constantly jams. I notice that whenever I start a cut the blade tracks to the left as I look at it. I watched a video by Alex Snodgrass and I have...

Thank you all for your replies. As expected those replies are varied but I have now got an idea of what I can expect and there was good advice contained within them.

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Hi I am looking to get hold of some green wood, probably sycamore, from a local tree surgeon. I expect to pay him for this but how much should I offer or be prepared to pay? I realise that this is like asking the length of a piece of string but any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sunny Bob - the castors were 50 kg each so I reckoned that they should take a total weight of 200kg. I think that Jacob has probably pinpointed the problem. When I started to move the bandsaw one of the tyres distorted badly but returned to shape when I had moved it. I now think that...