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Steve, sorry to hear you're not well mate. Hope you're back on your feet soon. Welcome Andy, I've got the DVDs and they're great.

Looking good mate. I don't want to throw a spanner in the works, but last time I put anything up, (a few years ago), wooden buildings had to be a minimum of a metre from the fence line. I mention it because you are obviously paying heed to regs by keeping to the max roof height. I hope that...

Absolutely brilliant, thanks for posting. I love how completely understated they are, but quite clearly experts in what they do. I hope the young lad is teaching apprentices of his own now.

Funnily enough, I've just bought a 19mm bit from Workshop Heaven. £50 and it came with two free holdfasts :)

William, you don't say what A-Levels you are doing...if it's Theatre Studies for example, then a lathe may not help at all :D Seriously though, well done for asking for advice, that's a wise thing to do. So is getting yourself to a turning club or two, where you can try out various kinds of...

Well done Steve. Excellent work in both the build and how have documented it. Hope you have an open day.

I've got the Apollo Professional and it is a fantastic lathe. Massive capacity, both length and drop and very robust. I would have thought £850 was a decent price, as long as it's in good nick.

Looking good Steve. If it is a serious point you're making, then I wouldn't waste a second on it. Someone with the repetoire that you have can simply start making things for fun, or to sell, or to make a friend's child smile. How nice to have the skills, time and facilities to be able to do...

I made a doll's wardrobe with 6mm MDF. I appreciate that's thicker, but not by much and I just bought hinges from the bay, hand-drilled them and then a dab of epoxy before I screwed them in. I'm thinking that the same thing should work with your material, although you may need to file them or...

Steve, I hope you're ok mate. If I can suggest, get out for a brisk walk tomorrow and get some sun on your face. Sometimes, those tired episodes are a warning shot to make a bit of a change and there's nothing better than a bit of an endorphin hit. The build is coming on a treat and there was a...

Trim, I'm in Runcorn and have a few local contacts, through my turning club. If it does happen and you need to share, I would interested (obviously depending on cost). Great idea zb.

If you had a South American working with you and he built one, it would be Jésus' WEPT. I'll get me coat...

I've used a few different cheapo forstner bits and as is said above, I wouldn't bother. The Fisch wave bits from Axi are more expensive, but the holes they cut are clean with no overheating. One thing you could do is buy a cheap set and grind the points off just to finish the last few mm of a...

Have a read of the Chris Schwarz books on building a bench. There are loads and loads of ideas and things to consider, but one of the things he is pretty consistent about, is that the materials do not matter hugely, it's far more about the design. I really like his second book, because he...

I agree with Pete. You've got enough on your plate at the moment...knock up a cheap (free) pair and then carry on with other jobs. You're on the finishing stretch now! Looking great.

That is stunning!

Haha, beaten to it.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Ian at Tuffsaws is your best bet. http://tuffsaws.co.uk

Looking great Steve and I'm glad the man door is on. When are you fitting the door for women? ;)

Gidon, I've just made this for my sister as an Xmas present. Let me know what details you need and I'll measure tomorrow.