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Hi Bob That is an efficient way of making a toy sword but this is part of a school project where they are looking at construction and materials hence why the sword is a bit OTT. The aim is not an exact replica, its wood, but a good imitation. Besides, that construction method wouldn't get her...

Anybody have an idea of what the flat tool rest type of thing is in this photo of a viceroy? Cheers Andy

Charlotte did make some ginger bread men yesterday, It wouldn't take much to add a sword and shield :) If we were going to be all authentic, then a calves metatarsal bone is the way to go apparently, although other bones and materials were used. I did look at the polyester ivory that turners...

Here's where we are so far, the oak was a right pig to shave, I sharpened the blade with a nice secondary bevel on the scary paper and it worked lovely on softwood and a piece of scrap walnut but although the oak's grain was relatively straight, nice long shavings were few, and it chattered...

Thanks guys, I'll use the spokeshave, I will let her have a go after she's finished making the ginger bread men :) it's a spokeshave I recently found in the workshop, not sure where it came from, needs a sharpen. Cheers Andy

I'm making a roman sword with my 8 year old daughter, so far we have got a nice straight grained piece of oak thicknessed to 9mm and we have cut out the sword shape with tang on the bandsaw. Next steps is to glue a couple of pieces walnut together for the guard and pommel, then put the bevel on...

This morning I finally cut to size and planed all the timber so the big tidy up begins. One issue I had was an outfeed table for the band saw, the tall roller stand I had just didn't cut the mustard for resawing some of the wood so I found a bit of veneered chipboard for the table about to go to...

When the kids move out, that is the kind of downsizing I would accept :) Sounds a great size to me, as long as your not as messy as me. I currently have two floors in the barn, both 1300 sq ft, plus some small rooms I use as an office, brewery and a room full of tractor spares. Could be heading...

A bit more progress today, I have nearly finished with the PT so I can have a good clean up. First I glued up the second half of the bench top. I used a mini paint roller, worked a treat, just the right amount of glue, enough so there is a small amount of consistent seepage, but not vast...

Thanks Dave, I've just ordered the thrust bearings, I also ordered a new V belt for the meddings radial arm drill from the same supplier. I think its a SPZ937 if my measurement of the remains of the old one is anything to go by, now I must wipe the grease off my wife's sewing tape measure before...

Yes, it machines fine, I let it cool slowly, sometimes it has inclusions that you find when machining but you usually need at least two cycles of weld and mill to get it about right so you fill any imperfections the second time around when your not building up as much weld. Here's a test run on...

Good idea, it will be less confusing that way. I may have to make it slightly differently to take advantage of the timber left over. Thinner top with more laminations and a few more prominent knots.

I did wonder where you'd 'bin ;) That's excellent n0legs, makes me want to finish rewiring the viceroy and have a go. From this project, what do you think is a good set of starter turning weapons? Rather than go out and buy a set of turning tools that end up mostly unused and on ebay, I may...

Thanks Phil. I've just gone back to parcelforce tracking and at last the status has changed, it looks like it may be on its way :) typical, I checked it 6pm, it changed 8 minutes later after almost a week of inactivity. I bought another bronze handwheel from the same supplier. I have some...

Thanks Custard That's if I ever take delivery of the tail vice, it came into ParcelForce from Australia Post then went to customs who are supposed to be raising a charge. That was 28th September, I haven't seen a letter asking for cash yet, evidently its 2.5% import tax so not a lot. I'm not...

I can't fault your logic at all Andy, makes complete sense to me, can you just explain it to the missus for me :) To be fair, she doesn't give me much hassle as she has loads of hobbies and occasionally makes stupid purchases. All I have to mention is the dog poo wormery she bought and I could...

A quick update, the good news is that my local joiners shop are willing to put my top through the PT and sander. So I will start the glue up tomorrow or Thursday, my youngest daughter wants to help with the glue, could get messy! The ****-up I mentioned was all to do with adapting the leg vice...

Many thanks Chris, I've contacted you regarding the PDFs. I haven't reversed a single phase motor before however depending whether the motor supports it, it doesn't sound difficult. I have a warco mill/drill with single phase motor and reverse, I could try and reverse engineer it to see how it...

Brilliant thread, thanks guys. I bought a meddings A10 radial arm drill a few months ago, I haven't had time to touch it yet but its basically an MF4 head on a different body. I was about to start searching for diagrams and I find the info under my nose! It is a bit rough, it has had a run in...

Thanks Ahmed I did a bit more yesterday on the leg vice screw but was in a rush and made an error that means I will need to do it again. Nothing major, I could have called it a prototype but to be honest it was a ****-up, more later. Cheers Andy