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Please tell us how you get on with the O'Donnell jaws - that is the first time I've seen a reference saying they are the bee's knees; be interesting to know how easy they are the change, effectiveness, etc. Rob

I don't have the big Wadkins so cannot comment on how like it this is. I have the BZL which is only 900 between centres and has noticeable differences from this. The motor power is an anomaly and I would like to think Roger is right about it being the voltage and this is a 3 phase machine...

Very many thanks for your speedy reply, but 'air line fittings' will do for the short length of hose I would require but I'm still not finding a fixed outlet, similar to the sort of thing on the compressor, that I can fix to the wall. Rob

I recently bought a small compressor and discovered the advantage of using an 'air gun' to blow dust out of the insides of bowls and deep hollowings. The compressor is in the garage so is through the wall from the workshop. I would like to have an air outlet on the workshop wall so that I can...

One disadvantage in going to my daughter's for the evening is being asked all sorts of DIY questions by my S-i-L. I can see where he is coming from on this one, but I'm not sure how to implement it. The garage is set back from the house by about a metre, and the house and the garage walls...

I have Wadkins Bursgreen lathe which must be in the order of 40 years old and have compared its running noise with the Graduate that a friend has. I always feel that the Graduate is more noisy and although there is no apparant bearing slackness, I have offered to check this lathe with a dial...

Many thanks for your offer of help. This sounds like as if it should be a project with some WIP photos to be posted in due course - one thing that I've found interesting is that making stained glass panels is clearly alive and kicking as I've had offers of help from several local sources and...

Jim Yes that was discussed at one point and I reckoned the Glasgow School of Art would be a good starting point. I've punted the pictures across to them a couple of days ago to see if anyone can give an opinion. Emails are never the best into a general box that they will have so I'll give it...

Thanks Andy - valid point amongst that lot is the lead going brittle. I've met that twice with lead water pipes so am aware of it. As the one panel I want is to go into a door, it may well be that I will have to do a total rebuild of it with new lead - fortunately the existing plain glass...

Hey, this place gets better and better. Many thanks. One thing that I do need to explore is whether, in terms of a possible market, the effort and cost in restoring more than just the one that I want, is worthwhile. Could your good lady be able to pass an opinion on that? Rob

Hi James That was a wonderful reply - very many thanks indeed. One advantage of craft forums is that there is always the chance of a cross over to other crafts, and I reckon I've hit the jackpot ! I'm near Edinburgh and my daughter in Fife has done stain glass classes there - kilning and...

Does anyone here know anything about stained glass windows ? I appreciate this is not exactly wood work, but I've just rescued 10 leaded panels in sash window frames with possibly 1920's style designs in them and would like to restore them. These are a couple of them. One of the 10 is...

Unless you specifically want to create end grain turnings, most turnings are done from half logs. You need to rip the logs down the middle and as far as possible get rid of the centre - the pith - of the log. With really big wood, two cuts are made about 2 - 3 cm apart This helps very...

My brother is closing down his business in Biggar and has a list of machinery and materials that are available. If anyone is interested please PM me, either for the list or asking for anything specific. Rob

Chas I'm taking this out of public view and will PM you. Rob

And your point is .. what ? And my presumption is ... what ? And here we have another error - I made no comments on the moderating team, management or the rules. I am criticising you, and I will do it on the board where you post is and not one where no one else will read it, for poor...

Chris - can I put the thread back on track !!!!!! What is the difference in terms of use between 'cupped' round cutters - eg Ebay 150791316376 - and flat ones as Ebay 290704049229 ? Obviously from the previous comments in this thread, the flat ones can be sharpened. I bought the Ebay tool and...

I would like to think that the Moderator here - Noel - would have passed this posting by the other moderators; I suspect he hasn't as anyone with a sense of reasonableness and common sense would have said 'bin it'. This is an asinine, pompous and inaccurate criticism of a posting from a member...

Many thanks for all your comments, guys. Appreciated. Rob

I've a 250mm dia. vaquely bowl shaped lump of wet elm on the lathe. I cut a large diameter foot on it and did an internal dovetail - mistake as I then launched a 4lb rapidly rotating projectile when the dovetail wall broke for no apparent reason - ie I didn't get a catch that I noticed !! No...