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I am in a bit of a quandary as to using a glue block or continue using a screw chuck. I really like the idea of a glue block and would like to know if there is any steadfast rules regarding the following, 1) Overall size 2) Wood type 3) Glue gun or C.A glue? 4) Removing the turned item from the...

Could I use an ordinary washer?

I'm a little concerned about the potential wobble issue it may cause, but I am more concerned about the difficulty in unscrewing the screw chuck in case I damage the lathe trying to get it off. We now have an empty plastic milk bottle (Mrs G is wondering how it emptied so fast) so I will make...

Yes, it was a right old job. I have sprayed it with some PTFE and will make a washer as @flh801978 suggested.

I tried with the bar and turned the bowl towards me but the end broke off. I will make another out of a HDPE rod that I ordered last night. 😜

Thanks @Dalboy & @Duncan A I have managed to free the little Bu**er, I put an allen key into the locking hole, jammed a 32mm spanner to stop the chuck turning and wacked the heck out of the allen key. That loosened it.

Hi, For the last 2 days I have been trying to remove a chuck from the lathe, it has reached the stage where I no longer know if I am tightening it or loosening it. The lever bar that goes into the hole of the lathe next to the chuck has now snapped, actually it bent and then snapped and the...

Hello and a belated welcome Ben

Hello and welcome, albeit a late one.

Hello and welcome from rainy Dronfield

Hello and welcome DreamChaser, may your stay here be a long and enjoyable one.

I can't find the original lens that came with the camera so I am stuck with the Tamron 18-250mm lens. It will turn up one day and I will no doubt swear blind that I had checked that place 4 or 5 times. 😜

Funny enough I ordered a tripod last night. I got a National Geographic one from Amazon for £7.99. I think it will earn its keep and for the money I am not expecting a great deal and it will not hold a patch to the more expensive and higher quality tripods but it will do a job...

Just ordered a set for £7.32, worth a try for that price 😜 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174614347617?hash=item28a7d37f61:g:HbkAAOSw9j5gEmF3

I've never heard of those before, are they readily available? and how difficult and how difficult are they to use? They are certainly at the right price :giggle: 😜

To be honest I don't think the flash has ever gone off, I have just had a look to see if it actually had one :) Maybe the time is right that I actually got some new ones. They are old cameras but will suffice for a good 6 months or so when I will start looking towards upgrading them to a newer...

I will have a look and see if I can find it on the web, until now I did not even know such a thing existed :giggle: On a different note my old battery seems to of accepted a full charge which has absolutely amazed me, how long it will keep it's charge is yet to be seen. I am going to put that...

Believe it or not it is because I have never owned a mobile phone and now want something something to take photo's of any pens and bowls I make to post them up here. I have always had a fascination for up-close photography and decided to go/move onto macro photography, I was originally taking...

I ordered this kit this morning and it's just arrived. £21 and free delivery with being Prime member can.t be bad. Got one on charge now :) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HK63LP8/

They used to churn out some really good cameras if memory serves me right.