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My laser (Ortur branded) came with a little metal cylinder (Focal gauge), which you pop on the wood and lower the laser module to it, which gets the right distance. Also, I have a file I made on Lightburn (Highly recommended software for lasering) made for testing the power and speed on...

I'm with Sachakins on this one. The two handles imply that you put pressure on the fixed handle and use the hinged one for pushing and controlling the wheel. On the other hand, leather indents are usually.. sharper/further apart and just have one handle. The teeth kinda look like this...

There are a couple of post by this guy: https://www.gumtree.com/p/chisels-planes-surform/assorted-chisels-/1460611183 and https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/shed-clearance/1460302419 I popped over there this morning, and I was the first of the day... Apparently a friend of a friend of...

My workshop always has mood lighting, a slowly rotating disco ball, and chillout music playing. Nah, I just threw up some LED battens from Amazon. No idea what warmness they are, but they keep the whole garage lit really well.

Honestly, I clicked in here as I didn't know what a 'Fishermans Priest' is. I thought it was some religious Icon of the sea or something.... And I was wrong... From Wikipedia... A priest (poacher's, game warden's or angler's "priest"), sometimes called a fish bat, or "persuader" is a tool for...

Thats when you drive home the long way scenic route for an hour of peace enjoying the lovely British countryside

At first I was annoyed that it was a 1.5hr drive.... But I feel like my bank account is glad that it's so out of the way :D But hey, I'm just starting out, So a basket'll do me for now :D

Left hand drill bits are an option for removing screws that have lost their heads, and unreachable for screw-removing bits. I find that Lidl and Aldi are ok for one-off tools. Like, Things you wanna have in case you need them or only for 1 job. If it breaks through normal use after a while, You...

I was in Taunton today for work, so I thought I'd nip across to Yandles, as it's only 25mins away. I picked up a few tools and such, popped them in the van, and headed back in to the timber sheds. It was amazing. So many types of wood, it was almost overwhelming. Was also the first time I saw...

What if you filtered out the curse words?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/lathes/record-power-dml305-wood-turning-lathe-/1460199106 This isn't me, Just spotted it on Gumtree while having a browse. I don't have enough street-cred to post in the 'Bargains elsewhere' forum (If a mod could move this, or a cooler cat could repost it there...

They look really smooth - You are right to be proud :)

That's probably the best way of looking at it, Thanks Mike. Henniep - Thats kinda what worried me. Before I educated myself on drilling stainless steel, I was always frustrated at how many drill bits I snapped by 'work hardening' the surface. Slow, steady and cutting oil.

Surely thats half the fun.. Making small bets on which item falls first? I really lucked out at a car boot sale last week - Was picking up some old battered rusty chisels to practise sharpening on - Usually can grab them for like 50p each, so I picked up a selection of 7 or 8.. Then saw some...

What I've found with a lot of the videos online that I watch to get inspired etc. is that most of whats out there is making stuff for the workshop. So... I'll make wood stuff to help me make wood stuff, which will let me make more wood stuff.....and it goes around in circles! It's all good...

Thanks for the link Orraloon, and the advice Phil - I was only really looking because almost all turning-tool sharpening guides online really specify that the grinding wheel needs to be slow. I have a cheap Mac Allister bench grinder that a friend gave me when he upgraded - I'll see if I can do...

Oh yeah, This one was Danish oil'd and furniture waxed. This is being kept :D Looks like Yandles has a Record Power wetstone grinder for £150 - And it's payday on Friday! I know I don't strictly NEED a wetstone, but it's surprisingly hard to find a decent priced variable speed grinder, and I...

After a false start with my Lathe, and the legendary Dave from Charnwood sorting it out, I turned a thing! No idea what I was trying to make, I was just trying out the different chisels. Still not quite got a feel for it, but I reckon the chisels need sharpening - So I'm on the hunt for a...

I'm in Devon, And lots of the exotic wood places tend to be oop norf which is why I was looking at offcut/selection boxes. I'm planning to pop into Yandles next time I'm in the area - I head to Taunton once every couple of weeks for weeks - Obviously part of learning woodworking is the joy of...

The new control box arrived, and once wired in, fired up first time! Was shaking off a headache, so didn't actually try turning on it - But yeah, result! My latest googling has been 'Hardwood offcuts' - gonna try to get a nice selection of different species to see how they differ when it...