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Hi, Having cooled down does it have a reset button? Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, I too am very interested in texturing my woodturning and hope to have a serious go this year now all the big heavy jobs around home and gardens are sorted. Quite a while ago my friend David kindly bought me a Sorby texturing wheel and I made it into a tool I'll take a picture later but I...

Hi, Good luck Garno. Once you start into lathe tooling it can quickly become expensive. I have a selection of Jacob chucks but mostly have ever used MT1 & MT2. I can use MT1 in my Record Power DML24" lathe but I can also use this same chuck in my Graduate with a sleeve fitted. RDGTOOLS MORSE...

Hi, I've started to make a cyclone extractor but at the moment it's much too cold to play in the workshop. I bought a new commercial Henry vac and one of the black cyclones through eBay at over £20 also a 5m Henry hose; I had a plasterers bucket to hand so will use this as the receptacle...

Hi, Poverty was happiness because everyone around us was the same; who needed door locks in fact could the lock key be found; no one had anything of value to steal and very few actually stole anything other than kids raiding orchards in summer. Real summer days that seemed to last all night...

Hi, I too enjoy forums Chris learning a lot from those more knowledgeable than me but I also like to add a bit back whenever possible. There are always more ways than one to do a job so I only post what I know works or doesn't work for me. The sheer noise of the compressor was enough to put me...

Hi, I was one of those who thought the vaccine had been rushed through and might end up like another Thalidomide problem but it's now been tested on over 10 million here in the UK so I was happy to receive my Zeneca *** last Saturday night at 7:35. Driving conditions were appalling; flooded...

Hi, My wife bought me a soda blaster years ago as a present then I bought a 3hp "V" twin compressor to power it; it proved virtually a waste of time. I used hard medium because I was blasting parts from my Lorch lathe. I did the blasting on our driveway and it was an horrible experience which...

Hi, I've owned two Union Jubilees both nice lathes; I've owned a big heavyweight 3 phase with cross slide Dominion; many years ago my lovely wife bought me a Record Power DML24" which I'll never part with and is actually a nice solid heavy small lathe especially for a novice. My dream was...

Hi, Woodturning can be done on a metal turning lathe but I think you'll find the cross slide gets in the way a great deal if using woodturning tools? Michelle Holzapfel - Wikipedia Craft in America » Michelle Holzapfel Above are links to a very creative lady I've known about for many years...

Hi, The best advice I can give is to use your tools and machinery. I cover some of my machines to keep dirt and dust off them. One thing I don't do is to wax any clamping surfaces like woodturning lathe bed ways; my Graduate doubles up for metal spinning so needs maximum clamping for the tool...

Hi, Top marks from me too dontheturner; there won't be any holding you once you're let loose in your new workshop. You sure brought back memories mention the Wolf Cub; my late grandmother used to run a catalogue where customers could buy things and pay so much a week; I must have been about...

Hi, Many thanks Padster; I've got a well equipped workshop but unfortunately due to our dire weather it's been out of bounds until today when the outside temperature reached a scorching 9C. I've been making the most of this rare mild day before it freezes again raking leaves but also I popped...

Hi, Could you put the VFD inside an enclosure with ventilation if the fan noise is annoying you Fergie; when I first installed the VFD into the workshop I drilled the wall allowing the VFD to be located the other side of the wall where I couldn't hear it at all; when I coupled both lathes to...

Hi, Thanks for asking ; unfortunately I can't compare for you because I've never run a Wadkin BZL lathe; however I can state the big Dominion wood turning lathe I owned was a right pain to use; it didn't have a clutch and because of its size it took ages to slow down and come up to speed; it...

Hi, Huge engineering lathes at the pit in the early 60's when I reached 16 and was allowed to use them after firstly spending 6 months on a NCB training course. At home a home made woodturning lathe then up to a very nice Record Power DML 24" bought at Tabwell Tools where my lovely wife paid...

Hi, I reckon someone's getting a huge bargain; Carl Andre's Equivalent VIII: the most boring controversial artwork ever | Jonathan Jones Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, No reply from Job Earnshaw's to my email enquiry asking if they could supply untreated sycamore; I'd have been happy just to receive the courtesy of a reply saying sorry can't help rather than no reply. It was worth a try though. It's likely they only convert softwood?

Hi, Years ago I paid less than £20 for a vac of about 1600W and when I upgraded I gave this cheap vac to my friend who added a cyclone and he too is delighted with it so I'm sure you'll be fine using your 1600W vac. Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, A good TIG welder could repair it but at high cost and in Scotland are there any Tig welders locally? TIG Welding Pulse welding would keep heat down allowing it to cool rather than trying to weld it all at one go. I have Tig welding kit and it's a difficult skill to acquire; I've only...