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Hi, You're most welcome. K Steels are excellent and you might also be interested in another steel supplier I've used and can highly recommend; Steel from Stock to Meet any Fabrication Specifications - F H Brundle Buying steel in small quantity through places like model engineers suppliers...

Hi, Yes that's correct Akwoody2402; a bench with a cupboard above can only be used on smaller items but in my workshop the surfaces beneath the wall cupboards prove extremely handy indeed; I place tools and materials on these allowing more freedom on the free standing middle bench. The radial...

Hi, I think it's impossible to design the perfect workshop from scratch; my workshop is constantly evolving to suit my current needs; I do however have many and very varied hobbies from DIY to wood and metal working; my workshop is our garage beneath the bungalow at around 22' x 11' it's got a...

Hi, Many thanks Democritus. Yes indeed I have a lifetimes experience to fall back upon and I was taught by top class mining engineers but even before starting work at the age of 15 in the pit I was already repairing my own cycles learning by mistakes which I still do even now. My hope by...

Hi, £120 each for a tipped turning tool is indeed costly and tips at between £15 & £20 each these would bring tears to my pocket and I'd never pay such amounts even though I can afford to. My home made three tipped tools in post #57 cost under £20 for the three; as Phil Pascoe correctly...

Hi, Thanks clogs; a happy New Year to you too; 2021 looks like it's going to be a good un. I buy bearings both from local bearing suppliers and eBay; as you say there could be poor bearings for sale but I've never experienced any problems; on eBay I buy from bearing suppliers who have a good...

Hi, I've had and enjoyed a workshop from the age of 15 but now at 73; Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, It's easy spending a great deal of money buying the best sharpening system and try for the ultimate sharpness but I wonder how many don't bother sharpening at all just switching to tipped tools which I don't think have been mentioned but I see a lot of. Recently I made three tipped tools at...

Hi, Thanks for asking Jelly. After repair I just used the lathe as I normally would; at first the new bearings warmed up a bit but soon settled in and worked fine. The Tufnol is very easy to turn to accurate tolerances but I didn't like the dust especially whilst sanding it ending up with a...

Hi, Good question; I selected the DML just to show how easy it is to replace headstock bearings in a basic lathe however the principle applies to all lathes some though are a lot more complicated. This is the headstock assembly from a Union Jubilee lathe I fully restored; it's got a spacer...

Hi, Start in the middle and work outwards? Damp cloth to remove excess glue. Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, Continuation from above. I always have odds and ends kicking around I can press into service; here I'm using a short length of steel pipe the inner diameter of the pipe locating the inner race of the bearing; never do this by applying any force to the outer race of the bearing; at work...

Hi, During the last 60 years I've changed many types of bearings but I thought it might be worthwhile adding a few details of how easy it actually is to change headstock bearings. I'll try to put this thread together as I go along because otherwise I could get bogged down adding all the images...

Hi, Many years ago I had a Denford 16" Sharpedge honing machine this had oil feed. It was incredibly slow and the oil was messy so I sold it on. I've had industrial grinders but now I have a 6" Wolf double ended bench grinder fully restored by me; I also have two home made belt machines one...

Hi, Just turning small items can give lots of personal satisfaction and pleasure not costing much by way of materials and even done on a small lathe. Kind regards, Colin. A pair of tool handles. A close up of a bespoke drawer knob; one of seven turned for my new desk. Sorry about poor...

Hi, I turn when I can; 30 years working on our bungalow and when I'd finally completed it then the last 3 years working in the mountain of our garden; now I've finally caught up it's much too cold to wander down to the workshop but I'm geared up for a lot of turning once I can get into the...

Hi, You've got a nice lathe; I owned a Jubilee before buying my Graduate. For lathe mandrel sizes please see this; Woodturning lathe Spindle Thread Sizes I bought a Sorby Patriot chuck for my Graduate but these are expensive even spare different sizes of jaws are also expensive. Patriot...

Hi, Thanks Mike; I decided on the plain top without mitre slot because I have a big DeWalt radial arm saw for crosscutting also a DeWalt mitre saw; for smaller jobs I have the bandsaw with tilting table and mitre slot so I think I've got it covered. If only the weather would warm up; I'd done...

Hi, Nice one Mike; it's amazing what can be squeezed into a home workshop. Your saw is posher than mine because yours has the mitre slot. I must follow you around because I visit timber and scrap yards collecting offcuts. ;) I never seem to use all my offcuts they just get smaller. Kind...

Hi, Many thanks for your replies; much appreciated. It's amazing how alike our two saw benches are Mike; did you make yours; I need better extraction on mine but as usual I'm held up by bad weather preventing me doing many of the projects I'd like to do. Mine was mostly made of materials I...