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I recently bought 5 second hand metal clamps manufactured by a company called Blackspur. Apart from needing a general cleanup they also need to have the turning handles and the pins replaced as these have been lost and substituted with bolts. One of them still has the original bits but the...

After further investigation the noise (which is a constant du, du, du, du which changes in frequency in line with the speed control) is coming from the headstock. It's hard to determine exactly where but I think it's the spindle pulley side of the headstock. The lathe is about 10 years old but...

I have a second hand CL4 and the motor sounds like a spanner in a washing machine. I've only had it 6 months and it has always done this although my wife thinks it's getting louder. Can anyone else who has one confirm whether this is 'normal' or do I have a technical issue?

Hi Daryll. Would you consider selling the truing device seperately (and also post it)?

I have the same bandsaw and I got a manual from RP by registering on the site and dropping them a message. Came back the same day, which was nice. You can do that or PM me with an email address and I'll send you a digital copy. Steve

I was expecting to read something entirely different...

Nice shelf and a great choice of music. I had The Rising Suns on just yesterday.

I don't know what is traditional but I like to maintain the natural look of the wood as much as possible and recently I've tried sealer followed by wax or lemon oil and I'm very happy with that.

Is this the fella? https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cde7b-dust-extractor/ I would have been interested but I'm too far away. Steve

Didn't I read that another forum member was bringing you a table saw?

Thanks Custard I really enjoyed this and I'll follow it again as a tutorial when I have a go. Steve

I used to have a car like that.

Slight update - despite the low moisture content of the wood the 'rot' is continuing to breakdown the central pith of the main growth as well as the secondary growth off shoots. I rough turned a piece a couple of weeks ago and had to give up on it due to it being very sensitive to catches which...

Hi, The rotten branch theory makes sense for this piece but I have some other pieces from the same log and some of them also have this same condition but it runs right through the heart wood. I don't remember there being any sign of this when I cut it up and the moisture content is below 10%...

Hi Chris, You are right, it's not Oak. I thought I saw the usual medullary rays you see in Oak but it was probably saw marks! Actually, I have plenty of Oak bits so I'm happy that this is something else. I think it is Ash as I made a small side table with Ash and ABW last year and it looks very...

Hi, I was having a rummage through my blank pile for my next 'masterpiece' in wood and I chose a small Oak log. Once I'd rounded it off and dressed the ends I noticed this - Can someone tell me what it is and whether I should throw it away or make it a design feature! Cheers

Ahh, but what did you use to determine that it was square?

Buy a couple of cheap 4 or 5" brushes and throw them away afterwards. I didn't dilute mine ( I wish I'd thought of that) and it went on OK but the brush did start to get pretty stiff towards the end of my 12x6 shed roof.

Hi Memzey, That looks great so far and very interesting WIP. Keep up the good work. I also have clamp envy. Steve

If this is correct - Then, clearly, what you have is a poltergeist!