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I have that 5" one and it's a pain - takes two hands and a lot of patience to move it. Must be a way to ease it.

Tried the Poundshop 3x packs of CA - brilliant! Never clog like the expensive ones.

Nice shiny teeth, then :?

Copper powder for me. I'm always pleasantly surprised how it turns out.

Same message from me.

I'd appreciate it Duncan - it wouldn't be the first problem you've solved - though I'm not here on Saturday.

I'm still struggling with this. There must be some reason why I'm getting an actual bend in a spindle. It shouldn't be possible!

Hello Tam - nice to see that lovely avatar again.

Yes Boysie, but tell them how much fun it is getting poor :? Welcome to both of you.

Hi Duncan - Happy New Year :deer PM sent.

Thanks jumps

Great! I'm so relieved at finding a way 'round this, and more so if it's not frowned upon. dickm - I'm assuming a lot has to do with how you relocate it. If I tried to put it back in my pin jaws, it would be all over the place, but in my (dare I say it) old Charnwood chuck with all the...

First of all, many thanks for your help Chas. I've found a way 'round the problem, though it feels like cheating. I turned down about six inches at the headstock end, to the required diameter, then I cut off the mounting section, added some masking tape and slid five of those inches down...

Hello and welcome Rick. :D

This is a 'Tibetan' spindle. In preference to a spinning wheel, this is one of the many ways spindlers turn their fleece into wool.

Yes, the shaft is one piece. No problems all the way up - you can feel no vibration through your fingers when it spins, but the tip (thin end tip) is all over the place. I can't understand it.

To be honest Chas, I drilled the first attempt out and took the greatest of care with the second. It felt OK, though when I started to sand it down, it seemed to bounce so much in the middle - apparently from the heat. As it was just about finished, I let it cool then took it off. When I...

Has this ever happened to you? You do something for months on end, then all of a sudden it doesn't work ? I've been making these for a while and have an order to fill, but I can't get the thing to run true. The tip and the 'whorl' appear to be fine, and it feels right all the way up the...

Hello, welcome and Merry Christmas. I think you need Chas, and he'll be along shortly.

So far, I would be profoundly unable to do that!