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I had a SN2, and got the exert to use this on my VicMarc which has worked very well. Recently got a good deal on a threaded Patriot, and it's equally nice. Interchangable. Not so keen on the Versachuck ... no end-stop on the jaws means if you open it far enough they just fall off ... this...

Not seen scrapers ground like that before - what's the apparent advantage? Turning the scraper over on the grinder to get the burr on the top does make sense - will try that out. I've seen a scraper burnisher from Veritas on the Axminster & Rutlands sites - hoped to have a look at it for real...

FRUSTRATED! Had the opportunity to try to make a couple of Xmas presents, and not happy with what I have achieved ... Got given a couple of 100 x 40 cms beech logs from a branch off a friends tree. Chainsawed in half and made up some rough blanks for a number of bowls ... have tried...

I started on a little Arundel Junior a few years back, and got a SuperNova ... made a HUGE difference to what I could attempt and do. Great buy. A few weeks back I bought a stripped-down Patriot, so I had 2 chuck bodies too hand ... but all the SN jaws I'd collected work just fine. Now, on a...

Any early comments Byron? I went to Harrogate yesterday and took a good look at the Record 350X and the Bassato 4, as well as the SIPs, Charnwoods and others there ... came away thinking the Scheppach seemed a lot more saw and engineering than the Record for the money. I need a saw that I can...

I went - not sure I was that impressed as a "show" - looked at a lot of toys, bought a few, was disappointed that a couple of things I wanted to find weren't there ... overall not that different to a trip out to a larger shop. Thought the demo's and the like were generally poor - not much to...

I agree about solid, finish looks OK, and that ball-ended pestle would sit well in your hand ... but functionally, I'd want a deeper bowl ... the large and small ones I use regularly in the kitchen are much deeper ... if I used yours I think there might be herbs or spice all over the kitchen...

When upgrading from an Arundel JuniorI also initially looked at the Nova as its spec seemed good, but was disappointed when I looked at them for real, the finish on the models I looked at in 4 seperate places was a bit rough and suggested that the build quality might be the same (may not be true...

I've got 2 seperate tool racks that seem to work OK for me ... "smaller" spindle gouges/scrapers/parting tools etc are handle-down in a row of 4 cms diameter plastic pipe sections I've gathered together in a frame ... can see the working tips, lie along a wall ... then I've got 4 longer heavier...

Thanks for this ... so scraping might be OK for a tabletop ... and hot-glueing a spigot for the chuck or a block for a screw might be a safe and workable way forward .... brilliant! Those platters are a smaller-but-similar project really ... feel prepared to give it a go ... do I need to use...

I had problems with my first go at a 3-legged "milking" stool, and the advice here that the piece of horse chestnut wasn't a great choice proved worthwhile ... tried again with a piece of olive ash and it came out OK ... although finding smooth curves/flats on larger surfaces difficult. But...

Druster asked where I got mine ... Turners Retreat ... another newer thread reminds me what good service they've been ... might be more dosh now than when I bought it as a new gismo on the market, but like the feeling of control of the flat surface available to sharpen tools with a flat surface...

I have used them quite a bit, on-line and in person since they are about 45 mins south of home - nice place to visit, good service, good value (I didn't pay a huge price for the Sorby sharpener for instance) ... somewhere I'll go back too ... I suspect this is a mistake that they'll rectify...

Think I paid just a bit under £200 for the Sorby, and had looked at a Tormex machine that was £300+ and then needed a whole lot of jigs etc to use to its best ...

I also have one, and very pleased with it. MUCH better than the cheap-and-cheerful narrow-wheeled bench grinder I had when I started. When I looked at something better, the Sorby seemed to offer a lot over simply getting a better grinder, but wasn't the very pricey Tormex route. It sharpens and...

Going back to chucks ... it's not a false economy to buy a decent chuck (I bought a supernova for instance) and get the right insert (mine had to be made from a blank, cost 10 quid at a local machine shop) ... I did this to learn to use an old Arundel Junior lathe ... got further hooked, and now...

Helpful advice please? Struggling to create satisfactory surfaces on a project. Decided I wanted to make a "milking stool" - 3 legs and a seat. Really struggled with the first attempt to get a decent seat. Been back to books etc and still not sure what's wrong or what techniques might be best...

Ah ha ... never seen that before! The only Hegner lathe I'd seen on the web or for real was the VB36 bowl-turning thing, and for that matter all the discussions of Hegners I'd read seemed to relate to this too ... didn't realise they made this. So all my comments related to the VB36 monster...

I haven't used one I admit - but looked at one or two for real (in the steel?) as well as their web site etc. I suspect it's THE thing if I wanted to make 2-3' bowls and vast artistic hollow forms to display in big galleries and sell to corporate headquarters. I suppose I might want to do that...

Vicmarc I used on a course was very nice - but I'd not get one into my basement workshop ... and I liked the idea of a rotating head lathe. I did buy a Wivamac after looking at them at Harrogate - and very very happy with it in practice, and a nice bit of engineering - not sure my skills will...