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  1. nev

    Wood Turning Clubs in Swansea

    http://swwwc.co.uk/where-to-find-us/
  2. nev

    most comfortable boots with steel toe caps?

    Scruffs Switchback. pros: Ridiculously comfy, lightweight. cannot feel the toecaps even with thin socks. cons: Tread is wearing quite quickly, laces too long. Would I buy another pair? yes Time wearing them: 1 year (from someone who wears trainers 99% of the time)
  3. nev

    My first finished commercial piece - what i learned

    Looks good but you may want to advise your client to check his/her spelling of the word remodelling ;)
  4. nev

    Recomendations free downlaodable video editor?

    Well I've just opened Windows for the first time in years to double check and as as I suspected That BIG start button is not the download button but a google advert to take you somewhere else, sly shifty money grabbing so and so's , the download link is the one where it says download or torrent...
  5. nev

    Recomendations free downlaodable video editor?

    hmm. not sure. Was it an option to download extra software? Openshot has a decent reputation and getting it from the source is safer than a repack from a third party. It works well and has presets for exporting to youtube etc Apparently It also uses Blender for certain functions but I don't...
  6. nev

    Recomendations free downlaodable video editor?

    http://www.openshot.org
  7. nev

    partition dilemma

    poke 10mm hole in ceiling with blunt pointy thing. insert.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/DBPOWER-Boresc ... 744&sr=1-1 inspect continue as planned or fill hole and move to plan B. :)
  8. nev

    Noob help please - Wall mounting a rack?

    Maybe cut a wedge out of the sides? drill and mount wedge to wall. align wedge with a shelf to prevent sideways movement.
  9. nev

    The traveller.

    Just don't mention Sharpening #-o :)
  10. nev

    best way to remove some oil from an oil tank

    https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/produ ... AOEQ2SsIYw
  11. nev

    Turning chisels

    Hi Dave welcome. a few to consider http://www.ashleyilestoolstore.co.uk/tu ... urning-set http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/woodturni ... -sets.html http://www.henrytaylortools.co.uk/turn.html http://www.recordpower.co.uk/product/8- ... urning-set Personally I have a combination of the above...
  12. nev

    machining timber in swansea

    Bit of a trip from Surrey to Swansea!
  13. nev

    Time to replace the TV/AV systems

    Audio: very few if any flat screens have decent audio. The thinner the screen the worse it gets. (physics - speakers need to move air) solution: Soundbase, soundbar or amp and speakers (2 channel, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1,9.1 etc). Multiple feeds from dish: Quad LNB's have ..er 4 outputs. Most twin...
  14. nev

    Fire alarm for detached garage/workshop - what do others do?

    Stick one in the heated cupboard and one in the room nearest the garage , shouldn't be more than 5m, 2 walls and a 1.5m air gap :)
  15. nev

    Fire alarm for detached garage/workshop - what do others do?

    Get two or more Fireangel WST-630 or similar. One for the house one for the shop. When 1 sounds they all sound and they're wireless. http://www.safefiredirect.co.uk/smoke-f ... -life.aspx
  16. nev

    Non metric screw.

    Handy chart about halfway down this page http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/tools/conv ... charts.htm if i read it correctly 1/4" 20tpi will be either BSW or UNC HTH edit unc suppliers https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/UNC.html bsw suppliers http://www.thomassmithfasteners.com/hex ... s_bsw.html
  17. nev

    Sanding in radius routed tracks (Finger slots Chopping brd)

    Not a suggestion but a question, if scraping is the way to go can one scrape with the router bit (out of the machine)? or does a scraper need to be flexible?
  18. nev

    pen turning

    From experience, if its rutlands, Axminster, turners retreat, timber bits, fun E turnz, and (one I cannot remember the name of in Scotland) pen kits, the different bushings available for the different kits all have the same internal size. UK Drills have a good range of cheap imperial sized drill...
  19. nev

    Finishing larger bowls turned with headstock rotated

    As Selectortone says, Turn the base to fit your chuck, finish the bottom and even apply finish to the base or whole underside whilst the lump is mounted on the face plate. Then reverse and complete. If you want a 'no mounting visible' base then go for the donut chuck...
  20. nev

    Photo editing software

    You can also do similar and more (including my avatar ) with Gimp, also free. for examples: http://alvinalexander.com/design/gimp-c ... ic-effects https://www.gimp.org
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