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Did similar with my workshop a few years back, rockwool acoustic insulation slabs in walls, ceiling and on door, lined internally with 9mm osb3 board, works amazingly well at reducing noise levels from even just outside the workshop. Acoustic insulation is what to look for specifically, not...

A very viable option for some situations, and cheap and simple (!), is a circular board of ply or mdf with a block attached at the back to fit into your chuck jaws, used by placing the rim of the bowl against the board and bringing up the tailstock and applying a little pressure to keep the bowl...

Birch bowl from near the base of the storm casualty tree. The wind movement of the tree as it grows give some nice figuring in that area of the tree :)

Just a thought, the knife sharpening jig for the proedge includes a raised backplate that lifts the belts clear so a long blade can be moved side to side along it's length without obstruction. As the machine is new to you it may have one of these fitted possibly as it would cause the problem you...

Ceramics are more effective for longer than AO belts on high speed steel turning tools. Zirconium are inbetween the two in performance but I stick to ceramic generally 180 or 220 grit if I can find them. Found it worthwhile buying in bulk from specialist abrasive companies for the substantial...

I've used similar to these for end grain drilling on the lathe, much more efficient and don't lose temper or sharpness, available in different brands and sold singly in different sizes by some sellers...

Common cause is the timer not being set, the manual should give more details. Hope it's as simple as that ! :)

I've gone full circle after the usual experimenting with various methods, gadgets and machines and come back to a very basic approach which gives me the coffee I like. Seems to me that it's all about the beans, the grind, the water temperature and the brew time. Preferred approach now is using...

I've got a few different types of similar, and as mentioned either blow them out or brush outdoors or vacuum them clean, haven't had to replace any.

First thing to do I would suggest is to order a couple of new blades as ones supplied with new equipment are often poor and can be a cause of problems. I've been very happy using Ian at Tuffsaws for years, tell him the model bandsaw and the type and size of material you expect to be cutting...

There's a very good app called Merlin, worth downloading and it will tell you which birds it hears when you use it to record. Great fun and a good way to learn to recognise more bird song.

Have been turning a few bowls from storm felled silver birch from the woodland. Some lovely figuring in the pieces from near the base of the tree where it flexed in the wind as it grew :) Finished in tung oil and will be used for my porridge and dinners ! :)

I've had my startrite for 35 years, never released tension except to change blades obviously, no problems with mine either ! :)

Has been a great year for chanterelles and trompettes, and hedgehogs have been doing well recently, hardly any ceps for me though so far, different years seem to suit different things :)

Not really :) I would be using several largish sheets stacked on top of each other and moving the template around on the sheet as needed. Or maybe make a larger template the same size as the sheets being used with multiple item cut-outs, so you don't have to move the template around, just add...

A router would be an option, make some templates of your desired shapes and then whizz round them with the router and bearing guided cutter, probably cut several layers at once for speed and efficiency, and will do the straight bits and rounded corners as per the templates you make.

Not sure what your point is, are you suggesting those uses make mineral oil good for chopping boards ?!!

Wouldn't use mineral oil myself, it's a petrochemical product, never dries, leaches out into your food and doesn't really do anything good ! I leave the wood bare or use a natural, drying oil such as walnut or pure tung that polymerise/chemically harden over time. Other oils such as olive...

Yes, bit cryptic ! 🤷‍♂️ :) My trailer wasn't stolen if that was what was meant Stuart Little !

I'm not familiar with it, a picture or link would help. If it's a case of needing to preserve the specific shape or dimensions of the tool though, similar to the dovetail scraper, then again light honing of the top surface of the tool may be the best approach.