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That's what I found too Rob, I kept my tormek for about six or nine months after getting the pro-edge, thinking I would still use it for some stuff, but never did ! Decided to move it on to get back some bench space and before more people heard of the pro-edge and the bottom fell out of the...

Hi, I think it would be complete overkill to get a tormek to just put an initial grind on, and pretty slow too ! :) For those kind of tools you can put an initial grind on quickly and easily with any normal bench grinder, perhaps with a norton 3x stone to aid cool grinding but not really...

Nice work Rob :) Cheers, Paul

Best wishes for you both John. Cheers, Paul

Thanks for posting that up Billy, good to see the tried and tested ways of going about things. Cheers, Paul

I used danish oil for a few years but was never very happy with it where there was water around and a couple of years ago changed to Osmo Top Oil which is much, much better at resisting water splashes, the water beads on the surface and doesn't sink in. It's more of a wax/oil mix and thicker to...

Nice work Steve, very satisfying I'm sure :) Cheers, Paul

Enjoy the break tomorrow Rob, well deserved :) Cheers, Paul

Not sure it will help with the bowls being out of round, sounds more like a workholding problem or just the natural movement in the wood as it dries out more and/or the internal tensions are released ? Cheers, Paul

Good to watch, makes you want to go and make some shavings :) Cheers, Paul

How would you be sharpening your axe for that ? :lol: Cheers, Paul

Glad it all went well so far Rob, a lot of physio later I expect when healed up well enough. He'll have some scars to show off to his mates later ! When I was a young tearaway on a motorbike I had a smash (not my fault !) that landed me in hospital for about four months with leg in traction...

Looks like it's a feature of the wood rather than a finishing issue ? I use oil finishes a lot, wouldn't normally use a sealer beforehand though as it will reduce the penetration of the oil into the wood. I also leave the piece at least twelve hours between coats, often twenty four hours...

Well done Paul, do we get to see some pictures here ? :) Cheers, Paul

I've been lucky with stock availability locally in the last few weeks with various projects on the go, probably just luck or lack of it depending on what you want perhaps? I do tend to go to Toolstation first though as they can be a bit cheaper, but they don't have as much range of some stuff...

There's a clue in the strap line at the bottom of Steve's posts :lol: Cheers, Paul

That's a very fair and balanced assessment of the CL4 Rob, I had a CL3 for many years and was very happy with it until I too upgraded to do some silly sized large stuff :lol: otherwise would be happy to still have it. Cheers, Paul

Can't recall if mine is Jet or Axi model, but it has a control panel on the back of the unit that can be used instead of the remote ? Cheers, Paul

I still have the original motor from my machine that I kept when I upgraded to a more powerful motor a few years back so I had a quick look at it and it's the same as you described, with the grub screws pressing onto the spline to press it into the groove on the shaft, so you're doing that bit...

Chas has got it well covered as usual Steve :) Just to add, when turning with just tailstock pressure be sure to keep the speed down and take light cuts with a freshly sharpened gouge, so as not to exert too much sideways pressure on the workpiece, but other than that it's quicker and easier to...