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I wouldn't ! :D If I was completely wedded to hand tools, or just wanted to do it that way for fun or satisfaction, or because there was a power cut (!), I would practice to do it well enough for what was required, and if I wanted to do a volume of them efficiently and accurately I would use...

Likely carbon steel given the age, the spark test above would confirm, still usable though will just need sharpening more often. Cheers, Paul

Looks the business Grayorm :) Not heard of the make before but if it's getting good reviews that's reassuring. Cheers, Paul

I usually just google around Ryan, or wait till Rutlands or Axi or similar have their occasional discount days. You can sometimes pick up good deals at the shows too, Record often have a bin of shorter length hoses for example. There are different qualities of hose too, and therefore different...

That's pretty much it ! Didn't 't have time to summarise it so succinctly ! :) Only other thought is that the jaws should be nearly closed up when tightened on the spigot, or close to the ideal diameter the manufacturer specifies so that they are contacting evenly on the spigot. If the spigot...

Welcome to the forum ! Sounds like you are having fun and doing all the right things in getting to grips with your new hobby :) Could be a number of things going on with the spigots. What type of jaw set are you using on the chuck and how are you going about creating the spigots currently and...

Hi Tony, I have a couple of fine dust extractors, one mid workshop ceiling mounted and the other at cupboard height and movable closer to bandsaw or lathe or source of dust. When sanding on the lathe (power sanding usually so loads of dust), I switch on the twin motor record extractor (dx4000...

That's a useful tip Pete, thanks ! Cheers, Paul

Wouldn't call it a stink Phil, quite pleasant really, brings back memories of school classrooms and sharpening pencils, but maybe that's just me being a bit odd !!! :lol: Cheers, Paul

Thanks guys, the "flamed" one is the only non-native timber, it wasn't labelled up or marked and has been in the wood store for years so I can't be certain but pretty sure it is macrocarpa, monterey cypress, which I vaguely remember picking up somewhere a long time ago. The blank looked pretty...

I was shocked recently when looking to buy some Bosch 18v naked tools to make use of my couple of batteries to find that Axi were no where near competitive compared to a handful of other retailers. That was even though Axi were running their 10% off promotion on power tools, and even after...

No, not me eating bowls, bowls to eat from :) Have been tidying up my workshop and timber horde recently and decided to use a few of the less thick turning blanks to make some shallow bowls for eating from :) I normally make decorative stuff with finishes that aren't suitable for food use...

The chucks in use on the belt driven spindles look like simple wooden ones which are tapered on the outside so that the two external rings can be pulled up the taper to grip the contents of the chuck quickly and easily. A low tech and very useful home make'able alternative to the engineering...

Did you use it on bare wood Paul, or cellulose sanding sealer, mc wax maybe ? Cheers, Paul

You may as well post the photos here too as you will have them anyway. Cheers, Paul

They look great Paul :) What finish did you use on them ? Cheers, Paul

Fascinating to watch. Liked the use of the compression chucks for workholding, very quick and simple to use, ideal I guess if making lots of same sized things ? Cheers, Paul

Can't really see too well in the photo to be sure what they all are, some more pictures of the business ends would help, but the third down from top is a broad parting tool for spindle work, cleaning up the ends of a spindle, sizing tenons and similar, and rolling beads too. Next one down is a...

Indeed, we're a friendly bunch by and large, and it's a great hobby, just ask away with any questions and there's bound to be someone who can help :) Cheers, Paul

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