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yep. Yew are off to a good start there. :)

The book is undoubtably good advice but unfortunately advice that I am unable to follow. :) Mick, that sounds useful advice, I am not aware that the tool rest is damaged but the lathe is getting on a bit. I will certainly try waxing it but really I think it is just lack of experience. I will...

It might help slice up all the dust thats down there. :)

Cheers Dal, I will give that a go.

Hi Peter I have only managed to get on the lathe twice so far and have been playing with the roughing gouge and 3/8 standard grind spindle gouge on an old bit of 2x2 pine :) I can obviously get it to ride the bevel while I hold it still but doing it and sliding it along the tool rest at the...

Thats what I was thinking guys but it is as well to ask :) This riding the bevel malarky sounds dead easy but judging by the ridges I often get I am not very good at it yet.

I hope to be in it this month, though I haven't got a clue what I am doing yet. is a scrambled egg ok ?

Impressive stuff Pete. I take it you meant 450mm ?

I have been sharpening my tools for the first time ( using the Sorby pro edge ) With woodwork chisels you 'remove' the burr. Not sure how you would do that on gouges, or if you should.

I like those.

Certainly needs a steady hand

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It aint cheap :)

This must have been an incredibly difficult month to judge. Congrats to all.

I cannot help you either Martin but I do know, from the corp, that they don't like it up um. :)

You're a gent Kim.

I can sort of picture that, any reason you use a string one rather than the usual type ? A pic of that would be good as well.

I was manning the hospital switchboard where I used to work once when a DG salesman called, we were doing quite well until he asked me how many windows we had.

Thats lovely Pete.

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