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Turned this today - its approx. 70mm diameter 130mm tall. Don't know what wood it is - found on side of road ages ago - can anyone tell me what it is please? I'm having trouble hollowing it out, I can only get about 50mm in before any tool I try starts juddering. I guess I haven't got the...

a big thanks to you all for good advice... bought a capacitor ,fitted it and now works, £8 well spent. now I can finish the bowl I started.

yes it hums and tries to start. so i took the belt off it then spins freely but can be stopped easily but placing a piece of wood on the pulley. it has no torque. what do you think????? thanks tony

hi my axminster awvsl 900 lathe has given up .. it appears the motor is at fault and needs replacing. Being only 15 month old and not used a lot, I am not too happy. Guarantee was only a year, apart from axminster at £80 is there anywhere else that supplies motors . thanks tony

hi this is the 2nd bowl I have ever made, it is made from a piece of wood I found about 10 months ago, think it is birch. I cut it into a rough shape a left I under my bench for 10 months, not sealed in anyway. so it could split. anyway I going to take a chance and finish it. what suggestions...

i have a axminster awvsl900 want it for bowl and general use. thanks tony

hi do i or dont i buy a nova g3 chuck set for sale at about £110 -£ 120 is it a good chusk for the price thanks tony

looks great to me just as it is. . but is there a way of waterproofing a wood vase so it could be used for fresh flowers, would a clear vanish on the inside work .. tony

hi guys i am in the process of buying a chuck for my axminster , the more i read into it the more confused i am . i want somthing versatile and not too expensive , any advice will be great. thanks tony.

hi help needed. i am a complete novice got my lathe just before christmas, turned a few basic things, bread board , light pull , kitchen rolll holder, tried different bits of wood i had lying around with mixed results. i have some new offcuts of block oak worktop about 60mm thick, not the...