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Hi all. Just thought I'd give my 2 penneth re my own kiln. Its made from a 6 foot tall zanussi freezer, and heated with a 60w light bulb that sits in the base on a tin can to keep the bulb from direct contact of the plastic. I have drilled 2 3/8 holes in the roof and 3 of the same size in the...

Hi. Thought I had been lucky when I was given the end of a church pew to play with. Wrong! Total nightmare! I still have about 6 bits left that I could rescue from woodworm and rot that I've put to one side for a rainy day. Its a combination of hard and soft at the same time? As correctly...

Thanks to all for your input. So much help! Looks like its going to be the G3 kit. Spoke to an owner, and actually saw one today. Very nice it looks too. Let's hope I can do it justice! Practice makes perfect eh? And I'm loving the practice! Thanks again chaps.

Thanks for that. Appreciate your comments. I'll see how my finances go in the next few weeks!!

Hi. Can you guys point me in the direction of a good budget chuck for my axminster lathe that I've just upgraded too. Its a 1inch 8tpi. I've been a 'turner' for just 3 weeks and am totally addicted. Would you believe I'm teaching myself with the help of the guys on YouTube. I'm updating from a...

Hi. New to site, but please try this, re duff rechargeable batteries. Got the info from YouTube and it does seem to work. In essence, the ions in the battery loose their way and their memory. This, from my memory is what you do. Say your battery is 6 volt. You need a good charged battery, say 12...