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YMMV?

+1 for M33 x 3.5mm

Petrol and diesel are fully miscible. Despite differences in density they will mix together, especially if they slosh about a bit in the tank as the car moves.

Before you buy anything go and have a couple of lessons with a good woodturner. The RPT website will help you find one in your area.

That seems to be my permanent state of mind now…

A groove filled with araldite mixed with old black toner from a laser printer works well.

Old laser printer toner makes a good black filler.

‘One of the only’ gets my goat.

When I was a frequent wood turning demonstrator, I was often asked if I would include a critique of club members bowels. I always agreed, of course!

One of the suggestions in Triton's link (above) is to leave the blade alone and move the table until it aligns with the blade. Is that a possibility in this case?

Pay someone who HAS got a lathe to do it for you. It's a simple enough job. Edit: No, I'm not seeking the job!😀

Notwithstanding the explanation about braces, John is right to question the necessity of the brackets. The same answer is obtained without them.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. (Don't know who might have said it first)

Oh so true!

I agree with those above who don't care for the poor finish from paper. It's my experience that folded layers of paper do not tear easily and have no advantage over a cloth pad anyway. I cut my cloth (old towels and tea-towels are excellent) into roughly six inch squares then fold them in half...

It's a common misconception to think brand new chisels are sharp. They never are, and always need sharpening before use.

In 50+ years of driving I've never needed to accelerate 'out of a dangerous situation'. Is it really as common as seems to be implied by those who give it as reason for excess power?

The scaffolding has a lot in common with an Escher painting. The diagonal plank from top left to bottom right appears to turn a corner while remaining straight.

Can’t the bolts be cut shorter?

What's the general opinion of Charnwood stuff? I know it's not top-of-the-range but it looks fairly solidly built.