Recent content by Bobbins

Thanks Rodders for your advice. I have access to the spindle moulder and I think I can manage making some cornices. From what I've seen in the display kitchens half of the the trim items that are made of MDF are not even sealed all the way round, only on the face that is visible. I would have...

Hi, I'm planning a new kitchen. I'd love to make the whole thing myself using traditional joinery and wood but I dont have the time/money/skills (or some combination of the three). So I have decided to get a standard kitchen (think chip-board units) from a big kitchen supplier. I'm planning...

Wow. I'm loving the use of the lamp to determine the thickness.

Any one tried one of these or have opinions about this on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171635531855 Seems good value at £30. I could see myself spending more than £30 worth of time faffing making my own. What do reakon?

Hi, Thanks for the advice so far, I bought the XT650 Kit and it came last week. So was playing with it this weekend and I noticed that it seems to have a bit of wobble. With the chuck attached to the lathe and running I can see the main body doesn't seem to wobble but the jaws do, as did the...

Thanks for your advice. The lathe I have is a Record CL5, it has the 3/4 inch 16tpi thread. I would like to have a go at turning all sorts of things - I'd like to make some bowls and a milking stool. I dream about turning big platters but I know that is ambitious for a total novice so I'll...

Hi Folks. I'm new to turning, I have a old record lathe and need a chuck for it. I've been researching and reading lots of posts on this forum and have concluded to by a dakota chuck from Rutland. Lots of people recommend the xt700 - for its value for money (currently £69), but not many on...

Hi, I'm planning to have my shed/garage rebuilt into a proper workshop, this work will be carried out along side an extension to my house, so I'm hoping to get all the messy construction work done in one go and possibly save a little in the process. It's going to be approx. 4m x 8m, have a...

Interestingly, the Axminster Axcaliber Euro Cutter Head - also claims to be compatible with 55mm whitehill cutters...from their website --- "the 100mm block will accept both 40 x 4mm and 50 x 4mm Euro cutters plus the 40 x 4mm and 55 x 4mm Whitehill cutters.". The other option "Whitehill...

Thanks for the advice so far. I've looked at the whitehill/axminster universal combi head block and it does look good. Although I've already got a rebate block and a wobble saw (which came with the machine) - so I'm not sure I need a combi head type block. Are there other advantages to the...

Thanks Nathan, yes I've looked a the whitehill products - they seem to be on the expensive end (approx £50 for a set of knifes/limiters) compared with approx <£20 elsewhere. Thanks David - those CMT blocks look good - nice orange colour too. I'd really like to know if the cheaper blocks are...

Looking to buy a spindle moulder block (I'm new to Spindle Moulders, have recently got a SCM CU300K combi machine). Some of the tooling looks to be really expensive and I'm on a tight budget. I've seen some on ebay sold by a company PTA Direct. Cant post a link, but search ebay for "120mm x...

Hi Everyone, My first post, after reading lots of your useful comments on here I now have a question which I dont think has been covered before. I've recently bought an SIP 3.0HP Single Bag Dust Extractor - Model 01954. The spec states 2526 m3/hour which seems to be a decent flow rate for the...