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perfect, thanks. i thought it was odd to not have one.

I've just bought a trend cdj300 and am a bit surprised that the right (as you look) adjusting nut for the comb does not go through a threaded tube (there is just a hole in the jig body, and a loose one at that) as it does on the right. Does anyone have one of these jigs and can confirm what it...

Thanks, some good stuff I had not heard of. Jacob, I would be interested to hear what you think of the mid century making book as I've been looking at that too. The library comment is interesting. It was actually my first place to look using the counties online search but the thing is when you...

maybe a bit of a how long is a piece of string type question in some ways, but i'm after some basic furniture making techniques, primarily for working with sheet materials, and wondered if anyone could recommend any books that i could go looking for on ebay etc that would point me in the right...

thanks guys. i found the steve maskery video, i love the way he's so excited the joint fits so well the first try, but i'm not entirely sure i can make one fit on the old ryobi table i have as there is only one slot. but seeing that it would seem the trend needs another guide to do them that...

i'm looking for a jointing jig to make some box finger joints but can't seem to find out if any standard dovetailor would do with a straight bit or i need something like the trend jig that you can buy a dedicated finger joint guide for. its only to try out an idea so i'm not looking to spend...

thanks for all the comments. i've now got a wide wheel coming from axminster, under a tenner with post, that should, by my measuring, fit my grinder and get me going. not sure what do do about suitable jigs now, whether to try the diy route or look for a used one.

can anyone advise or point me in the right direction please for a cheap as possible sharpening wheel for an old 6" bench grinder that i have. i know this is not an ideal system at all, especially bearing in mind i'm going to have to sharpen freehand as i have no jigs, but i can't find a used...

i've been looking at options for sharpening my chisels, basically starting from scratch with the necessary equipment, and i keep being referred to, and reading on the www, that the sorby pro edge is the way to go. assuming that the plus is worth the extra spend over the standard model, i'm...

one of the first scraps i tried i got about halfway through and hit a big old buried nail with my new roughing gouge, not happy, fortunately the damage is not that bad and very fortunately it was just a cheap rutlands one not a sorby or anything like that, but lesson learned there. i play safe...

I've been having a go at hollowing out a the end of a small cylinder (beech) but it is not going well, mainly I seem to be catching the edge and either knocking my wood out of balance or popping in off the chuck (rp3000). I'm using a hamlet bowl 3/8 gouge with a fingernail type profile, but I'm...

i can comment on bagpress... i have a bagpress system that was a virtually unsused and just few months old when i bought it but after about 10 months the pump failed. i called bagpress who said that it would have been in warranty had i bought it new from them, however as i bought it used their...

thanks, i knew there must have been something available but just could not find it. now just need to track down the lamp headstock bit.

not entirely sure if i have the right forum but as i'm thinking of making some lamp bases on the lathe... can anyone tell me what is requited to fix the bulb holder to the lamp base, looking on the internet i can seem to find plenty of pendant bulb holders but nothing for (table top) wooden...

there are some quality old school solid wood skateboard decks in that ash, i'd have a lot of fun making decks with that. great buy!

as a newcomer, as in the last month, i can maybe give a bit of a perspective... you can definitely get a great lathe for that cash, just be prepared to look and look and look and also be prepared to travel. i got mine from a classified section of the website of a small woodturning club...

30quid for a metal brand is spectacularly cheap, i've looked into them a few times and always closer to 100quid if not more. i screenprint onto wood myself, with the right ink the graphic is incredibly hard wearing and the detail really fine. the problems come when the item is small or has an...

Just wanted to say thanks to phil p for the Keith rowley book recommendation. I found a copy for 3quid including postage and it is exactly the basic source on info I was looking for. Cheers.

Thanks for the replies. That book, or rather earlier versions, can be found very cheaply on used book websites so I will order one. I'm still a bit unsure about the chuck element. I know of a record rp4000 for sale, would this do for all jobs to begin (I.e candlesticks, spindles and bowls) or...

i've been looking online for a few days and getting mixed answers to my questions, and there is a possibility of buying locally some used items from a chap giving up the hobby so please could i ask some basic questions... i want to have a play with woodturning with a view to making simple lamp...