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CA glue, check out YouTube, there is a video demonstrating how it's done

If you make those top windows opening you will be able to get long lengths of timber up into the rafters for storage.

Walnut

You can turn aluminium down on a wood lathe but would be best to use carbide tools

It will be fine, I have built a couple using buiscuit and screw joints with normal (chipboard) work tops and they were nice and sturdy. It just depends what you intend doing with them I suppose.

I have just bought an Evolution RAGE3 FP2552 2440V compound mitre saw, £149.00 from screwfix along with the Evolution stand and I am well impressed with it. Does what it says on the box and accurate.

I would flood them with thin CA glue before continuing, they should then be stable and virtually invisible once finished Good luck

Generally two options I think. Either turn and finish in one session or rough turn keeping the bowl an even thickness then finish later. The second option is usually used with green wood then the blank is dried for 6 month plus then finished. Unfortunately wood will move as the moisture...

Very nice, hope you are able to admire for many years yet.

Far too clean, it would be out of place in my workshop, no wood shavings involved

Usually after the sanding prior to applying the finish. However it can be useful to firm up 'punky' spalted wood during turning and also before using glue or filling voids or cracks to prevent the glue staining the wood. I don't think there are any firm rules really, whatever works is good.

Taywood turners have them for their club and mount them on Macalister folding work benches. I don't believe they have any problems with this arrangement and they are easy to move and store. You could give them a call to discuss or pop down to Montifieth to take a look. I have mine mounted on a...

Use a soldering iron on the head of the screw, it should expand enough to break the seizure.

Take it back, they will change it.

I have built 3 workshop/studios around this size (and one 5 x 7) using 68 x 38 at 400mm centers with noggins and they were all fine once together. First one using 90mm screws and nail gun for the other two. Bit wobbly during construction but stiffened up as roof and ship lap fitted. If you...