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Our Mens Shed was donated a non running Hegner wood lathe & I took on the task of getting it working. I've replaced a broken vfd and manufactured a tool rest which was completely missing! It is now nearly operational and it's time to think about accessories. It has been tested with borrowed...

Our men in sheds was given a hegner wood lathe. It is a later model one with 3 phase 1 hp motor & 3 speed pulleys. The first time it was tried out it was blowing fuses. I looked at it last week & it was working ok but with a noise from the motor. Then it suddenly stopped working & hasn't worked...

I bought this pine trunk today with the intention of refurbishing it to sell on. It's really nicely made with dovetail joints & iron binding on the edges. It has been living in a garage serving as a tool box & there are signs of oil stains on the lid. The base smells a bit of waste oil &...

Thought I'd post some pics of some clamps I restored recently. First up a record 135 sash clamp which had a good coating of surface rust which I removed with electrolysis. Then the bare metal was polished up with wd40 & a green scotch pad and the blue bits repainted. It was finished with a...

I bought this nest of pine tables last week. I'm guessing they came from a closed down factory as the wood hasn't had its final sanding and there is no finish on the wood. Plan is to sand them smooth then apply a finish but I'm not sure what to use. I have these at my disposal plus some...

I was in a branch of Home Bargains today & I spotted this. I bought the last bottle but you might have better luck in your local store.

After converting my workshop over to use only one type of air fittings I have my unused fittings for sale. All the fittings are PCL type 19/rectus 19/series 19 fittings, probably the most commonly used in the uk. All the fittings have been used and show some wear & tarnishing but they all...

Hi all. I'm mainly a metalwork, engineering person, can usually be found on the mig welding forum. :D I'm starting to do more woodwork now and I'm trying to build up some tools. I had been using a Lidl/Parkside table saw which was adequate for my use. But after a recent long winded warranty...