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Thanks for the reply guys. Seems that these have all been snapped up by people making their own PCBs. To be honest I am not worried about the availability of pens as I was going to fit it with a drag knife with a diamond glass cutter to help with the cutting of complex shapes out of glass for a...

Hi I am looking for an old style flatbed pen plotter, like a Roland DXY-890. There are a couple on ebay, they are over £250 which for my project are overpriced, especially for 20 year old technology. If anybody has any ideas where I could pick one of these up for less than £100 that would be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AgD5NUzyOE

https://youtu.be/ViKmwhVMXpE Not really woodwork but a good watch for 5 mins!

Interesting short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T17aCX2iBBY

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That is true but unfortunately, wasps can also do a lot of damage to a bee colony. They can catch a bee in flight, kill it and take it back to feed to their larva who in turn secrete a sugar substance which the adult wasp eats - this is part of their life cycle. They can also rob honey from...

Well done everyone some excellent work and I can imagine very difficult to judge, unfortunately a chest infection stopped me from finishing my egg, I will be back this month though :-) Andy

Wow, very chuffed with 2nd place! As I said in my description I found this very challenging. Thought all the entries were great and all so very different from the same brief =D> . Well done everybody who entered and big thanks for the organisers and judges! Thanks Andy

Wow! Found this challenge very, err well..., challenging. Decided to go for a simple jewellery set of a ring, pair of earrings and a pendant. All from an off-cut I had lying around that I think is Padauk. Everything was finished by sanding up to 400 grit, sealed and a coat of wax. The ring was...

Well here is my effort for this months challenge. Turned from cherry and finished with Melamine and a quick pass over with burnishing cream, it is 140mm long and approx 30mm diameter at the the business end. Turned between centers using an oval skew, sanded through 180, 240, 360 and 400 grits...

Congratulations to everyone and many thanks for the effiecient and quick juding. Well worth doing the challenge to get you out of your comfort zone. I am definitely going to try and enter something every month. Thanks Andy

A tea light holder Made from a small spalted beech blank that has been sat on the shelf for the last year. Finished with a light going over with friction polish. Approximately 85mm tall and 58mm in diameter Blank put between centres to form a spigot, then turned round and mounted in my chuck...

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Hi maxpower I manage lots of website builds of differing complexity from the simple to large corporate sites. I have never heard of such a lame excuse. I imagine that they have either not realised that building a responsive site is quite complex to do correctly and your estimate/quote is going...

Hi Everyone Only the 4th pen I have ever made. Really enjoyed the challenge what a great and generous idea Dodge! and I am loving all of the entries, glad I am not judging! Anyway, cigar pen finished with melamine laquer with a light buffing, my other pens have all been high gloss but wanted...

I am ready and will log onto the scoreboard to say so. Just reading the rules for photos, what if the ball is required to make the other bits stay together. I can take a photo of everything before construction and I can take a photo of the ball suspended by everything but cannot take a photo...

I would love to join in please. Thanks Andy

My entry for this month is made from Beech and is approx 6 inches diameter and 2.5 inches deep. I mounthed the blank using a screwchuck and did the outside profile (using 3/8 bowl gouge) and recess on the bottom (using the gouge and parting tool). Remounted using my 4 jaw chuck, drilled a...

Here is my entry for the month, a simple pendant necklace made out of African Blackwood and Oak. Finished with sanding sealer and a melamine laquer which was given a light friction polish. Maximum diameter approx 16mm and 25mm long. This one was quite a tough one for me, my other half has been...