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That lathe was reproduced by many different manufacturers here’s just a few that are the same or have very slight differences Draper wtl12 Draper wtl30 Clarke cwl12d Performance power nwl37-4 Master craft 37 inch And there’s probably a few more The manual you should be able to download at...

Cheers, i was going to get a new one to be honest, I have seen some of the older ones up for good money but i settled for a second hand machine last time and it’s starting to show signs of it giving up now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, I am looking to upgrade very shortly to a record power cl3, I haven’t seen any reviews on it so a was wondering if anyone has one or if there was an equivalent/ better machine on the market? Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers, I think il give it a go, I'm not too fussed about bowl blanks as can store a few of them in our small utility room but iv been knocking up some Christmas trees and snowmen for the schools Christmas fair and they want more than I originally thought. I don't want the school selling them...

Hi all, I have looked around the net about microwaving wet wood for turning with many conflicting answers, does it work and if it does how do I go about it, see I have very little storage space for a woodpile and a ready supply of tons of fresh cut logs, just trying to make it a bit more...

I swear by plusgas, it's helped me numerous times removing nuts and bolts that have never been removed before from muddy old land rovers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yew and pear, pear cuts well and has generally got some nice grain to it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We use stihl as a rule, I find they are a bit more robust than husqvarna's but the huskys are a bit more powerful, echo Makita and dolmar are all good competitors but it just depends how much you will be working the saw and how easy spares are to get hold of, If your mechanically minded you...

Unless your making bowls by request it's hard to get really good prices on them. Il make a load of bowls plus other stuff and put the money in a box toward new tools, I'm never going to set the world on fire but it saves the wife moaning about how much I spend on things for my workshop...

I know you said something that doesn't break the bank but I use silky saws at work, the strength and flexibility of the blade is second to none, I can't help but recommend them now, http://www.silkysaws.com/Silky_Saws/Wood-Working-Saws Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Really appreciate the help, I think il wait 6 months and see how I feel about the lathe, unless of course something comes up cheap enough on eBay, I wouldn't mind an upgrade now but I'm lacking in money and space, thanks again everyone :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the replies, iv been turning for around two years now and I turn a lot of green wood/ rough blanks so I imagine the Axminster would be the safer bet, my lathe is 3/4 x 16tpi, the record power one will fit but iv looked on the Axminster site and can't find the thread size on there...

I'm currently running a draper wlt 30 lathe with a 4 inch faceplate which has been adequate up until now, I'd like to upgrade to a 4 jaw chuck, now knowing my machine isn't the most powerful would a chuck have any negative affects? Also what chuck would be best? Cheers Sent from my iPhone...

It's not the best by any means but it turned straight through the pith and it still didn't split Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm a tree surgeon myself so I get plenty of wood, my only problem is I haven't got the patience for waiting for it to dry. when I first started turning I came across a piece of yew with some interesting grain, so it went straight on the lathe, with a few doses of linseed oil when I had finished...