Recent content by BMac

Hi Vic, I'm a bit late but it might give you some encouragement to know that I bought that chuck to check it out and ordered three more the next day. It's a bit of a luxury having a chuck for each of the most used jaw sets but, at the price, I think I got good value. In 6 months I've had no...

Thanks guys, I'll report back later. Things have gone downhill here with family issues and illness so it might be a while. However, I do appreciate your help very much. Brendan.

I need drill bits with the capacity to drill 3.5mm x 120mm and 4.0mm x 120mm holes. Could someone point me to a reliable source please? Thank you, Brendan.

This is brilliant! I love to open this section of the forum and see a new message signal against this thread. I called my wife to see what you have done so far (she was in England for 3 weeks so missed the start) and she was very impressed indeed - and she's not easily impressed. I look...

This is a common problem with acrylic blanks. Just paint the brass tubes black or a dark colour to match the blank. Brendan.

YouTube has loads of videos. I am very interested in this area too so thanks for posting those links. Brendan.

Just a bust. It's a practice piece to try to get proportions and relief right. Brendan.

That's looking well. Be careful with thin edges running with the grain because I'm carving a bit of Lime at the minute and my Santa Claus is on his third nose but that could be more to do with my skill than inherent weakness in the wood. Brendan.

Jen, I apologise. I forgot about the coarse filter bag because I'm going to put the extractor outside in a small shed so blowing fine dust around my work area won't be an issue for me. When I saw your target budget and it matched mine I jumped in too soon. Brendan.

Hi Jen, Have a look at the Fox F50-842 2hp Dust Extractor. It's right on your money and someone here said it is the same machine as the Axi ADE2200. I was in a hardware store a few months ago and a man who has a joinery business came in and bought three of them because he was so impressed...

This is very interesting because it's amazing how you have worked around the blemishes. Very impressive. Brendan.

Super job! I have the same lathe and I am delighted with it. When it comes time to change the belt take the numbers to your local Belt & Bearings place and get one there. I replaced the toothed belt with a solid belt and I think the drive is better. I was told Jet are sending solid belts as...

My house was built in the 1920's and I had a similar problem when I lit the fire. I don't have underfloor draught. I had lined the chimney to make sure all was safe but when I lit the fire smoke seeped into the room. I discovered cracks in the fireplace that allowed smoke to escape from the...

I watched that video last night... three times, and it was wonderful. I love the relaxed, confident manner of a man who knows exactly what he is doing. Brendan.

Hi, The piece tapers on one side but the bark inclusion is half way up. However, I measured to where I reckoned the wood was sound so the first dimensions would be your workable area. If we could see inside wood it would be useful but, alas, there's always the possibility of a surprise...