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Hi I was reading last night about the Tormek (think i ve got he name right) water cooled grinders. My sharpening skills are obviously not very good judging rom the time I spend on the grindstone last time I was turning. Is one of these going to be the answer to a prayer.....? Is the T3...

These ...brings me (effectively) ...full circle http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... PfOEXIYzKQ I never got on with doing this between centres.

Hi I have a Record Power Nova G3 chuck here. I wouldn't have believed this ...I have lump of wood here that comes between two chucks; I have a 50mm jaw set and also 25mm. The wood at 37mm comes between the two.... People are asking me what i want for Christmas and this would seem to be in an...

Thanks; and to EVERYBDY for their ideas.; I sometimes think if a couple of people put the processes in a slightly different way, the different approaches can be enough for the penny to drop.

Nice one TD. Almost done. My Mum's Christmas pressie resurrected from my brother's doomed goblet!!! The lids is bit wonky in the pics as I haven't pushed down hard during varnishing. It's going to be quite a nice firm fit tho' I say it as shouldn't. 8) 8) 8) everybody BTW my...

cheers 8)

Can I jump in here? I ve got a some oak here but as I speed up I'm going to get through it all quickly. If I order a load of seasoned logs (which are advertised atm) is this likly to be a good source of material? I ve got a copy of "The Introduction to Wood Turning" here, which warns of using...

hmmmm ... sounds what I had to do with the bowl. I'll come back to the video a little later. 8) Bob Hamilton is ok??

A I say the (now liquid safe) cup is in the hands of the royal mail.... early pressie for my folks.... so I'm hoping your inputs are not just pleasing me. =D>

Not sure as I wan tot do that....lol Remember most of this is (apart from your own good selves of course self taught.... :) I was using the spindle gouge (like a human "nail" or about that size) as you say I was working with ever decreasing support . It was ok on the angle leading up the...

....and started to part it off. (strictly speaking the pictures are in reverse order chronologically) Any tips on avoiding the snatching problem.. I would still like to do a goblet.... that signifcant progress for me though. (Hope I havent repeat my self apols if I have #-o )

I was trying to do the "stem" but found the wood kept grabbing or snatching and eventually decided to settle for what I'd got.....

Yes it morthed into a beaker thing instead.

Good result..winging it way up o my folks as I write.

Thanks ...nice one. 8) Apologies for the mix up a few days ago.