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    How not to drill a pen blank or turning your jacobs chuck into a hammer!

    As well as not holding the chuck, he was feeding the drill in by sliding the tailstock, rather than by using the handwheel. If the tailstock is free to slide, it's also free to wobble which may have loosened the arbor. He also drilled in a long way before withdrawing the tailstock to clear the...
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    A bit wider... but how much? Drilling template, one round, one elongated hole

    Do as is commonly found on window blind brackets. One vertical elongated hole and one horizontal elongated hole. At a guess I'd say the holes are about twice as long as they are wide. Duncan
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    Sourcing wood for turning

    https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/uk-ireland-timber-yards-please-add-your-favourites.108370/unread
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    Suggestions for a woodworking lathe tool set for a beginner

    The Faithfull set is a poorly chosen set in my view. Two scrapers, two spindle roughing gouges, and two skew chisels (one of each is adequate to start off) but no bowl gouges. Phil's five, above, is good; perhaps plus a scraper and you'll be in a position to try most things. Duncan
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    Camvac exhaust silencer hoses?

    Buy one hose from Charnwood (cheaper than Record Power), cut in half, attach to Camvac, put socks over the ends, and direct away from work area Duncan
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    Platter Blanks

    Andy Harrison in Burton Latimer was always very obliging when I went to his place. His website looks somewhat moribund but it can do no harm to contact him. http://aharrisonwoodturning.co.uk/ Duncan
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    Diamond Belt sticks against plate?

    The diamond belt does look rather thick but, if it's not touching the tool platform as suggested above, I'd try adjusting the belt tension with the eccentric adjuster right at the top centre of your picture. If it is touching, I'd put shims under the tool platform before grinding the platform...
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    For Sale Ftagh early glass panes.

    A lovely and generous offer, although not of interest to me. Good on yer! Duncan
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    I just want a nice METRIC ONLY comination square

    Would this help with your dilemma? https://www.classichandtools.com/sterling-tool-works-combination-rules-metric/p1594 Duncan
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    Circlips - what's the magic secret?

    Good quality circlip pliers are vastly superior to cheap ones so get Knipex or similar if you're struggling with poor quality ones. Duncan
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    Worcestershire newbie bowl turner needs a trainer for half a day

    Mark Hancock is in the USA - a long way to go!
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    jacubs chuck

    Must confess, I hadn't thought of using a pin chuck but perhaps that's because my usual drlil chuck for lathe use goes down to 1mm so the issue only arises on those rare occasions that I want to use a 1mm drill in my pillar drill. The pillar drill chuck only goes down to 3mm. A minor annoyance...
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    jacubs chuck

    If you plump for a 16mm chuck make sure it will hold a 1mm drill bit. Some only go down to 3mm, which is annoying at times. Chronos or RDG are good for such things. Duncan
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    Allen Socket Screws

    These any good? https://shop4fasteners.co.uk/fasteners/socket-screws/socket-capscrews/socket-cap-screws-metric-stainless-a2.html https://shop4fasteners.co.uk/fasteners/socket-screws/socket-capscrews/socket-cap-screws-fully-threaded-self-colour.html Duncan
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    JT3 chuck removal wedge?

    As per Bushwhacker, buy or make a drill drift. Lower the drill until the slot in the quill is exposed, insert drift until it contacts the top of the chuck Arbor, hold the chuck in your hand, and give the drift a smart whack with a hammer. The chuck and Arbor will drop into your hand
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