Recent content by Gitface

Hi Tom Have you thought about a glue chuck to re-mount it. I use a scrape piece of wood that I've turn to fit in my chuck that I use for turning the inside of natural edge and crouched bowls. Once I've turned to outside I place the block up against the bottom, bring the tail stock up to...

Hi xc-mtbr I have this one and have had no complaints with it. Well tell a lie, but it's more to do with my lathe, the chuck (and the one you linked to) are designed for the longer register of the 3/4" 16 tpi threaded record lathers, but mine has a much shorter one, so hand to turn...

Hi Skeetoids Got to say I love purplehart :) the colour can be really stunning when it changes. I think that the staining purple might be a problem when the bowl turns to it's true colour in a few days, best way to get it to turn is in direct sunlight. Mark..............

Thanks Steve. I've plenty of practice with pine since I got a job lot last year. As I said just a bit narked with the cracks. Mark............

Hi All So after looking at Pete's (Bodrighy) calabash I though I'd give it a go in spalted Sycamore. Sadly as I was truing the out side up and start to shape it I spotted I small crack inside the wood. So putting plan B into action I started to take away wood in the area of the crack hoping...

hopefully I'll get a chance this weekend to cut up some more logs. Mark......

Hi All Was given a big lump of pine and though I'd use some for a wide flat bowl. Sadly when I got a closer look and the board I noticed that there was a crack running down the centre :( The top didn't look like there was any so I cut a bit off and mounted it the the lathe. Finish is...

Hi All Thought I'd update you all with my quest to sharpen my chainsaw blade. After taking in the information from the last thread I got my self one of the jigs. Looking over the instruction for the jig and the ones that came with the saw, everything clicked into place and I set about...

Hi Mark Thats a cracking piece of wood and shape. I agree with Pete, the undercut really works for me. Mark...............

Hi Simon I could sort you out a bit of Willow for the cost of postage. I'll have to check sizes, but I can do 1 1/2 cube. Mark..........

I'd changed it out after doing that, although the blade wasn't that old and it cut fine. This makes me think that the blade was not creating a suitable kerf and the blade was rubbing. I suppose thats what you get for cheap blades. Mark........

Hi This is what I use. Can't remember were I found the plans for it, but it was simple to do. I made it all out of an old MDF cupboard door. I've drilled all size blanks on this from 13mm square to 25mm and great for batch drilling. I hold the vice to the drill table with some...

Hi Gasmansteve It's actually very stable. I've been wondering about getting a liner for it so that I could put a pot plant in it. Loz I am very pleased with how the stem cam out and when I'd finished it and was wait for the wax to dry I had the thought. I had thought of making a pair...

Hi All Heres my latest turning based from here, the first on the right. I made a couple of alterations, including a longer stem to bring it into 3rds. It stands 10" tall and 6 1/4" wide, made from 3 pieces of wood. A piece of blue vernier was used to hide the glue line of the base...

Also you could try Turners Retreat. Can't remember the size of lead in these but I used the pencil, fountain and rollerball as one package shown here Mark.............