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Wow spot on with the lathe from Axminster cheers buddy. I will maybe just have to call them as I thought the price was really good. You have been a great help thanks very much.

Hi Guys, I did a search and did not find much on the Charnwood Midi Lathes. The one I am interested is this one http://www.charnwood.net/shop/product/m ... age-deal-1 I currently have a Clarke CWL 1000 which all users should aviod as its damm near impossible to add to, don't get me wrong I...

Thanks all as usual you have all been a great help. I will try a different glue and make sure to leave longer between gluing and turning.

Thanks Marcros, the table saw cut was good but as an added measure I gave each peice a light sand but something you pointed out may be the reason, the glue I am using PVA wood glue has been in the shed for months and I left the peices to cure in the shed so its possible that the glue is the...

Hi All, I have been trying my hand at segmented turning so that I could use boards to make peices. I started off by ripping them on the table saw, then cutting the angles. I used an 18 degree angle so I had 10 peices to glue together which I held together with an elastic band to dry . The...

Thanks Brian.

Cheers buddy

Actually this brings to mind a question. A tried to turn a braclet from a piece of a plank I cut off the peice, mounted it to a glue block but had a great deal of trouble turning it down. Would this have been because the direction of the grian was wrong? I turned a different braclet from the...

A really good read. Pity we don't have a decent apprentice system these days as this mans tallent and knowladge may not survive him.

Stunning piece of work can you share with us the process you used to colour the wood please

Hi Guys sorry to resurect and old thread but it seemed better than starting yet another "what table saw should I buy" thread. My B&Q table saw which served me not so well for only £90 died a few days ago thankfully and it has given me an excuse to buy a new one. Now learning my lesson I won't...

I like that Idea Bob. Is there a make of lathe that you guys would recomened, I understand its down to personal tatse and budget but a point in the right direction would be great.

Thanks CHJ, I was thinking the chuck coming off was my fault. As for it not being suitable knowing that now instead of me spending days trying has saved me a ton of grief. Will see if someone has a use for it and pass it on. I will have a look around and see if I can find a wood turning chuck...

Hi All, Looking for a bit of advice please. I have a Clarke CWL1000 Lathe not a bad tool but first with the down sides. It does not take a tailstock chuck it has a threaded driveshaft so no moris taper and changing speeds on it is a pain. Stil onto the good things, I have made some lovely...

I have used copper wire on a couple of my projects and with a decent glue its easy to do. I used cooker wire to do the following as an inlay instead of a lamination (see attachment). As for laminating it I like the idea and will give it a try at some point. Let us know how you get on as its an...