Recent content by kenneth.hilton

I was asked to make a fisherman's priest for a friend. Now not being an angler I had no idea so had a look online for ideas. So had a plan in my head and started turning. My first attempt looked more like a billy club :eek: So when my friend gave a better idea of what it was meant to be like I...

Cheers Ollie I will give that a try. Just given this a go and it appears to work fine. Thanks for your suggestion.

I have a few small sample pots of "Hampshire Sheen" Embellishing wax which are quite full. However I bought them before the covid lock down, and now when I went to use them again they all have dried out and are unusable. Is their any way of reviving them so I can use them or are they dead?

Good call Sawtooth something I overlooked. I have the blank made up but will turn it into something else. (no pun intended lol)

I have made a couple wooden mugs from various materials, and now I wish to try using plywood to make a mug but I am nor sure if it is possible. Has anyone else done a project using ply and if so how successful or unsuccessful was it?

Been experimenting with segmented mug. Niece seen my first attempt and wanted one for herself....... First one is oak then her name burnt into it, second one is Iroko with thin strips of oak. Think some more are on the cards.

Im in Clackmannshire the smallest county in the UK. I have good views of "Wallaces monument", "Stirling Castle"" and the "Ochils"

Thanks that makes sense to me now I will let you all know how it goes once it is powered up

Thanks that makes sense to me now. I could not honestly see how a company would send a machine like that out with a defect. Machine is good. Will let you know how we get on once it is powered up and working

Yep that's the one

It is a "Centauro" CO900 compact band saw. However at over 2.7mtr tall and 750Kg at is not that small

Hi New to this forum and wood working in general. (5 years) I am employed in a wood working shed along with 3 qualified joiner so learning something new everyday. Totally enjoying learning new skills but please forgive me if i ask something that is obvious to others Here is just a couple of...

Gents Thanks for all your replies. We have been looking at YouTube videos about the milling process of these table tops and are of the opinion to try the machine wax first see how that goes as some have said, then contact manufacturer as John suggests. Phil it is cast so total weight of...

Hi Im knew to this forum. I do have a question. The workshop I am in has taken delivery of a brand new bandsaw. When you rub your hand over the table it feels smooth in one direction and rough in the opposite ( the direction you would feed the wood) I am of the opinion that the manufacturer...