Recent content by kirso

There's a lad on Ebay who is based down in Devon. Had some nice pieces from him. His Ebay name id is 28dai28. Contact him through ebay as he seems to do the timber as a side line to his tree surgeon work.

Thanks for replies. As rightly said earlier. The issue is not so bad now after a year of learning. The sharp tools and not trying too hard helps :) I will look at upgrading the lathe at a later date. Not for an increase in power as such, more for the speed control from an electronic speed...

that really looks the biz. Nicely done and great to see people helping each other. :) thumb up from me Making Shavings.

Why are the pulleys an issue ? There would have to be a new one on the new 3ph motor , but as long as the correct size is fitted to give the speed range required from the motor side.Then the variable one on the headstock would stay at whatever you leave it. You may need to remove the handle to...

When the motor was hot was the bearing areas hot as well ? If it was the headstock bearings putting excess load onto motor , I would have thought the bearings would be hot too. It maybe that the motor bearings are at fault. You could remove the drive belt and run the motor on no load to check...

Thanks for reply. It maybe that I am wasting time trying to get this done. But I hate to see a chuck sat there unused. I suspect I will just use the other 2 chucks and maybe see if its of any use to anyone else. I suspect the rest of it is compatible with the same make chuck for a different...

I don't have a metal lathe and someone was going to make this for me. But has not got back to me. So If anyone has access to a metal lathe and can make me an adaptor boss for my wood lathe and chuck, I would be very thank full. I am willing to pay for the part and postage as long as not too...

your missing parts 42,43 and 44 from the drawing 42 YWTL90-42 51644 Bolt 43 YWTL90-43 51646 Clamp 44 YWTL90-44 51647 Hex nut

I had looked at the club at Finningley already. But found there is one run in Thorne itself. So will be going there.

Thanks for the replies. Your both right . I think I am rushing things a bit. I need to use what I have a bit more and learn to fully utilise what I have in both gear and knowledge. The latter being the limiting factor. I will be visiting a local pro turner and so hope to pick up a lot of...

I have a Draper WTL90 lathe with a. 37kw 240v single phase motor. The motor seems somewhat lacking in power. So I was thinking of either getting a larger single phase motor or going to a 3 phase motor and vfd unit. I wondered if any one else had upgraded a Draper, and if so what was the motor...

Thanks for replies. I didn't have a lot of option with grain as it was a bought blank. I know I need to sharpen my tools better and more often. But I was eering on the safe side and tried not to mention that as had been warned its a bad discussion topic. :) The information being given is very...

Thanks for the reply. Do you have any recommendations for sealer ? Will one type work on all woods ? I have ordered some mineral oil for bowls etc used with food. So will try that next time. Most stuff upto now has had a coat of Danish oil then bees wax. But this has been put on at the very end...

Hello, My apologies to all who read this and think " does he not know that". But no I don't but hopefully I will when I receive some replies. :) The problem is. I Have just been turning my first ever largish bowl (9ins) {insert smutty jokes here}. And hopefully you will see in the attached pics...

Looking at the drawing I would say 2 areas look like the possible causes. First is the what looks like possibly a locking pin for the shaft ? Parts 17, 18 19. If it is a locking pin then is it fouling the recess where it should fit on every rev ? Second is parts 7 and 22. Don't know what its for...