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Tried our local branch with no luck, has anyone else seen these available, they look great Regards Rod

Thanks for the replies folk, the friend for who I am making these gave me a link to a catalogue page. The light holders were simply square in various heights. with the tea lights directly mounted in the wood. I will have to think again. Kym I started off with tea lights that I already had...

Not sure I understand. are we saying that tealights in their metal holders are unsafe, or when put into wood without the metal. The reason I ask is that I have just bought a 40mm Forstner bit, in order to make some holders for a friend. I did think of using the Axminster glass spirit lights...

Hi Richard Centre to bed: 202mm Bed bar gap : 45mm Bed bar thickness : 16mm Distance from bed bar edge to supporting casting: 10mm If you want to trial fit when you have made the jig, I am only just down the road. I will PM you contact details. Regards Rod

Roger, thanks I might try that. Chas, yes it did have a wax coating. Regards Rod

Chas Sorry, I got carried away, and roughed it off, I do remember that the name was inked on to the blank, it did not have a paper label as some of them do, I bought them about eight years ago and the writing was almost completely illegible. Oh well that'll learn me. Regards Rod

Guys All this is very interesting, but what about the wood. (hammer) (hammer) Only joking :D :D Regards Rod

Marcus I guess they would, Axi Say not use Kerosene, Alcohol, GASOLINE paint thinners or acetone. regards Rod

Bought some of these the other day from Axminster And have just turned one into this Here it is in action Not the biggest of subjects, question is what is the wood. I bought a selection of small spindle blanks from Craft Supplies some time ago, and it is one of them. I think it had the...

Terrific bit of wood and great bit of turning Woody, what is the hollowing tool you used, I have been thinking for some time of trying some hollow forms. Regards Rod

Thanks for the comments, sorry some people are having problems, I hope the issue will be resolved soon. Peggy, the fruit will be a mix of finishes, mainly friction polish over cellulose sander sealer if memory serves. The mushrooms and the stand are finished with cellulose sanding sealer, and...

Here are a few bits, the fruit and bowl have been around for a while, I have being plucking up courage to post pics. The bowl is horse chesnut. The mushrooms are recent, comes from a pile of holly, as has been said it splits like mad, but I guess that can add to the look?? sorry pics will not...

Always sad to hear of the loss of a loved one, our thoughts go out to the family, at what is a terrible time. Rod

Don't know if this helps, but recently on various posts people have being having stock problems with Axmister. I went in the other day for a set of accessory jaws (Nuneaton) and could find none on the shelf. I looked at the computer catalogue and they said out of stock. I went to the desk and...

Elaine Same as Blister, but it also depends on your chuck, if you want to mount the jaws in the chuck with it on the lathe. The amount of 'thread' on the chuck determines how much it has to expand to accept the cole jaws, and of course it also affects the amount of expansion that is available...