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Charity shop/warehouse place perhaps, buy a chair or two and rip apart for your prototype. If nothing come of it, at least the...

Looks like an interesting project and something satisfying and lasting. Of passing interest, here's a link to the mathematical...

Woodturning blanks come in 3x3 squares, often 12 inch but longer are available. Ash is normally available. Maybe call Turners Retreat...

The question raises other interesting thoughts. I have a lot of 'stuff' in my garage/workshop, none of it essential but I am reluctant...

I'm following this out of interest because I might need to do something similar in a couple of years. I have a vague memory of building...

Enjoy the restoration, all good straightforward stuff, no complicated electronics and you can see how it works. Nice. I half owned one...

Excellent, it's good to 'round off' forum threads when a definitive answer is found.

Thanks again to all. For the record, Axminster have confirmed that it's a 60 degree thread.

It might not bring it into line but it might keep it in line if you use it from the outset.. Having hollowed the goblet, a centre of...

Never considered artificial wine "corks", had one in the box of bits by the sander and just tried it, works a treat. No doubt the other...

3 thoughts: Stapler and calculator - you might need a bit more information. I have an old casio calculator that fits in a wallet, and...

Had a local walk today, a few miles. From the top of a hill we heard a village church clock chime 3. According to my BST set watch it...

Someone once pointed out that to take an hour from the start of the day and tack it on to the latter half in the belief it would make...

You might not get clarity from Axminster, but chuck makers will have information. This nova adaptor says UNC but maybe seek out a few...

The full height IKEA ones do have the middle shelf fixed for structural integrity - it matches the top of the half height ones. My...