Recent content by richardmckenna

Found some "small" pieces of Ivy in the garden yesterday. Turns out it likes to grow in these parts :shock: The 2 lengths are 4 foot long and 5 inches across!!! Anyone turned Ivy before? Any good?

Thanks all! Heat cracks - yes I did get one of them just round a section of the side near the top. I have some other blanks from the same piece of yew so I will watch out for them. I also found the light area on the right side of the photo was significantly harder than the rest of it.

Thanks, it's far from perfect with some tool marks but I guess that will come with practice.

Well I ended up buying the DML305 on Friday and got it with the WG200 Wetstone Sharpening system. Got it all setup yesterday and turned my very first bowl today out of a small piece of Yew. Personally I think it turned out pretty good considering it was the first thing I've ever turned :)...

Hmmm, a Jet is way out of my price range unfortunately. I do want variable speed but the next Record model up the DML320 it £200 more than the DML305 which seems a lot just for 1/4 more hp, 1/2" swing and variable speed.

Hi all, I'm new to wood turning and bought a Nutool NWL-37 with an RP4000 chuck and a few set of jaws very cheap. However it's not very good and difficult to get the centers to line up due to some play in the alignment of the tail stock. Anyway I've just received part of my yearly bonus so have...