Recent content by Trefor

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I'm just catching up with questions. I've made one duck puzzle, trying to make a second when the cutting of the segments went wrong. The bottom diameter is about 75mm. Anyway, about to trawl charity shops to find a suitable knife to convert into a thin parting tool. Thanks everyone for the...

I needed the cuts to be as thin as possible so that the reassembled segments would retain the majority of the original shape. On-line videos are informative, I'll probably try my hand at making a thin paring tool ready for next time. Thanks.

I've turned a pear shaped object on the lathe which is about 200mm long, fat at one end, thin at the outer. I needed to cut it up into slices, each about about 25mm thick. Trying to keep the cuts thin, neat and parallel I us a hacksaw with the wood on the lathe and turning slowly. This was ok at...

I bought the Charnwood adaptor and it works a treat. Thanks for the help.

Thanks, I'll give it ago. It's been strangling a tree for several years, an is now about 4" in diameter.

Can you successfully turn seasoned or unseasoned ivy?

Ah, good point. Thanks. Trefor

My lathe is a Coronet Elf. I've acquired this chuck (unknown manufacturer) which is 3 3/4" in diameter and weighs 2.6kg - 5lb 12oz. This feels very heavy, is it too heavy for my Elf? Trefor

Ooo. Good find, good find. Thanks Excellent, thanks.

Ooo. Good find, good find. Thanks.

The register is 34mm in diameter and 18mm deep.

Hello. I have a Coronet Elf lathe with a 3/4" 16tpi thread. I have acquired a used 3.75" chuck with no indication of the manufacture's name. It has a standard M33 thread and an M33 3.5 to 1" 8 tpi adaptor. So I'm looking for adaptor so that it will fit my 3/4" headstock. The start of the...