Recent content by trojan62

Hi, how exactly do you mean, spacers. can you explain a bit more about this, because I’d rather not mess about trying to concrete a base. I’d prefer the easiest way possible. mind you, I don’t think the patio underneath is any great shakes. I think some of the slabs that came up elsewhere had...

Hi, the shed sits on a t&g wooden floor, but underneath it is a patio. so the whole shed sits on basically patio slabs. the lathe sits on its own stand. id rather not cut out the rectangle,but the floor is too wobbly. I though I’d maybe build the plinth up to about 6 inches. thanks chris m……

Hi, ive recently bought an ml7 Myford lathe and have been advised to have it on a concrete base. my wooden flooring is definitely not ideal. I plan to cut a rectangular shape out of the floor and make a concrete plinth. the reason for the post is how exactly would I go about this, I’m not...

these are the inside pics of the nvr switch. if i cant run it with the nvr, surely someone knows how i can fit a normal plug to it to run it that way... thanks chris....

Hi, yes it's a single thase motor from a planer/thicknesses.

hi all, i was given this motor free of charge from a member on the site and apparently its off of a record planer/thicknesser. as you can see in the pictures it has an NVR switch. there is 4 wires comming from the NVR and i was hoping someone would point me in the right direction in how to wire...

hi all i reecently purchased this lathe and i think its really good. however within the last few days the cone of the tailstock centre keeps comming off sticking into the wood im turning exposing the bearings. also the wood keeps slipping due to the loose cone. if you have this lathe, have you...

hi i should of mentioned, the bowl was not left on the radiator overnight, just for the photo. cheers chris....

hi all i posted some pics of my bowl yesterday, but overnight its gained some new features. it was green wood, someone suggested oak, that i turned and immediately brought into the house. i had some idea this might happen, but not just yet. whats the best way to stop this happening again with...

thanks for the replies. yeah this was a piece of green wood. the bowl feels quite heavy like there is still some moisture in there.... cheers chris.....

thanks for the advice chj, yea, like you said the log i had was cut in slice end grain, i only relised later seeing it on the net, that they usualy cut the log lenghways. cheers chris.....

hi all, well finally here is my first bowl, definatley far from perfect but its a start. please give me your honest opinions and tell me if there is something i should have done, or if i did do it, did i do it right. you can see the inside and outside do still have quite a few scratches. how do...

hi im using leylandi at the moment and the tools are sharp as much as i can tell. to do a bowl, ill screw it to the faceplate and form the bottom and outside and cut a tenon and then mount it in the chcuk and hollow it out. i cant seem to see what i could be doing wrong, i realise it could be...

hi all ive been practising the last few weeks and havent done too bad, learning all the time, but i still seem to be getting the problem on the mouth radius of a goblet or bowl, uneven. thicker around some of the circumference and thinner around another area. why is this, is it the way i have it...

yes i did try this, but its a bit of a pain sliding the headstock off as its quite heavy. would be abit of a pain doing this. i suppose the easiest wayis to raise the bed up a bit on blocks. thanksfor the reply.