Recent content by wasbit

As Frank Carson would say, "It's a cracker of a cracker" Brilliant job, well done. Regards wasbit

I have to say that I agree with farmerboyce's sentiments entirely & say a big thankyou to Chaz. Just to add one point to Chaz's reply, established turners decide on what they want to make, then go to their woodpile & select a suitable piece, whereas a lot of new turners have no such stock thus...

As said by others, the 2 prong is good for branches that haven't been cut at 90 degrees. The two prongs will bite if they are placed across the cut whereas a 4 prong will only bite on one prong until it's forced in far enough for the centre & 2 middle prongs to bite. It could do with a drawing...

Each of these have filters as spares. Even if the wrong size the filter material could perhaps be removed & reused. - http://www.axminster.co.uk/workshop-air ... 12549_pg1/ Regards wasbit

Sorby toolrests & toolposts from The Toolpost (Didcot, Oxon). - http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Chucks_ ... rests.html HTH Regards wasbit

The settings vary according to the size of your grinder. Presuming yours is a standard 6" grinder the centre height of the wheel must be 4" & the distance between the centre line & the base of the jig is 3". For a 7" grinder the measurements are 4.5" & 3.5" & for an 8" grinder 5.5" & 4" (seems...

Keep the wood as long as possible for as long as possible (length & time). I've had some success with tying a plastic bag/carrier bag over each end & storing upright. Mainly branch wood, but all varieties. Smaller diameters are bundled together with a bag over the ends The bags have to be...

I would bring the lathe feet to the edge of the bench. Normal advice is to have the lathe centres at elbow height but I like mine a bit higher especially when using short handled tools, thus you may possibly need some blocks under the feet as well depending on the height of the bench. I'll bet...

Milk cartons are a good source of plastic for making washers. Regards wasbit

IMHO you can't beat the Axminster HSS Woodturning Tools Set - http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-ax ... rod822073/ Currently on sale at £49.96 instead of the normal price of £64 & even that is exceptional value for HSS tools. HTH Regards wasbit

Putting too much pressure on with the tailstock could also account for those symptoms. Coronet spares available from Derek Pyatt at Pyatt Woodworking - http://www.coronetwoodworking.co.uk/index.html I also have a Coronet Major/Minor manuual - "Assembly Instructions for Basic Machines &...

Hope this takes you to the correct page - http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... date=23294 or

I'll 2nd Chas's choice of Image Resizer. If your operating system is XP then it's available from Microsoft as a free Powertoy - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... windows-xp If your operating system is Vista or Windows 7 you need to know if it is 32bit or 64bit & select the relevant...

My Axminster 1MT pen mandrel is probably five years old. I have just measured it with a Mitutoyo dial guage and got a reading of 6.25mm & the bushes which are a good sliding fit, an internal diameter of 6.35mm. HTH wasbit

William H. Macey the american actor, according to this article in Fine Woodworking, - http://www.finewoodworking.com/PlansAnd ... x?id=28517