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This type of lathe come with umpteen different badges. The drive system has two pairs of sliding cones made from sintered aluminium. The cones on the motor are lubricated via an oiling point in the end of the spindle. The ones on the drive spindle have no obvious means of lubrication and can get...

Beware, if you are using one to find pipes behind a dry lined wall. They do NOT find plastic pipes! I discovered this to my cost late one Good Friday evening and had to find a plumber quickly. He left at 3 a.m.

I recently supplied a spinning wheel bobbin to a customer in Holland. The timber I used was beech from B&Q that had a FSC sticker on it. I asked Dutch authorities if that would suffice. They, very helpfully said it goes partway but did not elaborate! B&Q were very helpful and printed out 2...

UPVC tubing/extrusions work well

Blessed is he who expecteth nothing for verily he shall not be disappointed

I was given a Holly log years ago that had been laid flat for a year. When I finally cut it the whole timber was a horrible grey colour. I was later told that it should have been dried upright, the same way up that it grew. Hope this helps.

I have some timber reputedly from a handkerchief tree. It turns like a cross between elm and walnut. Similar colour to walnut. I would like to know if you still have any left. I want to see an enlarged image of the end grain known to be h/chief tree to compare the pore structure with what I have...