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Has anyone tried the cheaper belts available at Toolpost (see the bottom of the page) ? Also, which belts to people tend to use for HSS turning tools? Is anyone using the ProEdge with large bowl gouges? My 3/4" bowl gouges don't seem to work particularly well in the jig - the brass cap needs...

My 10+ year old Dremel 300 wouldn't start yesterday and I need a new one or an alternative. It's worked well for all that time although not particularly heavy use so I'm inclined to get another Dremel. Before that though I thought I'd ask what other people's experiences of the alternatives were...

I recently processed some spalted beech logs at work with Northumberland Wildlife Trust and rather than just turn the mountain of blanks myself I thought I'd try to sell them to the local club members. The trees have been down either 2 or 3 years and the logs were left long. I had a day...

I'm sure most people will have seen the video of the lamp shade being turned. I've always dismissed it as a waste of wood as end grain coring is apparently difficult so most of it will go to waste. However, I've just helped cut down some large aspen and willow and side branch free and very pale...

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the turned wooden quaichs that are being presented to medal winners at the commonwealth games. There's a video about them, the medals and the holders on the quaich maker's website - http://www.paulhodgkissdesigns.co.uk/ An image from another website

Is it possible to remove the jaw slides on the Patriot chuck? Or at least increase the amount which they will open? This could be done easily on the Nova chucks which I also have but there doesn't seem to be an obvious way on the Patriot. I know there are safety implications, but I want to...

This has been happening occasionally for a while now and it's about time I sorted it as it's annoying! I can be happily turning wood in my shed but sometimes when I switch on the extractor (Camvac CV386 dual motor) the electrics trip. It's usually the same motor that causes it but sometimes the...

In case anyone was planning to come - unfortunately the Margaret Garrard demo for this Saturday (19th May) has been cancelled.

I recently replaced my single motor (2.5") Camvac for a double motor one (4") Camvac and hit an issue. I used a Thien Separator to intercept large material but whilst using the extractor the other day I inadvertantly put the hose against a bin bag, which blocked the inlet and caused a bang from...

I need to make a baby's rattle and have run out of sycamore. I do have some hornbeam and oak of the right dimensions and I'd prefer to use the hornbeam because of the similar colour to sycamore. I've looked online and can't find much info about food/toy safety re. hornbeam and my timber books...

An interesting post on Andy Coates' blog shows an alternative steady rest which looks to be much less cumbersome (easy to build, install and store) than the usual style with a large ring and several skate wheels. Could be worth a look.

Seen on the WOW website - Cindy Drozda turns a salad bowl - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guClqaO57yU

I tend not to do WIP photos as I find that stopping to take photos disturbs my turning progress too much. For this project, however, I thought I would as it's a little unusual and stopping for photos was a good way to take a break and make sure that I was concentrating properly (which as you'll...

Teknatool announced some new prodcuts at the AAW... Details in their 2011 pdf catalogue Highlights include: DVR2024 lathe - 2HP, 20" swing over bed,100rpm - 5000rpm CometII midi lathe which will take attachments to fit grinder, sanding disk and more on outboard, Titan2 chuck (similar to Titan...

Spurred on by the bowl competition, I thought I'd start a thread suggesting where to look for inspiration on form and decoration. For me one of the best turning books I have The Art of The Turned Bowl by Richard Raffan. It doesn't cover much on the mechanics of turning a bowl but concentrates...

I've been using a Bosch electric chainsaw for the last few years and it's coped pretty well with what I've used it for. It struggled a little when ripping along the length of logs (ie. with the log led flat and the chain running along it's longest length). I was using it yesterday and had been...

I don't do many pens but the size of this blank was a bit limiting. It's made from a standard 7mm black enamel kit with the band exchanged for a glued in ebony section - I like fat pens from these cheap kits. clickable Any ideas what the main part if made from? I know but was wondering if...

... your electrics trip out :shock: Luckily the lathe was stopped and all turning had been completed - it's a big, heavy bowl and would have done some damage even though it was only turned at max 500rpm. It would have been difficult to centre up again mid turn but it shouldn't be too...

Amazing level of skill and mesmerising to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGMj7o6AwnM&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM0VnL30rDc&feature=related

At a demo at our club towards the end of last year the Sorby rep did some work with the spiralling tool. He said that he thought there was an formula to help you get an accurate spiral - what angle to use etc. This makes sense - some of settings shouldn't work for some diameters as the...