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Wicks sell a hardwood plywood 5.5 mm in 4 x 2 sheet for £12 Excellent for practice.

Best advice after getting that book is to find and join a woodturning club. The knowledge and advice there is invaluable. Fred Taylor

For more complicated patterns look at woodenvisions.com Charles Dearing

I would highly recommend Steve Goode Scroll saw workshop. Scrollsaw Workshop there are approx 3,500 patterns you can download for I think $20. He also creates one a day which you can receive by being on his mailing list.

3/4 16 is an obsolete thread size for woodturning lathes. M33 is the common thread now so why buy a chuck with an obsolete thread and buy a converter. Buy any chuck with the correct thread. Most chucks will work fine the only difference will be the available jaws available as jaws usually only...

The original HegnerUK was run by Nigel Voisey and Roger Buse who created the VB36 Lathe hence the name VB

DONWATSON Paul Howard woodturner has experience with this model lathe. He is always willing to help. 01621 815654 07966 188559 [email protected] www.paulhowardwoodturner.co.uk One possibility is that the control panel has become full of dust and may need cleaning out. Also something to...

Jondv. Suggest you get in touch with Find us | Cheshire & North Wales Woodturners Association (cnwwa.org.uk) They are in Mould and should be able to advise you or even loan a chuck to test the spindle size. Good luck Fred

When cutting small items stick masking tape over the holes in the foot plate or a playing card by pushing it half way and taping to the table.

I also have a Robert Sorby chuck with that thread for a Poolwood lathe. It is double threaded so can also be used on the other end of the spindle for large bowl turning. I presume that the new Sorby chuck is still double threaded (Right and left thread). It might also be worth keeping an eye out...

Axminster do a version at460ss their blafe clamp may fit although comes with allen key

Another way I have used is to insert a 60degree live centre in the tailstock. bring the headstock and tailstock together with the live centre in the MT of the headstock. When contact made should be aligned.

I thought it was only a suggestion by the International Energy Agency (IEA) not a government statement.

I would suggest you watch on YT Mike Waldt beginners guides videos. The usual problem with wood jumping out of a chuck is the tenon is incorrectly prepared for the chuck jaws. Most woodturning jaws have an internal (but not all) dovetail shape which should be matched to the tenon shape. In no...

Cornwall Association of Woodturners https://cornwallassociationofwoodturners.co.uk Have a chat with them

Presume you have contacted Record Power. If not try it. Fred Taylor orchard-woodturners.org.uk

Try the Association of Pole lathe turners and green woodworkers www.bodgers.org.uk Fred Taylor orchard-woodworkers.org.uk

I believe that the slots are a parting tool guide to cut rings from a board to be glued to make a bowl. If you search for a "bowl from a board" you will see the gluing process although cut on a bandsaw Fred Taylor orchard-woodturners.org.uk

Droog There is a how to submit pictures at the top of the subject list Fred Taylor

As an alternative have a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GDZMFgWA8E Fred Taylor [email protected]