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I have a Nova Dvr XP lathe. I turned on my machine and after about 5 minutes the power cut out. After 1 minute the power came back on again only to go off again 1 minute later. I don't even have to start my machine for the power to go off and on again all the time. I have run my lathe for...

Hi I have a Nova XP lathe. When I first turn it on I run the lathe for about 5 minute and it cuts out altogether. No error code on the machine, after about 5 minutes the lathe powers up and then a minute later cuts out again 5 minutes lathe it turns on again. It keeps doing this all the time...

Hi I have to make some skipping rope handles for a local group. As it's children that would be using the skipping ropes Would you know what type of wood I should use or not use for them. I don't know if I'm supposed to use hardwood or softwood or what type of wood to use. I hope you can help...

Hi has anyone seen this site for your patterns. http://www.intarsia.com. Also what sites do you buy or get your patterns from. I am looking for some scrollSaw patterns for myself. Thanks. Tim.

Hi I have friend who wants to sell his shopsmith Mk 5. He has all the extras on it even extra extension tables to go with it. I have a couple of machines but they are very restrictive on the things they can do. no room for a tablesaw my bandsaw can only cut 3 inches of thickness. if it...

Hi I have a friend with a bandsaw but it keeps breaking blades all the time and not at the joints as you would expect. He had bought several blades from different suppliers and they still break after a small bit of use. Could you advise if you can if you have had the same problem and how you...

hi is anyone aware of these two sites. www.intarsia.com/ and www.intarsia.net The sites do have a lot for everyone. intarsia.com has some new scrolls blades. gold, platinum and titanium. the gold blade for softwoods, the platinum they say are for hardwood and very hard woods use the titanium...

Hi to all who love woodturning. David springett's book called woodturning Trickery is to be republished and brought out on November 15th 2015. It is being given a new title called woodturning Magic.. A great book to put onto your Christmas list. I missed the book the first time round as not...

I have a lady who phoned me up today. She has had 1 or 2 big Elm trees cut down for firewood. Most are in big chunks great for woodturning or woodworking but too big to put into a wood burn heater. If someone has a big van or something so that we can transfer the wood to my house I am willing...

I went to Axminster main warehouse yesterday with the Gloucestershire woodturners that I am a member of. Great place, plenty to see, full day of demonstratives and how they have come about making new stuff using their own woodturners and others saying could you make me a one off of something...

Hi are anyone effected by minecraft either you play it or you have family members that play it. I don't know if the minecraft characters are copyright but my sons and their friends keep pestering me to make a few minecraft items and characters for them Has anyone else made minecraft items...

Hi can you help. I am wondering whether to get one or another revolving tail woodturning system to expand my turning but need your input to help me choose a good system but also will lay a long lasting system I have to choose either a Record Power revolving tail centre system The Robert Sorby...

Hi I have a question for everyone that has used a Fingernail Profiler Arm like the one that Tormek and Robert Sorby and others use. if you alter the angle of the jig from 120deg either up or down and or move the stop ring on the end of the rod of the Fingernail Profiler Arm what are the grinds...

If a wood is too dry to turn how do you make it stable enough to turn. I have been given some wood to make into a toilet roll holder, the base is fine but the long length piece its the problem it just seems to dry our brittle to turn. It shreds like paper and seems to brittle or dry has had...

I wonder how they trained this dog to do this.? Wonder if anyone has tried training their dog like this and were do you start, maybe when he is a wee pup. Tim

Sorry if this has been written before many times but I have been wondering how to secure my timber workshop with double opening doors on the front. I have security bolts on the hinges rather than screws, I have a padlock on the front, I have slide bolts on the one door with a padlock on one off...

Hi everyone I thought I would put it into here rather than general woodworking. Thanks to the pressure and emails to David Springett and the GMC Publishers from you all ( you know who you are) The long forgotten book called Woodturning Trickery by David Springett which was never going to be...

I see this available at Aldi I wonder if this could be altered in someway to turn threads on woodturned items. Tim

if you can drive you are close enough even if you are just outside the South or north Gloucestershire area. A Place that has been running in Nailsworth for more than 5 years would love anyone to come. whether you like doing woodwork, woodturning, longbow making inactive any kind of woodwork...

I wonder why we do not have a UK based Scrollsaw society. We have a USA, Canada one and maybe an Australian one, we also have a world wide one based again in the in the States. Some of the magazines try to help by producing the odd Scrollsaw project every month or bi monthly but no real...