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Hi, ive recently bought an ml7 Myford lathe and have been advised to have it on a concrete base. my wooden flooring is definitely not ideal. I plan to cut a rectangular shape out of the floor and make a concrete plinth. the reason for the post is how exactly would I go about this, I’m not...

hi all, i was given this motor free of charge from a member on the site and apparently its off of a record planer/thicknesser. as you can see in the pictures it has an NVR switch. there is 4 wires comming from the NVR and i was hoping someone would point me in the right direction in how to wire...

hi all i reecently purchased this lathe and i think its really good. however within the last few days the cone of the tailstock centre keeps comming off sticking into the wood im turning exposing the bearings. also the wood keeps slipping due to the loose cone. if you have this lathe, have you...

hi all i posted some pics of my bowl yesterday, but overnight its gained some new features. it was green wood, someone suggested oak, that i turned and immediately brought into the house. i had some idea this might happen, but not just yet. whats the best way to stop this happening again with...

hi all, well finally here is my first bowl, definatley far from perfect but its a start. please give me your honest opinions and tell me if there is something i should have done, or if i did do it, did i do it right. you can see the inside and outside do still have quite a few scratches. how do...

hi all ive been practising the last few weeks and havent done too bad, learning all the time, but i still seem to be getting the problem on the mouth radius of a goblet or bowl, uneven. thicker around some of the circumference and thinner around another area. why is this, is it the way i have it...

hi all i recentley bought this new Axi lathe and its great, i had it on the stand but i seemed to get to much wobble and vibration. in the end i took it off the legs and mounted it to my bench, which has proved much better. my question is, is that now the axi is bolted to the bench its a real...

hi all, hope someone can give me a few pointers about this. i recentley got rid of my old crappy lathe and bought a new axminster AWVSL 100 lathe and also a clubman 100mm chuck with c dovetail jaws. im quite good on spindle turning , but have not really had a chance to try bowls or goblets and...

hi hopefully ill soon be getting a new lathe. the two ive whittled it down to are the 100 axminster and the cl3 record power, both look very good. at the moment for around 500 you can get the record power with the legs thrown in, but for about the same price i could get the axi 100 and the 100...

hi 1. recentley i was given an aeg dust extractor, it has aeg on the side but is basically identicle to a camvac. its a twin motor unit. my problem is that one of the motors only starts intermitantly or sometimes not at all. ive noticed that the dodgey motor sparks quite a bit more than the...

hi all, i have a been given a dust extractor that has aeg on the side of it but is more or less identicle to a camvac. its a twin motor unit and my problem is that only one of the motors is working. sometimes when i turn them both on they both work, but then all of a sudden the dodgy one will...

hi folks.... ive been given an aeg dust extractor by someone who didnt really know much about it and the same applies to me too. ive never had or used a dust extractor before and was wondering if anyone else has this model or if anyone has a manual for it. maybe someone could tell me what i need...

hi all, im pretty new to this hobby and infact only recently bought an old crappy lathe thats called the alpine machine lathe. ive turned a few spindles no problem but thought i would have a go at some sort of bowl, i dont have a chuck or anything like that. im hopeing soon to get the axminster...

hi i have an old lathe from 1980 that i bought about 2 months ago, recently i noticed that there was an auful clanging noise from the motor and presumed that the fan had come loose. when i opened up the motor this was the case. anyhow, i fixed the fan back and it was running ok, but since i put...

hi on the high speed part of the pulley wheel a piece has snapped off making the lathe run very roughly at this speed. can you make your own or would i need to buy a new one and if so where is the best place for spares. the lathe is a 3 speed model. thanks

hi im sure some of you have encountered this problem before. ive have a very large and very heavy progress no1 pillar drill. at the moment i have it in my shed just bolted to the wooden floor, obviously not ideal, as it wobbles around a bit. my shed sits on our old patio but i cant really secure...

hi all how would i go about turning a bowl on this lathe i recently bought. as you can see in the pictures the headstock centre shaft doesnt seem to come out, i think it was made like that, also the tailstock wont allow me to put another thing in there such as a drill chuck, it seems to be just...

hi ive been told that i dont have a morse taper drive center for my lathe, i thought it was complete. anyhow, on looking it doesnt seem like the original center comes out, as you can see in the pictues. one end is the point and the other end is where the top pulley goes. any ideas..... regards...

hi does anyone know where i can get a new tailstock wheel, as you can see in the pic its broken. what sort of wheel would fit my machine. also does anyone know anything about this model, its called the alpine machine wl-4 and was made in taiwan, i cant find any info about it at all on the net...

Hi all Hope someone can help me, I've just purchased a wood lathe called the alpine machine WL-4 for £35 on gumtree, I was looking around for a cheap one to get started in wood turning . It seems to run ok and just needs a good clean. My main problem is that I can't seem to find any details...