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Hi All, Well, the UK patent on the Steb drive centre expired on 1st February this year... https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2286138 So we are now free to make our own versions and to legally import cheap knock-offs from the US and Europe. If you're looking for a neat way...

I bought a new M42 bandsaw blade for my Warco CY90 metalcutting bandsaw about a month ago from Tuffsaws. Tuffsaws price is very competitive, with an M42 blade only £2 more than the carbon steel Warco blade. Postage was next to nothing because I also bought a new M42 blade for my big woodcutting...

I've been working up to buying a new grinder for a while and managed to get a good price on a Creusen Slow Speed grinder via my local Brimarc dealer but had nothing left in the coffers for grinding rests. So, I decided to make my own. It has to do the job for long-grind gouges for woodturning...

Just a quick question for you experienced penturners. I've just bought a Sierra kit as a one-off and since I have a metalworking lathe it seemed silly money to buy the bushings to go with it. So, I have made a set and sized them so that the largest outside diameter matches the diameter of the...

Not sure if this'll be of interest but I visited Stockholm recently and took this photo of handtools rescued from the warship the Vasa which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. In a nutshell the Swedes made the same mistakes as the English in 1545 with the Mary Rose - Too many guns too high up...

Have others tried using Cobalt HSS tool steels for scrapers? Hamlet produce turning tools in ASP 2030 and ASP 2060 which contain Cobalt for better wear resistance (M2 has no Cobalt) and I seem to remember a few reviews of these tools as bowl gouges which were positive in the mostpart but almost...

Earlier last month I visited Dublin and saw three great woodturning related exhibits at the museum of archaeology. (Apologies for the reflections from the glass.) I loved the details of the yew handles on this lime (I think it was) bowl. Mortice and tenoned together... A roughed out bowl in...

I just had reason to check the Axminster website and noticed these... and http://www.axminster.co.uk/woodturning--new-products-dept715176_pg1/ Perhaps this explains why the Goliath M33x3.5 chucks were on offer recently - there's an SK125 in the offing? Anyone have any information on...

Hi All, For public demos I have a Jet mini lathe (1014) but I think it'd be a good idea to have a polycarbonate screen to safeguard the public. Does anyone have any recommendations on how large and thick a sheet of polycarbonate I should use? Any help gratefully received - thanks Jon

Hi All, I bought a new Jet Mini lathe (1014) at the Harrogate Show and am looking for ideas for a knock-down bench for it to take to demos. Does anyone have any ideas/pictures/links please? I have used a cheap Workmate-type bench but being pretty tall it's not really very suitable to be honest...

Yesterday I visited The Stott Park Bobbin Mill in South Cumbria. Someone's put a video tour here... http://vimeo.com/6794145 It was a really interesting trip out, albeit pretty expensive (£6 for a 1hr tour, £3 for the carparking), for a turner but one thing really caught my attention and I...

I'm new to the Big Brother 2 and I'm wondering whether one of the Siragas scrapers might be a good idea for smoothing out the inside of the hollow form after using the ring cutter - the question is which one? I can't afford to buy all of them and try them out. My gut instinct would be either...

Dear All, I have a small yew tree and two small holly trees that I'd like to take down sometime this winter. It's a simple question really but when can I expect the sap be at its lowest so that I can convert the timber? December, January or February, full moon or new moon? Many thanks Jon