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You should give serious consideration to woodyturner's lathe it seems to have lots of gear with it and a nova chuck, unless that was sold. The really brilliant thing is variable speed, once you have used it it is hard to do without. Regards Peter

One of the best investments you can get is a set of letter drills or similar metric equivalents. If you don't already know they are drill bits that go up in size from approx 6mm-12mm in 0.1 increments for the metric and 1/16" for imp. The size drill bit that most pen kits say to use is not...

I also have an exsert so that I can use the Patriot chuck on the Graduate lathe which is 1.1/2" x 6 tpi I don't know if there are inserts for the direct threaded chucks M33 x 3.5 mm and 1.1/2" x 6 tpi to fit other threads. Regards Peter

I think I confused matters, the book is for identifying trees rather than the wood. Laburnum and False Acacia do look very similar in tree form, buy I have never seen False Acacia wood hence my question. I also didn't realise that laburnum darkens with age. It's the only wood I get offered that...

I bought a Robert Sorby Patriot chuck from Peter Childs with an insert 24x3. That way you can just buy different inserts if you want to use it on another lathe. Regards Peter

That looks good, I have an identification book that says False Acacia is very similar to and often mistaken for Laburnum, does the untreated heartwood have the colouring of Laburnam or is it fairly pale? Regards Peter

I have nothing but praise for Peter Childs, they are a first class supplier and are so helpful, it would have to be more than a few pounds difference for me to buy somewhere else. Regards Peter

From google <http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ammonia+for+sale+uk&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=44-OUbeML4ea1AWv94DoBQ> <http://www.jpennyltd.co.uk/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=157> Regards Peter

I have never used crack and have never heard of it being used as a wood finish, yo turning must be smokin :wink:

I use a spray on adhesive Photomount there is one that allows it to be pulled off and repositioned, but it is easy enough to just face off the surface when it is cream-crackered. Regards Peter

You would probably be better to post this in the woodturning section. Regards Peter

If it's 24x3 you are after then Peter Childs can do you a Robert Sorby Patriot chuck with a 24x3 insert. Regards Peter

Thanks for the offer Richard, but there is one on the way to me, it took about 5 minutes to sort out on the phone. Regards Peter

There are lots of companies who make mistakes, Axminster is one of them, but what sets them apart from almost all those other companies is that they will pull their finger out and get the problem sorted. If anyone here is given the bum's rush by any Axminster staff then they have a perfect...

You would do better to make a separate post rather than post in an existing thread that doesn't really relate to your request. Regards Peter Mod Edit:-Posts moved

The lleylandi I have turned was nothing like pine, it is quite hard, lovely to turn except for the smell which is like cat pee. Maybe there are different species as I have heard people say it smells like pine, but none of the stuff I have turned smells nice, but it has all had great figuring and...

Lovely machine. Regards Peter

This place is perhaps the best pricing you will find, they will also help. If it is really small scale then brush plating may be worth trying as the outlay is far less and you can decide if it is worth the extra money to go to tank plating. http://gaterosplating.co.uk There is a walkthrough of...

Which guy? Regards Peter

Luna are long gone I don't know if they made a dedicated copy lathe, but they did sell a copying attachment for their lathes. Pretty basic lathes though compared with today. The headstock didn't have a hollow bore on the one I had. Regards Peter