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Hello All My first post after lurking for a while. I recently picked up an Elliot minor multi woodworking tool (Planer, Shaper, Thicknesser, table and radial arm saw) I have 2 questions: Where can I get a workshop manual and would this machine use metric or imperial size spanners, I need to...

Hi All I have a design idea in mind which would mean bending a piece of white oak. The piece will be about 8" long, 6" high and 3/4" thick. in my head I'd like the grain to run vertical but also need the piece to be almost semi-circular, is it all possible to steam such a piece as I really...

Hi All My Perform T/S stopped working yesterday, I actuallyhave no idea why, I've checked the fuses, pressed the re-set but no joy. I thought about changing over the NVR as the obious next point, however when I unscrewed the swith from the machine it is labelled as a KJD22 and has 6 pins at the...

Hi All First time I've used this forum, I'm much more of a reader than a writer, however I need some ideas, I need to SAFELY cut 32" - 36" long scalene triangle staves, longest side will be about 5". I've attempted it on the table saw, works for the first angle but not for the second, haven't...

HI all, it's the end of the week and I'm going into the shed this weekend, I can't find the barrel trimmer but I want to turn some pens, Panache in particular, other than sanding does anyone have a fool(me)proof way of squaring the blanks to the tubes, I'd considered holding the blank in the...

Hi All I've just gotten hold of a paint pressure pot which is tested to 2.3 bar, I want to do some wood stabilization in it, does anyone know what 2.3 bar equates to as far as mm of Mercury? Thanks Kevin

Happy New Year to you all. I'm thinking of buying a Ruth Niles off centre turning jig, I've seen this one on YT a couple of times and it seems to do what I want it to do, I'd rather buy British if I can, does anyone have any idea if 'we' British do anything similar, or do I need to boost the US...

Hi All Hope that you all had a good Christmas, I've got two posers for you all, and to be honest they are just as stupid as the ones I got from the Christmas crackers, but here goes. I have a big Walnut blank on the lathe with lots of nice burr :D :D but the area around what will be the foot...

Hi All I wondered if I can pick your collective minds, the necklace pieces at the front, any idea what the two on the left are? the two on the right are mulberry. As usual any constructive comments will be appreciated. Not so sure about negative ones :wink: Made for a friend of ours for...

Hi All I was wondering if any one had knocked up a 'homage' to the Sorby belt sander yet, if so do you have the destruction's to share? Thanks

Hi All Can anyone help? I've had the lathe for about 4 months now, used it most weekends, oiled it every time, this afternoon I was buffing up a bowl and I heard a knocking noise coming from the head stock, :evil: :evil: it increases as the speed increases so I'm guessing that its linked to...

Hi All Now that I'm back to turning I want to start with a set of sharp tools (bit of a treat) I've sharpened by hand before now but I ended up with a gouge with an end that looked more like a ballroom glitter ball than a serious cutting tool, I have set up the Tru-Grind jig, even after...

Hello again I'm reasonably clever in every day life, honest, but in wood turning there are times when I'm thicker than the thickest thick thing, in readiness for the CL3 arriving I went ahead and bought a face plate, after trying it this afternoon I've realised that the thread on the face...

Today I took delivery of my brand new CL3 lathe, bought the bowl saving attachment as well as I want to turn some bigger stuff in the future, Moan No 1 - It states on the head stock that you need to oil the spindle, out of a £400 pound spend not even a small starter bottle in the...

Hi All I'd like some advice please, I'm generally a wood turner by habit but I want to build some Adirondack chairs for the garden, I've heard that Cedar is a good wood to build outdoor furniture with , I can get Western Red Cedar from Wickes which seems to be a fair price, is this OK to use...

HI All I have another question for you, my CL3 has 6 clearance above the bed, has any one ever used riser blocks under the head and tail stock to increase the size of object they can turn, if so what did you use and how effective/safe was it. Regards Kevin

Hi All Does any one have any plans/drawings or photos of a homemade floor mounted tool rest, I will be wanting to turn with the head swiveled over the bars, the CL£ has a tool rest for this which I have but if I want to turn any thing deep I'd need a free standing rest. Regards Kevin

Hi All, I have a sturdy fox lathe with 10 speeds and a swivel head for bowl turning, unfortunatley the lowest speed is about 480, I want to turn bigger bowls and hollow forms, at 480 the machine is a bit scary, so I'm thinking of buying a CL3 and putting on a speed genie (second hand lathe + new...