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I had a pdf explaining how to cut a log into pieces for bowl blanks etc . it basically split the logs into semi circles and then split the centre into planks, discarding the core. I cant find it anywhere on my computers or the web. do any members have a copy or could point me in the right...

just bought this, it has the bench, table saw and planer attachment. The spindle is seized on it and it generally needs a good going over. It hasn't been run for 10yrs so should be fun getting it going again. I bought it as a refurbishment project to give me some brain stimulation with the...

Hi chaps, Ive found a downloadable manual for the VL150 up to the VL300, but cant seem to find one for the VL100. I think the potentiometer is faulty on the one I'm looking at, but would like to go through the manual first. Symptoms are random drops in revs and then speeding back up again...

obviously snowmen and trees are popular, I did loads of these last year and have had requests for more. any ideas for something different.

picked up my bandsaw today from the joinery shop. Ive been a tad busy this year and paid £50 for it about 4 months ago. i'm changing the motor on it because its 3 phase. am i right in assuming if its 750w motor on 3phase a 750w single phase motor will perform the same? its a whitehead junior...

chuck wobble as per title. goliath chuck by axminster probably about 0.5mm at slot number 4. its mounted to a luna sp 1000 via an adapter made by a local engineering firm. I removed the adapter, cleaned and oiled the thread, and mounted it back on the lathe. Then cleaned and oiled the male...

sorry if I got your hopes up. That should have said PEAR! :lol: This laburnum has been sat around for a couple of years now, cut beautifully. after it was turned and polished a crack appeared near the clove. I'm gutted, it was a competition piece for tomorrow, I just wish the stickers were...

keeping it simple, any good? been turning 2 years now, would probably use it once/twice a week. on sale for about £150.

bit of plastering, rewiring sockets and lights , tidying up, tip run. taxi runs for the mrs and the mother outlaw. mowing the grass, weeding the veg patch. gotta love a weekend off! managed to finish two bowls that have been drying for ever. found them whilst rearranging logs in the small shed.

whats it like for turning? just been offered a load for £20. is it the same as other fruit trees? prone to splitting? any advice welcome. thanks

I'm looking for ideas/suggestions for making a pair of table lamps for my lounge. I like the look of this...

ordered one at harrogate the other week. arrived in 4 days, very good service. first play with it produced this no idea what the wood is, just burnt off the fluffy bits, bit of sanding and then a wax mix and buff. I liked the know hole that appeared so kept it in!

did a boiler service for a bloke today, got chatting and he has one in his loft going spare. inherited from his dad, comes with table saw and planer attachment, spare belt, blades, chuck and jaws and about 30 gouges. offered him £200 he beat me upto £250, might take me up on it. I dont need it...

Did a job today for a guy who owns a joinery manufacturing shop, windows doors, gates staircase etc etc. lots of industrial machinery . I've had off cuts of wood for ages off this guy for my wood burner, some boring hardwood for turning etc. Anyway, todays conversation came round to bandsaws (I...

I've been turning about 2yrs now and never posted any of my attempts. Anyway Mrs Moby took some samples in to work and promptly started getting orders and demands from all over. One box of bits sold and another going in tomorrow. So, I've decided i must be doing something right and decided to...

thought i'd best put some info into the forum instead of just taking for a change. :oops: before christmas i won about third of a ton of laburnum, i also had some huge 3foot rings of poplar that have accummulated over the year. I had been struggling with an old chainsaw that a friend had given...

I won a bootfull of laburnum on a well known auction website. and i mean a bootfull. logs are 15" diameter about 2' long these have rotted in the centre but the outer section is still about 3" thick other logs are about 6 - 9" in diameter and upto 24" long the smaller branches range from 1"...

i took delivery of two tons of firewood for my wood burner, just before christmas. rummaging through it i found some interesting pieces. anyway, i found two blocks similar in shape and size and mounted them to two blocks. this is the result.

to keep things simple for a newbie. what shop bought lacquers/varnishes give the best finish for a novice? anyone used anything surprsing from under the kitchen sink? thanks chaps!

i've been mooching about the tinterweb looking at various sites and videos etc. i noticed mineral oil mentioned a few times. one chap on the internet, american i think, said it was a laxative cure and sold in chemists. i asked at a couple of chemists about it and they couldnt say what it was...