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The drive belt on my bandsaw has now decided to give up the ghost! Always these things happen when you really need them. My question to the members is this, where and from who would it be possible to buy a belt? Any belts that I have managed to find have been so outrageously priced you would...

Hi Colarris, You can drill a hole at the end of the split and glue and insert a dowel, this will stop the split running any further. Hope this helps.

Hi, As a newbie myself I think that it looks really good. I haven't yet mastered the chisels but, am still trying, wheras you seem to be coming on in leaps and bounds. I can only hope that one day it will all click into place, but I will have fun trying. Keep up the good work. Keith

I have been given a load of logs, rounds etc, sycamore, beech mainly, this was about seven months ago. My problem now is, how do I know when it is seasoned and ready for turning also, the best place to store it? Some, that I kept in my workshop have split, although we have had some very hot...

Thanks very much for the replies, much appreciated. I think that perhaps angling the rest may be a help, something to try soon. As previously stated, probabley I am trying to run before I can walk but, having had limited success, I just can't wait to hollow like the pro's. I will just have to...

Hi, Being a newbie to turning I find that I am having great difficulty when hollowing. I have tried bowl gouges, standard and fingernail grind also scraper and a hollowing tool. For some reason I am getting quite severe catches with these tools and am getting pretty annoyed with myself...

Hi, Today I got in touch with Ian at Tuff saws with regards to buying a new blade for my Elektra Beckum bandsaw. Being new to wood turning etc and to the use of bandsaws in particular, I was a bit confused as to which blade best suited my needs, mainly cutting bowl blanks. Ian could not...