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Hi. This is a work in progress using the above paints. Do people further seal the paint or leave exposed? Thanks for any thoughts.

I have an old USA made Stanley No 8 but no lever cap. I think it needs the straight slot type. Any out there? Mike

Hi. My wife's uncle passed on his old Stanley No 8 plane to me. It sat on top of his tool shelf as a dusty ornament for years. It now sits on my tool shelf as a cleaner ornament. It is a USA made pre WW1 model and I would happily sell this as I've never used more than a No 6 but the lever cap is...

Hi all, I have started a small bowl using a piece of zebrano that I have had for about 10 yrs. Turning the outside has gone fine but I can see the rim is looking brittle and may splinter. Any tips on turning the rim when I get to that stage? Should I use some sealer or even steam to take the...

Hi. This is perhaps more of a finishing than turning query but I've never used that forum. I'm normally trying to keep light woods as light as possible - this time I want to keep some walnut dark. I get off cuts from a local staircase maker and notice the walnut always ends up paler than when I...

I notice people asking about the limitations of the Myford ML8. I use mine a lot and it is pretty reliable for small work. I enclose a picture of an almost finished 20cm bowl being turned inboard. Another cm and I'd have had to change the insert on my chuck and move it outboard. It is a little...

Hi all; I'm posting to pick your collective brains. It's also my first attempt at posting pictures/ I picked up a Viceroy TDS 6 bowl turning lathe (or most of one) very cheaply. A chuck is out of the question just now so time to practice screw chuck and face plate work which I'm looking forward...

Hi all, I've been using a Myford ML8 quite happily for a few years after buying it from an occupational therapy department. The instructor told me to occasionally add grease to the headstock via the two machined screw holes. I followed his advice but since reading some posts here it looks like I...

Hi, I have been lurking on the forum while sorting the IT issues that were stopping me re-registering. I managed a couple of posts a few months ago then went dark. There is lots of impressive work, advice and encouragement here and I hope to benefit. I've been hobby turning for a while; small...