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    how to avoid cherry from splitting ?

    Hello Mate, The green cherry is the only cherry I have had luck with the pink or red cherry always hurts my feelings. I have no real idea why, it could be time of year it was cut or the ground it was grown in or combo effect. But I find the green cherry warps but lidded pots...
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    Steve's workshop - Painting the outside walls

    Hello Steve, lol Im not gonna hassle you, seems you have a lot on your plate. One thing mate seriously think of the damage you will do to yourself if you fall again and think of the good advice you would give to someone else in the same position. That being said get on with it. SAFELY MATE. All...
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    I need an accurate bench or table saw for perfect mitres.

    Lol I guess thats fair comment, your right enough Steve. I have just started making more of a range of wood products not just woodturning. Flat wood as you know is a bit of a mystery to me. What I do understand is always buy right first time, even if it means waiting. I WANT A GOOD PLANER...
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    I need an accurate bench or table saw for perfect mitres.

    Hi all, I need an accurate bench or table saw for perfect mitres. I wish to be able to make spot on angles that look and feel pristine. Any and all advice gratefully recieved. Rend
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    Axminster Trade Series AT1416VS or Jet JWL-1221VS Woodturnin

    Hi all, I am truly surprised that anyone would think the Ax trade lathes where not well fettled, I have a 1628 and its just superb, not pretty or glamorous with nice colours whatever but its an absolute beast in all the positive meanings of the word. As someone else has already stated Ive had...
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    Datum re: Small planer thicknessers.

    Hello all, In need of advice regarding the metabo hc260 which is at the top of my budget range, or any other machine of a similar ilk. I should mention I have never used one or seen one used except on utube, though recently because I have been making small flatwood boxes and I wish...
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    Is Holly useful for turning?

    Hello All, I agree with almost all above, its lovely wood but needs care to season, and even with care can be lots of firewood or as someone pointed out very small items like light pulls spoons and spurtles. I disagree that its without figure and rather plain, unless its kept as white wood, if...
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    Aaarrrggggghhhhhh!!!!

    SWMBO just read this, states she is off this weekend. Offering discount graduated exposure therapy but not for spiders I cant catch them this time of year!! Rend.
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    Aaarrrggggghhhhhh!!!!

    You wacky lot !!! I wasn`t sitting on the dunny drinking my coffee. I had used the dunny and then was sitting at the `puter. What a crazy bunch I`ve got involved with. !!!!!! As for BIG spiders, I have seen some whoppers on Christmas Island in the `50s. F. Cheers Frank I spilt me coffee laughin...
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    Aaarrrggggghhhhhh!!!!

    I regularly get sent down to the shed and the compost bins to catch a number of spiders from very small to very large. SWMBO uses them at work to remove peoples phobias, I guess its kill or cure. I remember watching the wolfies in my bunk house in Australia all those many years ago, they must...
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    Another wee cluster of bits an bobs in various woods.

    Hello All, A couple of off centre goblets one in wytch elm one in spalted hawthorne. A shallow oak bowl A couple of laburnum ear ring brollies The last of the large birch burl bowls didnt make it, it crumbled and crashed. Rend.
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    Year 10 slowly getting the hang of it.

    Big +1 to all said here, very nice work. Something I keep promising myself is to get into is segmented work but I never do have the time just to go play and learn how. Rend.
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    Turning greenwood bowls

    Hello there, You ask about which woods you should choose for green turning. There some woods you should avoid green turning for many reasons ie sap can cause not just corrosion to tools but some woods and sap can make you unwell. I don't want to overstate this or put anybody...
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    Don't open if you disagree with turning wood with holes and

    Wabi Sabi or no Pete its nice stuff. I prefer this style of turning, I go nuts with my tree surgeons when they only keep me the freshest nicest cleanest bits of wood. I have tried to explain and shown them whats possible but they just dont get it!! Bless em I must not complain really I gets me...
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    Quiet dust extraction?

    Yetloh, yes the record may work well with that setup, unfortunately the camvac wont. Its not rated for continuous use it would overheat according to manufacturer the specs read something like 40 minutes on 30 minutes off, so the box with insulation would make this worse I think. Rend.
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    Quiet dust extraction?

    Hello Douglas, Not sure how usefull this will be to you but you may be able to adapt or change as you see fit. I have the camvac single motor extractor it is terrible noisy, so I simply placed the exhaust through the wall and vented outside and the difference in noise is quite amazing, I would...
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    New Axminster AWVSL900 or second hand Record Power CL4 lathe

    Whats a set of bearings ie the secondary and the bronze for a cl3 /cl4 cost to buy these days. I have a in the bag brand new set and should sell them rather than they just hang around the shop.?? Rend.
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    Decided which new lathe. Now what ?

    Glad you got a decent deal Phil, you will love it. Im not that surprised its going up in price its some piece of kit, but £150 is as someone said a hell of a jump and easily the price of a good chuck. All best wishes all. Rend.
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    Which scroll with vs is decent or better.

    Hello All, I absolutely have listened to all said here several times over, and completely appreciate the candour of all, I am in your debt. I would like to be able to afford a hegner but especially this time of year its impossible. The future however is a very different story. To...
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    Which scroll with vs is decent or better.

    Hello Gents, Thanks for data. Will give this a huge miss for the time being at least. Merry Christmas. Rend.
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