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    Mineral oil on top of Danish oil query

    Right, Firstly I know I’ve screwed up, so let’s continue. I‘m a bit of a skip rat and came across a large oak kitchen worktop cutout when the fitters cut a sink. It was a great find …. cut it out as a sink preparation insert for my own kitchen i gave it a couple of coats of danish oil and...
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    Record plane

    Mods. not sure if I’m allowed to post this but..... For those interested in a No.4 workhorse plane .... https://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-record ... term=47868
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    Record scroll saw NOW SOLD

    Fortunately the mrs decided to upgrade the Record scroll saw and now I need more space on the bench and I can’t really justify having 2. This is a little dusty, but otherwise in really excellent working condition with some minor cosmetic marks. It’s about 2 years old and purchased from SL...
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    New scroll saw upgrade - Hegner/Axi/other

    Guys, I don’t really post very often and I know this subject has been discussed to death, but I own a record scroll saw and need an upgrade. I’ve learnt well over the years and now need a new saw as there are some issues that the Record has that can’t be overcome. 1. I have to bolt it down...
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    Lidl clamp quality query

    On the back of Phil.p post regarding the Lidl vacuum, has anyone got the bar clamps ? They look a decent price and I thought about picking some up and topping up my supply https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offe ... t=DIYTools
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    Is someone having a laugh .....

    All I can say is that there’s got to be an opportunity for us on here to make a few bob, To answer before anyone starts asking : 1. Yes, its timber & not plastic 2. Its softwood 3. It’s also damn rough 4. 9” long x 2” wide 5. 1” diameter holes in the side & through the middle So anyone want...
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    High Gloss finish

    Hey, I'm a frequent browser, but seldom post here. Heads up for a possible bargain I've just been to Lidl and picked up a few of the Baufix spray lacquer. The adverts state that there are only coloured sprays, but in the Swanley (Kent) branch there were plenty of high gloss clear finish. At...
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    How many projects running concurrently

    I'm still classing myself as a novice here but would like to know if anyone else has more than one project piece unfinished. I currently have 3 (2 in chucks, one on the bench) and 2 pieces only roughed out. Am I unusual or is this the norm ? & How many chucks do you own? As I have found...
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    Turning plywood. A couple of queries

    I've been given about half a sheet of very good quality 1" beech faced ply, so I thought that I would try segmented turning. I cut it into 9" strips & then into octagons before gluing 4 of them together rotating each one a few degrees. Stupidly I forgot to take photos at the beginning. The...
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    Nearly there...& then..... (picture heavy thread)

    Still a learner & obtained a few lengths of a hardwood. Not sure of the wood, teak maybe, certainly not Mahogany or one of its derivatives & it smells like one of those Moroccan hubbly bubbly pipes when its turned. So I thought why not make a record of the progress. Half was through I...
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    newbee to turning

    Right guys, I'm new to this forum & thought that I would introduce myself. I'm a time served carpenter by trade that has dragged myself up from the tools & now have a shirt & tie job in construction. I've had a hankering for turning as I'm one of the old time served carpenters that always had...
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