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Hi all, I have an Axminster AWVSL900 - haven't done much with it to date, just little things here and there, but starting to use it a little more now. I've noticed that the headstock has a bit of play when locked into position and tightened up. I've got the headstock at one of the lock points...

Hi all, I'm trying to turn a baseball bat and running into some issues and I was wondering if anyone might have some advice. The bat is basically the maximum my lathe bed can work with, and I'm using a drive spur at one end, and a live center at the other - they are slightly off center from...

Hi all, Looking for a little advice about replacing the sill on a sash window. The sill is rotten and when it rains, water is seeping between it and the side stop (I think that's the right terminology) - then running down behind the lathe and plaster. Attached are a couple of photos of it. The...

Hi all, Been doing some work in our local village hall (a former church) with others to spruce things up a bit (mainly cleaning, painting, etc) and one of the things that was raised was that the main doors to the building could do with a little TLC as well. There is a little graffiti on them...

Finally getting around to installing some fixed ducting in my double garage for a 100mm extractor (HVLP). Finding ducting is almost as difficult as picking an extractor! Axminster's 100mm stuff seems really expensive, although perhaps I'm just being unrealistic! I keep reading about how...

Hi all, Moved into a house over the summer, where the folks before left behind these massive timber beams they said they found while doing some renovation. I think they are elm, but not 100% certain. I thought I'd clean one of them up and have it as a bit of a feature in one of the rooms...

I know what you are all thinking - "yeahy, another extraction thread". I've read as many threads and reviews as I can get my hands on and I'm now at the point that I'm quite prepared to have someone tell me - "buy this one"... I get the basic ideas and siggy_7's thread is superb. I currently...

Looking for a little advice from someone more knowledgable then myself (form a line!). I've cut some veneer and glued them together cross grain to cut into discs (photo attached). The question is - how to cut them into discs?! Current plan is to use a fret saw to rough cut and then disc sander...

Hi all, Starting to look for my first table saw and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about the new Charnwood w629. Seems like a decent price for a 10 inch machine. Toying with the idea of the Axminster TS250 as well, although basically twice the price. Primarily for hobby work, but...