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I recently stopped by a timber yard and picked up some ash, elm and cherry offcuts. The pieces vary from around 4x4" up to 6x6", and are each about 1 - 3 meters long. They said that they were dry, but the warehouse / storage unit they were in was very open, so really it's more like they've been...

I've been attending a turning course for about 6 months and am loving it, but only having access to a lathe for ~6 hours once a week is really holding back how quickly I progress. I've come into a bit of money so have decided to bite the bullet and buy myself a lathe - I've already got the...

I've just discovered that this Draper lathe is going to be sold at a local auction. It's all done online / on the day so I've got no idea what it's going to go for, but I'm hoping I could pick up a bargain. What are these machines like? I'm always wary of Draper but an £800 lathe can't be *that*...

I picked up one of these just before Christmas, I haven't had a chance to really look at it yet but it seemed to be in fantastic condition. I'm trying to draw up plans for a few accessories, but I'm not going to be able to get over to my workshop until next weekend. If there's anyone here that...

I've just spotted this on eBay, I've heard a lot of good things about the new Matebo BAS315 so are the old ones still worth picking up? I feel like for £150 you can't go wrong really...

I'm in the middle of renovating / building my first proper workshop, and while the Christmas deals are around I'm thinking of stocking up on various tools. At the moment I've got: - A table saw with a good blade, but it needs a better fence. - A miter saw. - A router table and bits, but no...

I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should pick up a bandsaw or a planer thicknesser, so for now I'm trying to find out what I can about the latter. I've got a budget of ~£500, which most people on this forum seem to think isn't enough for a good PT? Saying that Scott Sargeant is selling a Record...

Christmas is coming and I've been a good boy all year, so I've decided to pick myself up a bandsaw as an early present. I've done some reading, checked through various forum posts / reviews etc and have narrowed my choice down to the following: Axminster Hobby Series HBS310N Bandsaw --The...