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hi all, my record lathe has gone, it was fully loaded with the swivel head(which im glad to say was well sorted out) bowl rest and 180 tool rest,with standard tool rest, a Darwen,lad had a good mess on it and decided it was what he wanted,

FOR SALE Record power, lathe, DML 24 X MK 2,with 360 deg swivel head, 4 speed ,and extension bowl rest arm,the lathe is mounted to a bench,at the mo.but will go on optional legs(£39)the lathe is 8 weeks old approx,works great,buyer collects price is £170theres no chuck just 4" screw face plate...

hello folks , ive got myself a record dml 24 mk 2, no problems here, works fine does what it says on the tin . but the limiting fixed head soon became a setback,i ordered the swivel head upgrade from powertool direct who phoned to tell me it had arrived, off i went to pick it up, the bowl rest...

Ive got a dry flaky rash on my face, all i can think of is turning green wood, now and again i get a shower from spitting droplets,i cant think what wood it is from ive turned allsorts of logs, so cannot pinpoint the culprit , and my hands have got a bit spotty/rash like spots, ive not had time...

Mark Kauders tips tricks and articles, loads of info on loads of subjects,very informative for us novices,

thats a fine collection theyre must be a couple of hundred quids worth in the box shot alone,well done fella, nice to see somebody get themselves a good deal/ instead of paying silly shop prices,get your gear tackled up amd get turning,top one well done,roughly what did it cost you Blister

i was chopping wood this evening, like i have for the last couple of weeks,big lumps of beech,the wood is wet and lay all ove the place still in the shape of full tree trunks , i pick a thinnish chunk,(something im not going to kill myself moving into position to axe it up,18" by 24"wide disks)...

when turning wet wood is it normal to get fluffing of the fibers,on each side of the bowl(endgrain edges) also on the inside, i was wandering if the gouges were,nt sharp enough at first but a quick touch up on the belt sander ,and the problem persisted,is this normal turning wet wood, or do i...

hello im after drilling out fishing rod handle . i want to replace the old cork with a nice turned piece of walnut or maple, but dont know where to start, ive heard i can use the lathe and auger bits but may need to buy an adapter , this isnt a problem because once ive done one i think il be...

im stuck, had the lathe for almost a week, love turning bits n bobs but want to turn something bigger,ive got a 4" faceplate ,and now want a chuck, are there any readers familiar with the dakota range of chucks?? ive loooked at them and theyre on my short list

ive been looking at chucks ,and to be honest im lost, i know it all rides on what type of work will be done, but im doing allsorts at the mo/because its a new lathe im well into it, but limited to the spindles, i got a faceplate but need to get propper screws for it, thanks for any help,keep up...

if cut to shape first, how long would 8 inch by 4 inch chunks take to dry in a shed, is there anything i can do to stop spalting on already spalted wood, dont want it to rot away before its dried/coating or spraying? any info welcome,

any body in the Rochdale area interested in any logs ,ash beach, some others, from 2 foot dia by a foot/ 12 inch diam by 3 foot,and various other sizes, its there for the taking,****** itl be gone by friday, a feller is there now collecting 10 inch by 3 foot logs for his wood burning...

hello ,im new to wood turning ,in fact ive not got my lathe yet/ can anybody give advice on choice £200 budget,its not much in todays quality tool price range but has anyone had to make do with a budget lathe to start /any other reason, and thought this isnt a bad piece of kit? this is the sort...