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I brought an old workmate and decided to make a stand with casters on so I can wheel it under my bench. The problem is it has 4 spring loaded legs that you can fold under but if I could remove these legs I would have a tray for the odd tool. I turn the workmate upside down and can see on each...

I have just purchased a second hand scroll saw, only a cheep one, I need it to cut a wavy line down a wood pen blank. It had a blade in the machine so I switch it on, all looks good as blade go's up and down, I slide the blank in slowly, it grips the wood and it go's up and down as well, I press...

I have just brought a second hand drill press chuck but has no key and can not work out the one to order. Its the hole in the side, well 3 holes that you put the key in. Details are Jacobs . USA, 34 - 06.6 Taper. (the taper is MT2). 0 - 1/2 in cap 0 - 13 mm. The hole for the key is 7 mm. Any...

As I am sort of new to woodturning I have been looking at Youtube but on some of them there workshop is littered with saw dust, if I was ever going to do a video I would make sure the floor was spotless, even now I clean up my little shed as I progress and I only have a house hold machine.

I have an old lathe that has no Digital Tachometer but I have found on You Tube a man has put one on his lathe cheaply, do I need one and if so what are the advantages, if any. Tacho

I will be transporting a Harbor Freight come sip, Axminster, china made lathe, and to help with the moving to my car was thinking of removing the Head stock. How easy is it to get of the bed.

I will need a reducer for my new (old) lathe chuck. On the new lathe the thread is 1 inch x8 tpi on my chuck its 3/4 x 16 tpi. Will there be a reducer or do I need to buy a second chuck. Hope I have explained it okay.

I have just brought this scroll saw but having trouble removing the blade, its the bottom that I can not work out how to remove. I need to twist the blade from side cut to front as it has 2 options and will need to change blades in the future, anyone had one of these machines that can help.

Can I get larger centre rings for the slim line 7mm kit pens, when I say larger I mean thicker body's.

I think I need a face visor as my goggles are a bit misty and had them for over 6 years. I looked on ebay and found a yellow clear one for £8.45. What would you recommend, I do have a mask for the dust and years ago I did have the visor mask but that went with my old lathe.

I am sort of new to wood turning as I did a little years ago. I have purchased a second hand lathe, Record Power RPML 300. I am just sorting out my shed but have it bolted down to the end bench. I do have a question, dose anyone know what the head stock thread is on this machine? I have tried to...