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Well it’s hot and I’m tired after a long day, so it was tempting to reply to your condescending and sarcastic dig with an equally rude reply. However, I won’t. But I will have one last go at explaining what I mean. First of all, remember that I’m not disagreeing that climate change is real. I...

Hi Custard, I hope I can help a little, though I don't use a "continental" style gouge and I don't do a lot of spindle work! Sorby are very frustrating in that they have a good product, but sparse and poor documentation. What you appear to have ended up with is swept back wings, but with the...

The trick is not making it, or charging a premium price. The trick is finding customers who can be convinced that they want your product and have enough money to pay for it!

No, because the first infographic compares 1976 to a dataset that includes 1976. It’s literally meaningless. All you needed to show was the second infographic. That compares the present day to a set of years INCLUDING 1976. Does that make sense now? BTW I’m not saying that the GISS analysis...

This is NASAs GISTEMP infographics isn’t it? The base data set is 1951-1980, so the first infographic is literally comparing a subset of itself to itself. Meaningless. The second infographic has meaning, but trying to make a comparison between a meaningless infographic and a meaningful one isn’t...

does it come with the Festool vacuum pump? I can't see it in the pics.

I use the Gateros blacking, the last lot arrived in a couple of days. That’s Gateros, not Gatorade, totally different stuff.

That sounds like a bit of a challenge. How much welding experience do you have? A couple of things to think of. 90% of welding is preparation. That’s very noisy, creates a lot of sparks and metal debris. Think noise nuisance and fire hazard. Also think about the shielding gas. Any slight breeze...

Strictly speaking, not woodworking, but the first try out of the new firepit this evening. I made it from 4mm plate steel, so it’s not going to blow away. Burning offcuts from some live edge cladding I was installing. Lawson Cypress, smells fantastic.

Who went to the sale today? Online or in person. Sadly a slew of lots were withdrawn the night before, apparently it was a family dispute and the police rolled up to the auction house to stop those lots being sold! Normal auction fever was in evidence, i.e. someone paid £160 + buyers fees...

Agreed, that’s the wheel that might be a problem. FYI Ade of Ade’s workshop did a build video for a motorised z axis control on his WM16. There’s also a UK company that does a full CNC conversion based on the WM18, so no doubt could be persuaded to fit a motorised z. Google is your friend.

I’ve been pleased with my Warco WM18B mill. The head was even trammed in almost perfectly “out of the box”. I have it on the Warco base. It may be a little heavy to go on a bench, but not beyond the wit of man to build something suitable. They have a showroom and it’s open, so you can make sure...

That’s fantastic, but I’d be terrified to use it! Most of my recent “woodwork” has either been templates that have ended up very charred or has involved very many nails fired out of a gun. I suspect we’re at different ends of the woodworking spectrum!

Good on you Stig, you’re clearly a man who’s up for a challenge! IMO your work is getting better and better.

Very nice, I can see there’s a lot of work involved. A real labour of love!

I’m not sure what your process was here, ie did you 1st turn as soon as it was felled, then store it for 6 months then try to 2nd turn or something else, so can’t give specific advice. However, a couple of points. You’ve left the pith in. Notice that your largest crack started in the pith. I...

@Blackswanwood thats seriously nice,and beautifully made, but there’s clearly some kind of freaky animal in the lid and he’s not happy!

I chopped down a “big” holly last year (or the year before, the old memory is not too reliable). The main trunk was about 3 foot diameter and some of the branches are 2 foot or so. Anyway, I turned a gnarly piece Green and it stank really bad. So I was convinced that holly smells bad. I’ve been...

That’s pretty amusing advice! There’s no hour meter and it’s a lathe rebadged all over the world by 101 different vendors. Axminster are covering themselves, making it crystal clear that it’s for light hobby use only, not trade so that people don’t abuse their (in my experience excellent) 3 year...

On this forum you’ll get sound advice and well meaning advice, the trick is figuring out which is which 😀 Here’s my 2p worth. Don’t try and buy a lathe that you can grow into. You don’t know what you want yet. Buy a cheapish lathe from a reputable supplier, buy “Woodturning: A Foundation...