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Nick Agar was demonstrating the tool at Strictly Woodturning this weekend, he did tell us the price - if i was listening properly I think he said it was £37 or £38. He had a prototype and a production model with him, they were both good quality bits of kit. john

Or more apt Have you met the wife :D

The main attraction to shows for me (after NAKED CHIX EVERYWHERE :D )has to be the demonstrators . I live on an island and therefore a trip away is a major investment financially :evil: so I want to see skilled people and try and learn / improve. I also like a variety of demonstrator ie...

Hi Keith I have one The spread external to external point is 1405mm x 455mm at floor level hope this helps John

Hi Loz You are quite right I have been going to Blackgang Chine for over 35yrs and I think all of the original bits are now gone. I see you are from the Emerald Isle, the best holiday I ever had was in Dublin ! john

So thats why our Island is getting smaller Its not coastal erosion its you pippers nicking our sand :D

Hi Guys I have both :D and I prefer the Supernova2 , they both do the same job and the jaws are interchageable. The patriot has the silly rubber-band thing and the metal has a rougher / dull finish. The chuck key (T-bar) supplied with the patriot is 'nicer' and chunkier. The supernova2 has...

If you are using Chestnut stains I use meths, I'm pretty sure they are meths based.

Loz can type faster than me :oops:

Hi Guys Here one I have used in the past and if you follow it to the letter it does produce spectacular results. http://www.cobwebcrafts.co.uk/project1b.htm regards john

Hi Toby The only spoons I have seen being made are what I call 'Caddy Spoon's I saw Phil irons making them at Axminsters Strictly Woodturning event a couple of weeks ago, he had made his own jaws from ply and then soaked them in super glue. He also used a modified 2" hole saw to make the...

Hi Steve In the words of Blue Peter 'heres one I made earlier' :D https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... de+cyclone Its still going strong after a couple of years Keep at it - I think cyclones are well worth the effort, I am toying with the idea of making another larger one for my...

Hi guys I recently went on a days training (better than any book) and had to transport my new shiney turning tools, so I knocked up these two briefcases !!!! Old bits of thin plywood 'glued n screwed' to offcuts of batten, grooves routed on the sides to take the sliding lid. The lid 'just'...

Hi Robin and welcome to the forum I bought a Record (badged) lathe in January (Nova 1624-44) from Yandles, I had a small problem with it, reported it to Yandles didn't want to know :evil: phoned Record received excellent customer service and had a replace part the next day. :D I have...

(homer) DOH Fred beat me to it

Hi Alex This ladies website has some useful ideas for piercing using stickers. http://www.artycraftywoodturning.com/hints6.html I have been thinking about giving it a go, what will you be using a dremmel? regards John

Hi Dave I went through the same thing a while ago with my Axminster check out the thread https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... ight=clamp hope it helps mine are still going strong regards john

Hi John For my scroll saw I took an ordinary concrete block and built a snug fitting box made of 18mm ply wood, all glued and screwed. on the top I fitted two layers of ply giving 36mm for me to screw the saw too using coach screws. It works a treat and as a bonus it raised the saw an extra 6"...

Hi Nathan I saw the joint Genie on a you tube clip at the weekend and was suitably impressed to order one from there web site on Monday. It arrive next day and so far I have made 3 MDF boxes for transporting tools in the back of the van using it. Its very well made and very easy to use. As to...

I have several HTC 2000 which I bought many years ago before I knew of this forum :roll: They are alright (ish) but on heavy machinery when you press the lever all the weight is on one 'cam' and therefore likely to fail over time. So to reduce the strain on one cam, I gang them together like...