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I have a 10 inch bandsaw which has served me well as long as I keep the blade sharp. Unfortunately it has died and I have tested to make sure it is not the capacitor. Sip do not have a spare motor for this and they have no idea when they will be available. Does anyone know of another bandsaw...

Two or three years age I received a load of Ash logs. I have no problems with the identification of that. However among the load were a few logs if this wood. It is quite hard so is not one of the pines or spruces. Can anyone help me with the identification of it. I have cut one of the logs to...

Has anyone repaired the speed controller on an Axminster hobby mini lathe. While it was still under guarantee The controller blew and I got a replacement. That replacement has now blown s I now have two broken speed controllers. There are slight differences in the components on the pcb board...

Has anyone tried embedding rose petals in resin. I would like to do this but think the petals would need to be dried first and then they would lose their fresh look.

I have started to use pewter inserts and collars as part of my turnings. Can anyone advise the best way to stop the wood being blackened when trying to blend the pewter with the wood. This is of course happenning when sanding the piece.

I am looking at bowl savers for our turning club. I think we should buy one which would be suitable for use at the club but also for use by members on their own lathe. I am thinking of the smaller one from McNaughton or the Woodcut one. I cannot find much information on the OneWay system. Any...

I am going to be working on EJCA Maskin TSL30 Lathes which I see from the data sheet has a 11/2inch spindle thread. All my chucks are 1" x 8 to suit my own lathe. Does anyone know where to get an adaptor for this

Our clu is thinking of buying two Axminster Trade Series AT1416VS and will need to make moveable benches for them. I am looking for some measurements from anyone who has one of these lathes so that I can get started on a drawing for the benches. I need the overall length and width of the lathe...

I have a CCL lathe and until recently has been going fine as long as I cleaned and greased the shafts for the split pulleys regularly. Recently however it has been losing torque. At first I thought I was being too agressive but it now stops If I try to take anything but the finest cuts. Can...

I have been using a Dremel for piercing but would like more accuracy. To this end I purchased a dental drill with ceramic bearings and a generator driven led. My problem is connecting it to my compressor. The fitting is roughly 13mm dia with a very fine thread. I cannot find any adaptors which...

I now have an Axminster multi head live centre and find it a wonderful addition to my tools. However there is one part that I cannot for the life of me see how to use it. There is a mini face plate which doubles as a screw chuck...

I do all my turning on a Perform CCL lathe and while I would love to have a newer and more substantial lathe, I would have great difficulty in justifying it to SWIMBO. Over the years I have replaced the split pulleys and bearings and I now have some problems with the tool rest banjo. I have been...

I am looking for the brass post type card holders. Does anyone know of a UK supplier for these.

Does anyone have a UK source for a range of clock numerals. I am particularly interested in Roman and Arabic with four numbers and the rest dashes. There seems to be several sources in Australia but am struggling to find them in the UK.

After a recent heart bypass operation I am gradually getting back to the shed :lol: . I have been turning some small items like trinket boxes and candlesticks but yesterday I decided it was time to be a bit more ambitious. I dug out an Elm Burr and mounted it on the lathe. I turned the outside...

Having a great time playing with Chinese Ball tools. Managed to get to 4balls, not yet managed the 5th one yet. Need to keep practising.

I do a fair bit of piercing using a Dremel. Unfortunately this only achieves a speed of 3,000 revs and leaves a lot of cleaning up to do in the pierced holes. I am looking for something which will give me about 10 times that speed. There are a number of dental drills available from China but...

This item looks very nice but I don't have a clue how to use it. I can understand the Crushgrind mechanism and think they are great but can't understand this one. Has anyone used it and if so how?

Has anyone made a toothpick dispenser using the acrylic dispenser from Turners Retreat. If so could you post a picture of it. I am trying to work out how to use this.

On Saturday Afternoon I answered the door to find one of the local Tree Surgeons on the doorstep. He asked me if I could use some Yew. Of course I had to think about it (for about a nanosecond). He wanted to know how much of it I wanted so after looking in the bed of his Lorry I said I would...