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    Tormek T7/T3 (or smiliar!)

    Hi I was reading last night about the Tormek (think i ve got he name right) water cooled grinders. My sharpening skills are obviously not very good judging rom the time I spend on the grindstone last time I was turning. Is one of these going to be the answer to a prayer.....? Is the T3...
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    Jaws for Record Power chuck please?

    Hi I have a Record Power Nova G3 chuck here. I wouldn't have believed this ...I have lump of wood here that comes between two chucks; I have a 50mm jaw set and also 25mm. The wood at 37mm comes between the two.... People are asking me what i want for Christmas and this would seem to be in an...
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    Finishing a wine goblet...

    Hi Just having a google I suspect this not going to be as simple as I'd hoped. I ve got Chestnut Food Safe Finish here, which actively states on the can it is not suitable for liquids. Also Rusitings Sanding Sealer Which I now suspect the same....not suitable. The only other material I have...
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    Need another gouge. :-)

    Hi The big one I forget the exact terminology. Where is a good place to go? How much should I spend? (other things being equal economy class only please) TIA David
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    Turning a wine "glass".....help!!!

    Hi, As yoiu can see I ve got so far with it and I've juust turned it a round [to hollow it out], using my new chuck. As carefully as I go though, the work jumps out of the chuck grip off centre and I have to re centre it. I daren't put too much torque on the chuck or I know for a fact the...
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    Push sticks for table saws....?

    Hi Yes, I know it should be possible to make these myself but I wonder if anyone in this country does a line in them? I ve got a link to possibles in America but uK would be better. Can anyone help? TIA David
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    Max plate size.....plse?

    Hi What's the maximum plate size I should attempt with my Charnwood w811 lathe (I mean from the pov of safety) ? TIA David
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    Help!! HOw do I get these scratch marks out of Sycamore??

    Its for my Mum, for xmas and I'm back into work tomoorow night, so I could really do with getting it sorted......if any one has any tips? :?: TIA David
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    What wood please?

    Guys, excuse my ignorance, what wood is this? :oops: Good call on the chuck BTW. Nice one.
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    Wood chuck....advice please...

    Hi I have a small Charnwood lathe here (the smallest model IIRC). The original object of having the lathe was to make these.. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... mcihXTpjDw ...but I see I have in my garage some oak, now well seasoned, so I have an ambition to bring the lathe back to...
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    For a Charnwood lathe..

    Hi I have a Charnwood W811 lathe. I would like to be able to make these ; http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 4gaOlMzsCQ ...although in this instance for my own purposes. The lathe has a screw thread mount of (I think!) 18mm. I would like the jaws (if thats the right...
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    bowl....wax or other....PLS?

    Hi again, I hope you are suitably impressed with the bowl I have turnd for my mums B'day, just coming up. (first one I ahve done!) If she is going to use it for salads or food generally, how should it be finished? Waxed or other? Ideas, as always, much appreciated...
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    Help with oak ...... discolouration

    Hi again I hope this isn't too much of a cheek......I posted under "finishing" but wonder if I should have posted under turning instead....which it is anyway. So heres a link.....(I hope).... https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=18055 any help VMA, David
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    tarnishing on oak...help please?

    Hi, I don't know if htis is hte right place to put this.... I'm trying to finish these cones as part of a proejct but I am not happy with tarnishing on the surface...... http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115 ... copy-1.jpg http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115 ... copy-1.jpg ...hope the...
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    Wood grain identifiction......help please....?

    Hi, I bought a smmall quanitity of wood locally. I wonder if any one can help with identification.....it SHOULD all be hard wood. Any help much appreciated.... (apols for the lathe pic....OOF) http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115 ... 02copy.jpg http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115...
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    Dust extraction advise, please?

    Hi again, Well, I've been getting on pretty well with my new hobby/projects invoving turning; theres is now an important snag. I new I was fighting off something a few weeeks ago...my supervisor was obviously snuffling so I wasn't terribly surprised when I started feeling snuffly/achey myself...
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    Discs for axminster belt/disc sander......please advise?

    Hi again, I've just purchased a belt and disc sander for my projects.....I just popped into two local hardware stockists to find they don't stock 6 inch sanding discs; only 125mm or 115mm. Whats the best thing to do here...do I need to buy off Axminster themselves or will any good quality disc...
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    charnwood........? New to turning - please help.

    Hi, Can you help? What i am trying to do is this... I am an audio enthusiast.....to cut a long story short I want to make audio support cones with my lathe. These are going to be roughly 15mm in dia x 8mm high (in new money), although the size/shape could very quite a bit. To this end I...
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