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After a bowl gouge 3/4 inch or similar - if you have one for sale please let me know. Thanks Patrick

Anyone got one for sale?

I recently acquired a Sorby captive ring tool. I have downloaded the instructions and given the cutters a sharpen on a credit card diamond file but l cannot for the life of me get it to cut. It burns the wood rather that cuts it and l don't know what I'm doing wrong. Hoping that there is someone...

I bought a second hand bandsaw last year - some of the little blade guide bearings had seized (608ZZ) so l replaced them. Anyway here we are less than 12 months later and two of the replaced bearings have seized up. Just want to know it this is unusual , could it be symptomatic of some other...

I have a BCT super cut 2 chisel but the supplier (the toolpost) has gone out of business and l cannot find anyone else who is supplying these cutters. It's a 1/2in cupped cutter and its threaded. Just wondering if there are any other turners out there who have had the same problem but found a...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question. There is a very large chestnut tree on my local golf course which fell over about 4 years ago and is badly rotting at the exposed base. I have cut some burrs from it - some of them were just rotten but some looked ok. Anyway l have cut...

I am fairly new to turning and l am having some difficulty seeing inside a bowl when hogging out. I have tried using an old anglepoise type lamp but with little success. Just wondering what advice is out there from experienced turners?

I have had this for a few months now (second hand ) and it has started to screech. I have taken off the lower wheel and the insidebearing is seized. I can get it to rotate a little but it is very rough. I have looked at earlier posts and people talk about tapping out the bearing. I am no...

I bought a second hand bandsaw and it has no rip fence. SIP no longer sell them as spares - anyone know of a suitable alternative - or have had a similar problem and built something? Thanks Patrick

Hi I've just bought a SIP 12in bandsaw and it has no user manual. Does anyone out there have one - can you scan it/ photo it and send me a copy please? I've never used a bandsaw before and don't want to damage it ( but more importantly me)! Have checked on the SIP website but there is no...

I am a novice Turner. I saw some trees being taken down today and asked for some of the wood. It's oak (see photos). I know it has to be left for some time before turning and I know that I should seal the ends with wax or pva. However should i remove the moss, cut the logs shorter, store them...

Hi I am brand new to wood turning. I bought a jet 1440 on eBay some time ago - but health issues meant that I could not start setting it up until now. It’s all assembled but the spindles are not in line . There appears to be some play in the heavy end - see enclosed photos. Any advice would be...

Hi I am just getting started on woodturning - have partitioned off about half of my 'standard 1 car size' garage for my lathe etc . Can anyone advise a good dust extraction set up that would be appropriate for me? Any advice gratefully accepted.