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Trying to get a recently purchased Basato 5-2 bandsaw working and would appreciate some lecky advice. I am doing this from a distance so can't immediately do the obvious things, so please bear with me. The bandsaw needs a spin of the wheels in order to start and then runs just fine so the issue...

Jet 3520B Lathe In good condition, this is an excellent, capable, solid and heavy lathe which will not take up too much room in your workshop. It has had home use only. Dimensions: L1570 x D610 mm (head & tailstock within bed length, motor out); Weight: 325kg. 35” between centres, 20” over the...

I’m selling this lathe on behalf of the family of a past member of our woodturning club, with proceeds to be split between our club and the local hospice. It has been well used, with a good deal of dried finishes on the paintwork, but it works as it should and has been fitted with new bearings...

I’m selling this bandsaw on behalf of the family of a past member of our woodturning club, with proceeds to be split between our club and the local hospice. After cleaning it up and fitting a new blade it cuts beautifully and can be seen and tested at my home in Northampton. Maximum cutting...

Just saw that a 2" Saburr Tooth disc at Axminster is £55!! Other retailers are still selling at £36 - £40 and Axi prices for other Saburr Tooth products are equally out of line. https://www.axminstertools.com/shop-by-interest/carving?manufacturer=7052 Anybody with an inside line on what's going...

Not a workshop query, but there are those here that will know the answer, I'm sure. I'm putting a gym machine into a fairly solid summerhouse and am wondering about the loading on the floor boards. Weight of machine and user (me) comes to 220kg. It's an elliptical trainer with quite a smooth...

The felt roof covering on my tool shed needs replacing. It is a near flat roof with a pitch of 5 to 10 degrees. The present covering is roofing felt over some sort of black plastic sheeting onto tongue and groove boarding and seems to have worked well until coming off in bad weather - probably...

A heads up for those who are thinking of buying work clothing or PPE. Arco are discounting all catalogue prices by 30% for Tue, Wed, Thur this week. The discount only applies in their shops, not online, and excludes special offers. Their prices are usually displayed ex-VAT. If the goods are not...

The digital display on my 3520B lathe has suddenly started displaying "0" regardless of actual speed or direction of rotation. The speed is sensed by a proximity sensor (proxy) picking up the four lobes of a rotor as it passes the proxy. I have checked the air gap between the proxy and lobes...

Had a bit of a chuckle about this notice on Turners Retreat Website.

In case anyone is looking for good quality Forstner bits, Famag are doing a good deal until 31st December. Seven bits, 15 - 50mm for €152.45. I suspect this is German dealers only, but for typically €10 delivery from Germany, it's still very cheap compared to UK prices. Trouble is, I prefer...

I just love this drill bit review I came across on Screwfix :roll: " This bit is 60mm short, so perfect for pilot hole for 5mm screws. Its produces a good round hole in wood to a diameter of 3mm. You will need an electric (or manual) drill though to achieve this (not included). Clamp the...

I bought an LED Handy Light from Woodart at the 2014 Harrogate Show, but used it very little as the cable was too stiff for the securing magnet and kept pulling the light off of whatever it was being used on. When I went to this year's show, I forgot to take the light with me but mentioned the...

We all know that Rutlands (and others) manipulate prices up and down to make their "offers" look particularly good but it's even sneakier than I had realised. Yesterday, I was looking at some lathe chucks on their website and found the XT650 Precision Scroll Chuck Complete Kit at £119.95...

In countless (mostly USA) YouTube videos, the 3520 is used for demonstrating methods and techniques, but I don't think I've ever seen it shown with it's "bombguard" being used. In fact, the only videos that I've seen with it even fitted are promotional where the lathe is not actually turned on...

Amidst the regular stories of bad support from manufacturers and suppliers there are sometimes good reports - and this is one such. A pinion tooth in my just over one year old Patriot chuck broke off; don't know why, I'm not usually THAT heavy handed and my other, older, Patriot has given no...

For something so simple as waxing and polishing, this may sound like a daft question but I'll ask anyway! I use Chestnut microcrystalline wax as a topcoat on most of my turning projects, using a polishing brush after letting the wax dry for 10 to 15 minutes. The wax is usually applied over oil...

Has anybody seen or bought Charnwood Nexus 3 jaws to fit a Patriot chuck? See http://www.charnwood.net/shop/category/ ... chuck-jaws Probably not the same quality as genuine Sorby or Supernova, but much cheaper, and I'm afraid my mercenary instincts are wrestling with my preference to Buy...

Anyone know why this wouldn't be suitable as a workshop air cleaner: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006ZKXIXK/r ... aba2c9cbda If dust loading is a problem it would be a simple matter to add a single layer of filter material to act as a pre-filter. Other models are available, perhaps suitable for...

I've got some spalted ash, courtesy of Higon (many thanks), which looks as if it could produce a very nice bowl or platter - but it is pretty rotten, and the flying lumps have already reduced it in size from about 300mm dia x 125mm to around 200mm dia x 50mm. I have not hollowed it out yet; it...