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I have always found the two hammers from opposite sides swung in unison trick, as mentioned earlier to be most effective, ideally with the puller attached, but if the puller is where the 'meat' of the adapter is try with and without the puller.

There are probably as many scientists who disagree about the whole climate situation, you do not hear too much from these folk as their opinion does not agree with the msm agenda. To get a little nearer a balanced account first check out where these scientists get their funding from, turkeys do...

Jacob, Co2 is a basic necessity, without it everything dies, as per an earlier post the world had 12% Co2 with largest animals and plants we have ever seen, we could actually burn all the fossil fuel we have and it would not affect rising temperatures, I agree we should reduce it where...

I don't think I said everything is ok, the point is that there is nothing we can do about it, we would be better focussing on things we can do, and yes we need to reduce pollution in cities, but until we have completely 'green' energy production you are moving the pollution elsewhere, lets...

1976 was way longer heatwave than this, every bit as hot if not hotter, remember it well! How on earth we survived without all these dire warnings is beyond me!

Absolutely, Harry telks it the way it is, beef grown on land not suitable for cultivation is absolutely sustainable, the US style feed lot style is not sustainable, but the bald facts are that whatever we as hunans do has little or no impact on global warming, it would still happen if man was...

It is all down to the milankowitz cycles! The world is indeed warming but not man made, same as co2, billions of years ago we had 12% co2 we had the largest mammals and trees ever on the planet, we are allowed to work 8 hours at i think 10%

I like the sound of a previous suggestion, holesaw through the floor to fit 4 or better 6" plastic pipe, match the pipe to the 4 mounting feet, place lathe over the 4 pipes but raised up say 3" put long studs through the mounting holes with nuts above and below then mix and pour grout into the...

Just a thought, but perhaps cool better if the top (hot) pipe ran uphill to the tank.

Use the green Stihl oil it keep it fresh over winter

If you would like a serious lathe English lathe (at least the or equal or better than a monarch) for sensible money, buy a Holbrook, just a bit heavy 😎

If it is oak then nothing, it will age lovely.

Thanks Austin, I will order some belts from optibelt when we get back from Egypt next week, they are not quite the same length, I hope there is enough adjustment! Rgds Mike

Hi John My life spent in both civil tunnelling and mining, spent 10plus years working for Thyssen shaft sinking and hard rock tunnelling then moved into Civil tunnelling, large TBM plus large natm stuff. I ended up being lucky after 50 years of waiting, we bought an old farm house and buildings...

Startrite make a whole range of sizes and speeds, from single to 5 speed via belt changes, then same with a two speed gearbox to give 10speeds to vfd ones, they generally command quite high prices. Mine is continouously variable, 50'fpm to 4000fpm

Hi Oaktree, My Engineering was heavy Civils in the Tunnelling Industry, I have not forsaken metal work. I have a Holbrook Lathe, a large (5ton) universal milling machine along with a smaller one, shaper, universal grinder, radial arm drill etc, etc. The woodwork is just for the house. Milwaukee...

Good morning Presumably you do not have a 'steady' with the lathe, as that is the 'normal' support on a lathe, if not then as others would suggest you put the bottom flange of the pillow block in the vice, spray WD40, rod through the middle and wiggle about until free, you then need to be able...

Hi Kev

Good afternoon Mike, I am aware thank you, of Tony Griifiths Lathes .co, I see him as a last resort, his manuals are 'expensive' especially if you can get advice from other owners, In reality there are no real secrets, I have taken a punt on the gearbox oil, my biggest issue is sourcing the...

Thank you for accepting my application to join, I am a retired 75yr old who has taken 50 years to actually get a workshop up and running, live in West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset. I am really more of a metalworker than a woodworker, my woodworking is better described as 'wood butcher' but it...