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Hi I have searched and haven't really found the answer I was looking for so here goes. I am going to make some food caddies for teabags etc, effectively largish turned boxes from beech and possibly some ash as well. I want to get a hard gloss finish, and normally use microcrystaline wax over...

Hi I have a Bosch GSS 140A palm sander, and very nice it is too until the sandpaper holder broke. I talked with Bosch who told me they will fix it but because I didn't register with them after purchase, I'm not eligible for the 3year warranty, a bit irritating but that's life. The repair could...

Hi I'm getting more adventurous with my Myford ML8 and have splashed out on a chuck for it. Very easy to use and I'm already seeing the benefits. However, I have also noticed that there is a bit of spindle movement/vibration with the chuck in place. I have tried tightening the bearing...

A bit late really, this happened 6 months ago and have been meaning to pass on my praise ever since. Basically, just wanted to say once again superb service from Matthew and co at Workshop Heaven. Didn't have in stock what I ordered, called up to say so. Offered a very acceptable replacement...

Hi More questions I'm afraid, and I suspect they might be linked. First off, I am getting some chatter and tear out on the inside of my bowls which I'm having a great deal of difficulty getting rid of. It is appearing on the inside of the bowls near the outer edge. If I understand correctly...

Hi I have an old Myford ML8 which runs nicely but regularly trips the power. A bit of a pain as I have to tramp in from the workshop and reset the trip switch on the consumer unit in the house - it also puts out some of the house at the same time, including the TV and the phone which doesn't...

Hi Having played with my new but very old Myford ML8 for a bit I have tried my hand at making a bowl. This is my first proper attempt at it and I realise turning can become seriously addictive. I did it with the set of carbon steel tools I inherited with the lathe, and grinding them sharp is...

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Hi I've been slowly working my way through getting my inherited, old but functioning myford ml8 working. Turning is serious addictive, and another slope to add to the rest but that is another story. I also inherited some tools, they are Marples and have a fair bit of rust but are essentially...

Hi I have just been lucky enough to have inherited a myford ml8 in good working condition with a number of tools, a couple of face plates on a myford stand. It's an unexpected introduction to the turning world and I really am ignorant about this. I don't even know how to maintain it. which...

Hi Have finally decided to use some chestnut paling for a fence in our garden and I was wondering whether anyone had every come across a cheap, reliable producer. Cleft chestnut pales strung together with twisted wire. Possibly a long shot, but don't ask, don't get. TIA Toby

As spring approaches Swimbo has been dropping hints about a climbing frame for our daughter. There are plastic monstrosities that go for £80 is on ebay so I've suggested, inevitably, building one myself. My question is what wood to do it from? Treated softwood, planed of course to avoid...

Hi My latest task is to put in a fence around part of our lawn that backs onto a steep slope, to prevent small children falling down a ten foot drop. We do have plans to put in a low, dense hedge, but they don't develop as quickly as children and we need something in place before the weather...

Thinking of getting the Lidl hot glue gun for my wife for crafty stuff (that's making things, not slyly glueing someone's valuables to something they don't want them glued to) and just wondered if there were any uses for a hot melt glue gun in the wood workshop. But probably not :oops: Toby

Hi I have a number of shelving/bookcase/cupboard projects to do and I've been trying to work out what type of clamps I need and it's making my head spin. In the past I've borrowed some standard sash cramps, about 1200mm, and they have been fine. I've been thinking about getting my own for a...

Just spotted that Brimarc are doing M42 blades for small bandsaws. I've got the baby ASBW2 and always thought it was too small for M42 blades, and have been told that by a couple of blade manufacturers. Has anyone tried these small blades on a 70 1/2 inch bandsaw and do they work? Thanks Toby...

Hi I'm making a dolls cot for my daughter's Christmas present and have designed a very simple scalloped top to the end panels in Sketchup. It would fit on a piece of A4 and I've tried to print it out to use as a template, but cannot for the life of me get it to work properly. Has anyone ever...

Hi I plan to build, for Christmas, an oak dolls' cot for my daughter and want it to look like her own cot, which has thick vertical dowel bars in a frame for sides. So I am planning to use 8mm or so dowel for the bars but have discovered that oak dowel is pretty hard to come by. I have...

Hi I need some proper sash cramps, my current improvisations are no longer enough. Have borrowed some record ones and they are great, but as always the price is a bit scary. Axi have these on offer at the moment, has anyone got any experience with them? Thanks Toby

Hi just seen this at Rutlands (and yes I know all the provisos about them) and seemed like an interesting option for someone who wants a bullnose/rabbet/chisel plane and hasn't the budget for the usual suspects. Anyone ever used one? Toby