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I've turned a pear shaped object on the lathe which is about 200mm long, fat at one end, thin at the outer. I needed to cut it up into slices, each about about 25mm thick. Trying to keep the cuts thin, neat and parallel I us a hacksaw with the wood on the lathe and turning slowly. This was ok at...

Can you successfully turn seasoned or unseasoned ivy?

My lathe is a Coronet Elf. I've acquired this chuck (unknown manufacturer) which is 3 3/4" in diameter and weighs 2.6kg - 5lb 12oz. This feels very heavy, is it too heavy for my Elf? Trefor

Hello. I have a Coronet Elf lathe with a 3/4" 16tpi thread. I have acquired a used 3.75" chuck with no indication of the manufacture's name. It has a standard M33 thread and an M33 3.5 to 1" 8 tpi adaptor. So I'm looking for adaptor so that it will fit my 3/4" headstock. The start of the...