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Here's Jason Breach's approach to planking a log:

Welcome aboard Pete - where are you located ?

I see you've noticed a 'bump in the middle of your grind' (no reference to a song of yesteryear) and would ask if you've removed the belt and examined the top & bottom rollers and the flat 'table' for evidence of build-up from the belt backing ? If you have build-up, removal using a...

One of the 'tests' relating to theft is the need to prove the 'intention to permanently deprive'. An example is finding a wallet late one evening and then handing it in to a police station the following day (in this case, the wallet isn't categorised as 'stolen' during the interval between it...

Further to Paul's (very valid) comment, also consider a couple of simple pencil marks on the spigot where it contacts say jaw number 1 (using the gaps between the jaws as 'edge-markers). If the workpiece does 'move' after a catch, the spigot can then be accurately re-positioned in the chuck...

Yes Steve - got this tip from an old buddy years ago - it works REALLY well (especially if you twist and knot, twist and knot, the bag into a 'rope') ...

You are measuring the diameter of your dust ports (and not the circumference) ? I only ask because 214mm for a Makita sander dust port seems HUGE !

Cracking application of a liitle-used word (lest) ...

What's your nightly rate for your sleeper 'boarders' (is breakfast included?) ...

Yes, I also thought the lathe speed was too high. As for the need to 'continually withdraw to clear the drill flutes', this is also an esential action but it needs to be performed by using the tailstock quill, NOT by sliding the tailstock backwards along the bed ways ! As an aside, I'm just...

I've got one of those too ! (I call such signs 'silent naggers') ...

Was he careless ? I only ask the question because what I saw on the clip was nothing more than a lack of (pretty basic) engineering 'knowse' coupled to a very obvious lack of any form of training /instruction. How many of us take the time to perform a simple 'kiss-test' when moving from say...

Welcome - are you a fan of Tim Hunkin ?

Both of the Axminster saws you mention are configured to take a dado set - see: https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-trade-8-dado-blade-set-104503

Welcome - you'll soon discover that this forum is a rich source of advice and knowledge (all of which is freely given and, by the wording of the responses, gratefully accepted !) ...

I recenty enquired at my local Wickes and they informed me that the Southampton branch is the only one that still has a cutting service - lucky you !

While I can't argue that using a finger and thumb to gauge the wall thickness of a bowl works in many instances, it does have its limitations when deeper pieces are involved. Add to that the simple fact that the 'risky' bit of bowl hollowing tends to happen when working down near the base...

When did the Romans stop being called Romans and start being called Italians ?

Mmmmm - National Serice - check the press for rumblings on solutions to manpower shortages in the Serices and join the dots ...

London Plane ?