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OK, I'm trying to cut a slot in a 4mm round piece of bar about 1.5" from the end to an open end. Now I wanted it to be 2mm wide but as the smallest endmill I have is 3mm, then 3mm it was. However after drilling a 3mm hole into the bar, I simply couldn't keep the endmill on line, it was too...

I have been given some pieces of apple wood which are a good size for turning but they've only just recently been cut down. Can you turn 'fresh' wood or should I let it dry out for a while? Up till now I've been practising on wood from the firewood pile which has been there since last year. And...

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Evenin all. I'm Chris aka Wolfie from North Yorkshire. I guess first and foremost I'm a model maker, something I've done for over 50 years, think Airfix. However my granddad was an engineer and so was his son, my uncle. They taught me a lot when I was small. Nowadays I have a halfway decent...