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Hi all, As a newbie I am wanting to have a go at making a darkwood segmented rim with maple veneer between to adorn the upper rim of a lightwood bowl. I can make the ring but am unsure how to make the top face of the bowl blank a good enough join to attach the rim ?, I have come up with using...

Hi Eugene Have sent you e mail don't know if its working.

Hi Boysie, I cannot se your personal message nor can I see one I have sent you in reply !, unless its me there could be a problem with the PM system. In any case please e mail me on [email protected]. Best wishes

Can anyone use the motor off my Nova lathe, it is about 4 months old complete with the control unit lead and plug, but no mounting plate or pulleys. It is free to a good home if someone wants to pay carriage from the Isle of Man. If any good to anyone please pm me. Best wishes Paul.

Thanks all, the taper is the correct one but tends to start coming out at speed and I have to support it until the lathe spools down not very safe I know. I like the idea of using the tailstock and can maybe come up with a small adaptor to use the revolving centre. Thanks to everyone great...

Hi again, this may be a silly question but I am having problems getting the buffer taper to stay in my lathe head, as it comes up to speed more often than not it starts to come out of the head and I have to catch the thing which is not pleasant. Have I missed something or is it me being stupid...

Thanks everyone, I like the tip of using the tailstock for support, stupidly I never thought of that, was too concerned with trying to get a perfect base. Will have another go next week, making a box is certainly a challenge and has taught me a lot. Best wishes all

I'll try and sort the pics out asap.

Hi All, trying to make some progress as a beginner and decided to make a small box. All was going fairly well until I came to using a jam chuck !, the first attempt I thought was just right until I tapped the lid on and it split in half (ok back to the drawing board a little too tight ) the...

Hi as a beginner I have the Sorby pro system, I can say that I have been able to sharpen all my tools without ruining the profiles and I guess the machine replaces years of experience. The only issue I needed to address was my tendency to blue small tools but this is more than likely me and not...

As you say the plate behind the belt is unmachined and not a mirror finish, whether or not this has an effect through the belt is probably hard to say, what I can say is that the plate appears to hold lots of debris, presumably due to its surface finish so have given it a good clean. As you say...

Thanks I'll take a look when I change the belt today and post what if anything I can see. Great forum.

I am going to change to a ceramic belt rather than the ali oxide as all my tools are hss. Steep learning curve this turning lark but great fun. Thanks for help Paul.

Hi all, after my lessons I am managing to make a few simple things so off to a good start. I have a question about tool sharpening, I have the Sorby pro sharpener so am getting the correct profiles but am also getting some bluing particularly on smaller tools. Is this bad ? if so what can I do...

Thanks Eugene, like you I am remote, and have no one to ask locally. This is a super forum and from reading it members are great to beginners which makes those of us without experience be not afraid to ask. Sorby's were very good about the chuck and took on board what I was able to tell them...

A friend of mine who knows a lot more about engineering than I do identified the problem as the insert not bottoming out in the chuck body, you could see where the grub screw tightened it only left a semi circle on the edge of the insert no matter how tight you were to screw it in. The very...

Yes, Hi Bob, thought it was my problem until I took a close look at the chuck, the patriot is nowhere near, going to ring sorby and have a chat about it tomorrow. The super nova is fine. will post how I get on with the manufacturer.

The run out on the rearmost part of the supernova chuck closest to the headstock is 1.5 thou, is this normal ? sorry if these are silly questions but I am trying to make sure I can speak with some knowledge to Sorby about the patriot. Thanks

Did you contact Sorby about your problems with the chuck, I intend to ring them on Monday morning to see what they say ? Thanks for reply