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Hi all I've been thinking about including a little copper sheet / foil in a segmented turning for accent. Does anyone know or have an opinion (dangerous!) about what thickness of material can be turned with standard HSS tools before this becomes detrimental / dangerous / damaging etc? I'm...

I have a strange problem with a 5 litre bottle of Chestnut brand end sealer. For 'love nor money' I can't open the bottle! I've tried hot water, band straps, chain wrench... most frustrating after having spent a couple of hours cutting laburnum to length, ready for sealing. This was a band new...

Having listened to lots of advice and bumped my budget four fold, I finally finished assembling my new Nova 1624 today. Happy to say that all seems well and it runs beautifully. Next job, variable speed controller!

Hi all I'm reviewing members lathes as part of research for my own purchase having given up on the idea of renovating my old Ortan. Am I somewhere correct in thinking that the older Perform CCL is basically the same as the current Axminster AWVSL range? If so which chuck would CCL / AWVSL...

Hi All I've been looking at new Kity 636 P/T's. I've trawled through all the post I can reasonable find from the past few years but all posts seem to refer to older out of manufacture models. Does any one own one of the new 636's (actually 2636)? How do they compare to older machines? Any...

Hi Can anyone help identify this lathe manufacturer? I can't get a full picture of the machine at the moment as it's buried at the back of the garage under a boat I'm building. I't one I was given a few years ago but have had no time to start considering until now. Mod Edit:-- to correct...

Hi All I need to buy a circular saw asap... I'm not in the market for a festool etc, and don't really have a need for a plunge saw, even if I could afford it, which I can't! In fact there are occasions when I need to use the saw free hand and away from any form of track / guide. Budget is...

I've spent a few months reading everything I can about the best P / T to buy, and I'm conscious of not covering old ground here - however I wonder if the SIP 01550 machine might fulfil my needs? (I would post a link but my account is too new, sorry!) My budget lies at a maximum of £600. I...