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Does anyone know a UK phone number to contact Amazon? their customer support number or online chat gets you any of many different countries who have no dIrect contact with the UK and basically can only see what I can see in my account. Nick

I can only assume the owner of this car is a right evil cow :D

Bought an Axminster Perform ( yellow) 6" planer many years ago used it once but had no extractor and shop vac not able to cope so it clogged up. Tried today and it's actually broken beyond repair. So if anyone wants the two blades still sharp & no damage let me know will post or collect from...

Having picked up some carving chisels to try a bit of more decorative wood carving I have been meaning to get around to making myself a new mallet. Last week my wife and I called into a Antiques/ Vintage/Upcycled type centre, you know the sort of place I'm sure, not much antique or truly vintage...

Only saw this last night and the auction was yesterday, some very nice Wadkin, Sagar , Robinson kit etc. I see another Wadkin MF morticer as Wallace is currently restoring. https://www.amsauctions.co.uk/catalogue.cgi?preview=y&auction=1421 If of interest to anyone may be worth a call to the...

Just a heads up for an interesting tool auction on Friday https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/david-stanley-auctions/catalogue-id-srdav10042 Nick

How resilient would 20mm oak laid on 18mm wbp or marine ply be used as an outside patio table? Either laid as a solid top or as planks with drainage gaps between? I have some 20mm t&g floor boards to use up. Cheers Nick

I thought it was about time I put a bit more info up along with some pics. Bought my lathe second hand in late 90's it's badged as a Record No1 lathe although the castings still have Coronet cast in. It has bed bars over 4ft long and a fixed head stock. at the time I bought a book or 2 and...

Back in 2000 -2001 I purchased a Record GB1 Gap bed kit for my Record lathe (old style fixed head CL1, still has Coronet on the castings) I was told this was to move the bed bars back to allow for larger diameter turning but was in fact a discontinued item from Record. This was purchased from...

Are Viceroy bowl turning lathes any good? I assume from about the 60's by their appearance

I aquired some nice pieces of Yew today, been lying on the ground for 3-4 months but had apparently been standing dead for some years ( at least 3) before felling. It seems pretty dry when cut through, any ideas on it's current usability or drying rate? Don't have a moisture metre to check it.