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Hi Mark, yes the motor and pulley shaft bearing assembly are all on a hinged plate and basically the weight of the plate and motor etc create the tension, there is also a big bolt on the front corner of the hinged plate which can be adjusted to ease the tension by partly supporting the plate, I...

Hi Wallace, i went through the same thing last year when i bought an RS8 myself, in the end i took the motor to a "motor rewinder" who checked it out and then cut the coil wires which made the additional seperate windings needed , cant remember exactly what he done tbh, he then supplied me with...

Hi Andreas, try Tony at www.lathes.co.uk you can normally download them too. regards Darren

Hi yeah any acrylic paint should do, i use basic builders acrylic as base coats for stuff, it dries quickly and can build up layers to fill grain and easy to sand to get a nice smooth base, after that use artists acrylic paints, although oil based will probably give a higher smoother gloss...

I had the same problem with waxes when I started, I asked a club member his advice, his answer was to "chase the rings off the piece" basically to wipe the wax on in circular motion to get as even a layer as possible first, then with the lathe running, start at the centre then wipe to the...

Good to see your still turning, and good luck with your treatment, all the best, Darren

Look forward to seeing the finished piece Melinda, I would use a primer, but more importantly if there are any knots or resinous areas coat them with 'Knotting solution' first or they will bleed through your paint!!, you could use basic artist acylic paints, easy to use, and then perhaps an...

Hi Rich, what sort of budget do you have, you will also need tools, bench grinder, ideally a chuck etc so budget for those too as a minimum. The AWGB sometimes have an odd lathe that they will lend to newcomers to see if they enjoy the hobby, also some clubs also have a newbie lathe they will...

Thank you Philip for explaining your earlier response, and I guess, depending on what i want out of turning in the future, will dictate how my turning develops. Wizer, ermm I watched Nick Agar doing two 1hr 45min demo's, hardly spending time with him, yes some of my earlier pieces will resemble...

Hi Philip, you say "I profoundly disagree" could you elaberate a little more, my ramblings I thought were not saying categorically one thing or the other, but trying to ascertain a general opinion on the subject of, "at what point is a piece a copy", I for one would not like to take credit for a...

Thank you all for your opinions on the copying/not copying issue, I guess it will always raise questions, same as the Art/Craft debate!! and thank you for all your kind comments about the piece in general. Hi Philip, with regards to tuition, I had a few hours with Nick Arnull and the same with...

Thank you Miles for your 'ramblings' I have just spent several hours searching out more of Nick Agars work, and can now appreciate even more SVB's remarks, I generally dont spend much time looking at anyones work in detail, as i fear i would start making copies of things, Nick done a quick demo...

Hi all, and thank you for all your comments, in answer to one of the questions about 'time to do' it didnt take more than an afternoon to do, as it was a play piece nothing was preplanned so was just a case of do a bit, colour it, do something else, try a differnt texture etc, no idea what the...

Hi, like a few of the others have said, I too think personally the stem needs to be slightly longer, i think the stem should be longer than the bowl? love the shape of the said bowl, nice flowing curves and looks nice and thin too. Regards Darren

This piece i made a few months ago, but only just photographed it, it incorporates lots of things, colour, gold enamel, carving, sorby textureing tool work, lime wax, burning, wire brushing, drilling, off centre, and a little hollowing, think i must have been bored that day, i originally cut the...

Hi mate, like the others say just do another one and use that one for something else, when i turn tenons i tend to use a set of engineering calipers and turn one part of the tenon until the calipers will just slip over it then remove the rest of the timber to that dimension, if turning a tenon...

Hi Mark, I agree with the other guys about the burrs, lovely bits of wood but can be difficult to turn. Where abouts in Narfark are you? I live just outside Beccles on Norfolk/Suffolk border, your welcome to pop over and and see my set up and i'll help you out where ever i can, there is a local...

Hi all, eventually braved the cold and got back to doing some turning, the clock is brown oak, coloured and textured, then sliced through removing 4mm of timber then dowelled back together through 4mm perspex, not too much turning but a slightly different take on a mantle clock. The other piece...

Hi, I have a little dowel saw that i use to part things off, it has no tooth set, so will cut flush without damaging adjacent surface, it is a very toothed saw too so causes little tear out either, in Axminster cat' item 476058 is an equivalent to what i use. Hope this of some help regards Darren

Hi Babylon, i'm afraid thats a common problem with Yew and lots of other woods actually, the problem is that the wood is drying and thus shrinking, are you taking the pieces straight into a heated home after you've done them, if so this will exaggerate the problem, ideally the piece needs to dry...