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Evening All, A friend of my in-laws has going to chop down a walnut tree tomorrow its pretty decent size and my wife used to play in it as a child so its well matured. He's offered my first chance to pick over it so i am going to pop over tomorrow and take a look. but..... I'm not sure what I'm...

Hi First of all I would like to thank everyone for their advice with regard to choosing a saw for my workshop. After looking and reading some reviews I have ordered the Record 250 10 inch band saw. I think this will serve my purpose Being a complete beginner the next thing is, I would like some...

Help been asked to make a fountain pen but never done one. Any advice please.

Yes you read that right. In return for a pen I have been given a really nice piece of coprolite which for those of you who don't know is fossilised dinosaur poop! I'm sat here looking at it and its roughly pen blank sized and I'm just wondering if anyone here has turned stone? if so got any advice?

Hi guys, i'm finally thinking of upgrading my basic cheap pillar drill. I wanted something with a longer travel and something that is going to last atleast a few years. I have found 3 options that might fit that. I'm not overly knowledgble about drills so any advice would be greatly appreciated...

Hi all Being new to pen turning do you guys have any advice on UK suppliers? Thanks

Hi after having a bit of a tidy up in the shed I found some spent cartridges in my shed .243 and .270 Winchester magnum. Looking at the .243 I thought it looks the same lenth of the brass tubes from a slimline and remembering a utube video from Woody decides to drill out the primer first with...

I have been suffering a cough for about a year and now awaiting results of a chest xray.I am now wondering if its caused by turning my pens and would like to know if others have developed cough.(I only turn pens) I wonder if I am not using the right protection from the dust. My shed is 8ft x 6ft...

Hi everyone, I've been asked to make a pen and pencil kit for my nephew. I don't make many pencils so am looking for your advice on which kit to go for. The only one i make regularly is the sketch pencil but this is too large for the purpose. I find the slimline pencils not great and unreliable...

I'm building my new workshop currently as the garage is been converted for extra living space. But I am after advice on insulating the shed I.E what is the type of insulating to use I have ordered a 10ft x 15ft shed and making my own concrete base for it and putting damp proof membrane between...

Hi all. I'm new to turning but keen to get started and learn how to turn, and set myself up for a hobby. I received a handmade pen for Xmas and started looking into it - on YouTube etc, and as a keen DIY and fairly good with my hands saw that it was something to start out to do. I love pens so...

Happy Christmas everyone. Ive been turning for a little while now and using a Trend AirAce mask which I fond reasonably comfortable, but I feel I need to supplement this with some form of extraction to reduce the amount of fine dust settling everywhere. I have been doing some reading online...

I'm thinking of buying a drill sharpener I quite like the look of the Drill Doctor 500x, has anyone got one or have any advice on drill sharpeners. Robin

Hi guys, i need some of your knowledge here as i want to improve my work space. I'm looking to get some sort of dust collection system that will be able to hook up to my lathe, a small bandsaw, scroll saw and pillar drill that i currently use. I had a look on axminster but i am not too sure...

I store my bowls etc in a plastic storage box under my stairs not the driest place but not damp some of them are getting a green surface mold :thinks:. I can't under stand why its only one or two I finish them all with the same BLO and they are different woods I have cleaned them off and wax...

evening guys After a bit of advice, I've got this 14" x 4" spalted beech blank and want to turn it into a fruit bowl which will eventually be sold to the public, is this wood ok to use for a fruit bowl? also with regards to the finish I will be using microcrystalline wax on the outside, would I...

Hi all has any one used the Dewalt 720 if so any good

Hello Are there any websites which have selection of different pen clips, end caps etc for sale in to buy parts separately, to make my pen. I have found London based wood turner who will help with the pen making at his workshop. I have my vintage nib stubs, 1 Sheaffer and 1 Watermans. How...