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This is a Zeta kit. The blank is a really interesting black and orange mix. Quite translucent, it really glows to the eye. This is the first piece of acrylic I've ever turned. Carbide tools on a teeny Precision Pro lathe. Yes Glen, I finally made something :thumbs: The Zeta is a great kit, I...

I am currently looking for a smallish lathe to add to my smallish shed!! It will be mainly for pen turning but I will probably want to try turning bowls too. Have looked at the Charnwood, Axminster and Record lathes and now am completely confused, so if anyone can advise me that would be...

Hi I have a chance of a workzone wood lathe 400w for £50 , only review I could find says they are rubbish, anyone got one ????? Cheers Ray

Hi, I have a second hand lathe (no company markings, I think it was a home made tool), which I am trying to add an xact 4” jaw chuck to. I’m having trouble though as the screw on my head is 7/8” x 8 tpi. The new chuck has an adapter, to fit 3/4” x 16tpi, or I can connect directly to the chuck...

Due to health reasons haven't posted or visited for quite a while. Health is now reasonable and it's time to get back into life and turning. Just before my latest bout of illness I started building a small workshop in the back garden and treated myself to a new Axminster Lathe. The Lathe...

Hi All Just won my bid for my first lathe, hope to pick it up on Saturday. Pen kit, spacers and wood bought. All ready to go wish me luck Steve:banana:

Hello all, I,m Colin from Forfar ,Angus. Have been turning pens for a few months now and loving it as a way to relax from work, Electrical engineer. Started with a drill powered lathe and a couple of old chisels, have moved on a little and bought a couple more chisels and a proper lathe, I just...

Well I managed to get some time in the workshop today with allot of intentions of turning. This was the result of my days work, well if you can call 12:00 to 16:00 with plenty of sit down breaks..:rolling: I had originally planned to do some slimlines just to ease myself back in to the fold...

Look what the log fairy gave me, ok so they are log slices from a trunk and not quarter sawn but that spalting looks good. They will need a little trimming to get then to swing on my lathe as i can only do 12in diameter. Have sealed the ends and will see what happens. There are six in total

Something's bugging me. I have recently purchased a small axminster lathe and all is well except that the live centre in the tail stock didnt turn as freely as I thought it should. Anyway I convinced myself that I could get a better one from amazon. The one I chose had good reviews so I thought...

I was working on my Record DML305 lathe today using a 3 wheel steady as the work piece was about 8/9 inches long. I stopped the lathe to adjust the dust hood, on starting it again for a fraction of a second i noticed the work piece did not move then the was a clack and it ran. Later i found out...

One of the local suppliers now has Charnwood lathes on their website. Over here you can get Nova, Jet at great expense and lots of cheap rubbish. I am not in the market for another lathe but would appreciate comments about quality. Nice to see another manufacturer but like to know where it...

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Here is a great lathe for sale on eBay. It's the same model I have and it has been brilliant. The price is well under the normal price for these lathes. Access Denied Peter

Hi All, Recently I posted a reply to a thread mentioning that I would like to one day have a Cowell lathe in the shed. Well I didn't think that day would come this soon. Big Big thanks to Alan (YorkieT) a member here at Penturners. I met up with Alan at a half way point and this is what I...

So.... Lots of showing what's finished.... how about what's on your lathe now work in progress? As a newbie I am practising tool use... don't all laugh at once...:funny: Kevin

Hi, I'm considering buying an engineering lathe to be able to make kitless pens, as well as metal turned calligraphy pens. I really know next to nothing about engineering lathes - could anyone give a recommendation on a decent one. Price isn't so much of an issue, but I am a little pushed for...

I picked up a couple of fans from a decommissioned piece of equipment at work, when I got home I saw they were 24v not 12v.:vangry: Couple of weeks later I rescued this. The plan for the fans are to cut a hole in the back of both my mill and lathe where the circuit boards are and use the...

Hi all This is my patch of ground for my new shed to go It is aprox 16x9so I'm thinking a 10x8 shed that will give me 6 feet in front of the door of open space where in the summer I can do things out side when the sun is out. If I put my lathe on a mobile unit I can wheel it out side ?? Do...

I am having trouble using the tailstock handwheel due to mussel problems with my hand, is there such a thing as a tailstock with a leaver. My lathe is a Jet. Glen:sob::sob: