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its been too cold in my flimsy, not heated tin shed, plus storm eunice thought it would be a laugh to remove half the roof and turn the interior into a paddling pool..still, no damage to machinery, roof has been repaired better than it was before, the weather is warming up and my resin casting...

When going through the grits whilst sanding how hard do I need to be pressing the sandpaper into the blank? and do I need to keep the same pressure when sanding with the lathe running as what I do for when it's not running? (I hope that makes sense) I suppose the same question applies when...

What is the best way of using Melamine as a finish? I think I may be doing something wrong. My method is. Apply sanding sealer to the blank with the lathe running, I keep the cloth on running it from left to right to left until the sealer is dry on the cloth. I give the Melamine a good old...

A gunmetal Sigma Fountain pen. Made using a celluloid acetate fro Conway Stewart . I did not paint the tube to try and create the Gold effect running through the silver Swirl of the Acrylic. I think it added to its effect !!

This will not power a lead from me to you :rolling: but it has served me faithfully for around thirty years. Silent running and ever so accurate voltage control that allows running a computer or a bore pump. Specs not given purely to keep a promise to show it. The Telstra Organisation called it...

It's nice to see the forum up and running again :thumbs::thumbs:

At 7.08 pm UK time the forum died while I was answering, it was running slow at entry. Checked all other forums all running fast and clear. Left the site UK penturners when I got a message saying the site was out, came back later on all is well. Peter.

I have decided to step down from running the competitions and being a moderator. I have had great fun running the competitions, but it is time for new blood, Phil will step up for the December Competition and if I feel well enough I may even enter it. Thanks to Jim for giving me the chance to...