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  1. Garno

    2 chuffin days

    I have been thinking for weeks now if I should buy something that I desperately need, at least that's what I told Mrs G. When fit enough I go up to the shed and make a pen or 2, when I'm not at my best I stay in bed, that can often mean me staying in bed for weeks at a time sadly. So what I...
  2. Dalboy

    Smart Woman

    Borrowed this off a friend. Smart Woman After being married for 40 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, "Forty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10- inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 23 - year...
  3. Chriscb

    Workshop heating in winter

    Morning, I have a question about keeping a workshop above freezing during cold winter nights. Let me explain - during the day the workshops are fair warm - between 10c and 13c, when occupied, but at night the temperature can fall below freezing. I move everything out that might complain about...
  4. wm460

    My Hercus 9 Restoration.

    My Hercus 9 Restoration has finally started. Finally got a nice cool day for a change, only 41°C. :whistling: So I thought I would start cleaning up my Hercus 9 and try and keep the missus happy. You might remember my thread about this lathe I saw advertised in Alice Springs at a recycling...
  5. Dalboy

    Router Jig

    Thought I would take a break from the waggon and make a router jig to use on the lathe as I have a few ideas that I want to try. Managed to cut a few parts ready for it as well as a bed for it to run on. Still some cut outs to make before assembly comences
  6. KevinMc

    Lathe bed cleaning

    Hi I am standing by for a range of answers !:thinks: What do you recommend for cleaning and making it easy to slide the banjo and tail stock on the lathe bed? Kevin:banana:
  7. cowboy

    Welllllllll?

    Hi all well got another scroll saw today so will be back working away and getting stuff for the fun day at the club:banana::banana::banana: oh the saw l got is a Hegner its only a small one 14" bed but l will manage
  8. Penpal

    End squaring blanks

    Multi purpose end squaring blanks for different kits. Pic 1 overall location of the Sander, mounted on an old Woodfast lathe bed. Use the sander on the shaft of the old lathe for general purposes. Fitted a new velcro fastened 120 grit to the Sander using a sheet of non stick between in situ...
  9. sfurini

    Pink and Black Centrifuge Effect

    Hi all. One from today - centrifuge effect on a bed of messed up spirit stains...
  10. MarkNotts

    Didnt want to go to bed so made a flower pot :)

    After a 13h night shift to Croydon and back to Notts there was something stopping me going straight to bed ;) Cheap paper potted fake flowers from tescos bought about a month back, £3 for a set of 3 and a scrap piece of African Padauk wood. The finish is my own cook up of abrasive paste to...
  11. Woody

    It was a glorious day

    I woke up this morning with the sun pouring into the room swung open the back door to hear the birds singing wonderful thinks I a nice workshop day a few hours production a few smiffys what more could you wish for I then I lovingly take Violet in a cup of tea and my whole world come crashing...
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