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How do you guys keep your drill bits sharp? Do you re-sharpen or replace? Are drill bit sharpening machines any good? I see the "Drill Doctor" machine can cost £200+ that is far too expensive does anyone have one of these instead? Sealey SMS2008 Drill Bit Sharpener, Bench Mounting, 80W, 173mm...

Hi all, Has anyone ever tried this? Seems a bit on the expensive side to me. :thinks: Konig Hard Wax Oil | Glues & finishes. | HOPE woodturning

My last 2 HMS VICTORY PENS. Wood far too expensive for me now.:sob:

Hi guys, I'm new to pen turning and wan,t to buy a selection of pen blank drills, should I buy hss or cobalt also brad point or normal. I know you can buy colt or fisch drills but find they are really expensive and do you have to buy expensive drill bits to drill blanks also a selection of sizes...

Despite wearing goggles I still wasn’t keen on the bits of acrylic slapping my cheeks. Only seems to happen from the square to rounded off section then settles down. Looked at the ones online and seemed expensive so good old f bay and an online Perspex supplier slapped this on the top today...

Samsara Kit, Aspen Burl. I had a real hard time finding Aspen. Seems it's rare and expensive.

I did some work for a customer on the CNC machine some time ago where they supplied the wood, Elm in this case & some of it was Elm Bur, I was able to make some blanks from the scrap & turned a few pens but quite a bit of it was to soft to be able to do anything with as it was. I looked at using...

Every now and again I find another of these tucked in the Blank Room. My first usingGolden,no smell expensive CA,one coat. The coat is fluid the downlight gave it ripple I was seeking. Peter

A quick gold Omega in a blank i found at Axminster last week....and i wasn't that expensive either!!:face:

Hi I want to practice platter turning. So I don’t want or need expensive woods Any recommendations for reasonably priced suppliers? Kevin :banana:

I stumbled recently into a box making session, them the girls in the kitchen ,me watching cricket. They were using a fairly expensive roller press system with raised cards alongside of this was the device to assist making these boxes. Having due regard to secret womens business I retreated...

Afternoon, I'm sitting on the horns of a dilemma. (ouch). I've a commission for a couple of blind end Omega fountain pens, and the customer has requested one to be a fine nib. Now I know Phil sells a Bock assembly that would suit very well, but even the least expensive option will add £12 to...

Hi All, Big thanks to Forum member Melanie (Fingwe) for pointing out this product in one of her posts. It seems to be a problem getting hold of Alumilite clear in the UK. We can get Amazing clear which is OK but takes a while to cure plus is very expensive in the small quantities it comes in...

I have just bought a second hand record DML305 lathe, just three months old. When i get it all set up the working height is different from my old lathe, nothing really wrong there. I though easy peasy i'll knock my self up a timber stand for it, no trouble. Then came to pricing up the timber...

Hi all....i have had another go at these....its an expensive learning curve....but i feel i am getting somewhere now....all i would like to say is "waxed bushes"

How many of you use the acrylic display tubes? I use them to store the pens for safe keeping until they are sold or if I ever need to take them to a fair / market. I also have the 48 pen holder wallets which are great for displaying them, but I don't feel it protects them well enough when...

Hi folks, I'm a newbie pen turner down in Brisbane, Australia. Sierra Vista kits are one of my favourites (got some second hand from fellow Aussie), but nobody sells them down here, and bringing them in from the US is seriously expensive with the current exchange rate. I thought buying some...