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  1. W

    i did try

    i got out to the shed at 10 am, cant do it before cos my neighbour cant bear the noise of someone having fun. by 10.15 am the sun has come over and my shed magically turns into a ceramics curing kiln..it stays at that temperature till around 7 pm when the sun dips behind said neighbours garage...
  2. Padster

    Potential Newbie.....

    Hi All, I'm Padster age 50, living in the midlands, potential newbie here... Why? Well my first post was on an old thread from 2016 - that I'm hoping will get a reply. Rather than repeat here's the link http://www.penturners.co.uk/tools-equipment-and-accessories/17181-proxxon-mini-lathe.html...
  3. Pierre

    depression

    This is a very sad but true story of the depression that can haunt a man. My friend was so sick and tired of the world, Covid, Chinese aggression, global warming and the rest. He drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his...
  4. Penpal

    Picked up at a garage sale

    Thought Neil might get a kick out of this. It lives in the garden. Peter.
  5. nimrod

    Dust/Shavings Extractor

    I am looking to buy a small extractor about 50lt mainly for sawdust shavings extraction, my main concern is noise the garage wall is not very soundproof, I would be grateful for any recommendations. Robin
  6. cowboy

    l need your Help

    Hi all First of sorry for not been posting for a while been very busy, and not been on here. first of all l am on PIP, {disability allowance} and l am getting told more and more l should set up on my own full time business. l have a 1000 questions l need help with but l will keep it short, l...
  7. P

    I May Have To Wait

    It seems from my previous posts that I may hit problems with shavings and dust running this machine in the bedroom, so I may have to wait till summer and do it outside or maybe find a workshop or friends garage where I can do the main roughing out and polish it up and assemble at home..
  8. Simone

    Here I am

    Good day everyone, Just joined your forum. I am a South African that moved to the UK 2 months ago. Very happy that the lathe arrived unharmed after spending 6 weeks at sea. Now in the prosess of setting up a space in my garage to start turning. Reading through all of the posts and glad to...
  9. R

    Buckeye burl Omega

    My competition entry, love this pen the figuring has so many faces looking back at you. This is the first time I have turned a stabilised blank. Do they always smell so strong when working them? Got in trouble as I work in the garage and it is connected to the house, even with the garage door...
  10. Buckeye

    Cleared out some rubbish

    I spent the day yesterday and Friday morning clearing whatever rubbish I could from the garage to make way for a new machine or just to be able to use the machine I already have. I cut up about 20 3m wide backgrounds into 3 and 4 pieces and made 2 trips to the dump with a volvo estate full of...
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