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    Help please which saw

    Hi I have just purchased a lathe and now I need a power saw. I cannot make my mind up which type of saw to buy. It will have to fit on a bench and be fairly compact. I do not know if I would be better getting a bench saw, band saw or a mitre saw. I already have a scroll saw which does not...
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    Faulty pencil unit, but great service for replacement.

    I recently made a pencil from an Axminster gunmetal pencil kit (200354) all went well until a day later I tried to use the eraser and when pulling the cap off the entire cartridge came apart. I filled in a return request online and got a full replacement set the next day, great service from Axi...
  3. Vic Perrin

    Pen of the Week - 23 October 2017

    This weeks Pen of the Week chosen by flexi goes to the Sirocco Watch Parts Pen made by Phil Dart. Mark said "A great selection to choose from this week with a Hexagonal Vertex and a pair of Mistals in the mix, but I would like my choice to be the collaboration between Phil and Brad with the...
  4. Phil Dart

    Watch parts Sirocco

    A Beaufort Sirocco in antique copper, in a Brad Herrington watch parts blank.
  5. KevinMc

    What happens if....

    Hi Before I go and play to try.. What happens if you don't use the middle ring of a pen kit and just turn the centre position using calipers to ensure both parts are the same.. I get the feeling that might give me more shape options but I am thinking what am I missing on that idea? Kevin
  6. Dalboy

    Half Track Finished

    Finished at last. I did not keep a record of hours but have enjoyed the journey in making it, all I know is that there were a lot of parts.
  7. KevinMc

    Tonight's effort.....

    Real interesting outcome and before you say it I have since straightened the two parts to get the pattern to flow Kevin
  8. Pierre

    Possibly interesting

    As a woodturner, I order kit and those that I order from spam me frequently!!! nothing new in that... Occasionally Rutlands has a n interesting item which if it has no moving parts is worth while so here is an interesting item.... Buy Heavy Duty Flexible 4 x 5 Metre Dust Hose online at...
  9. hawkeyefxr

    Bit of a moan really.

    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...
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    Watch Parts

    Both ordered this week.
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