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  1. Pierre

    Oaky doaky here is a thing

    You know how we had maps?? We followed contours, then we had GPS …. so your mate says meet you in Piccadilly circus and you get there and there are 20 000 tourists and you go ???? WTF (Im off to the pub!!) well here is another thing and I've tried it world wide ( what3words | Addressing the...
  2. alpha1

    Beaufort Ink

    Is there any way you can store your details on Beaufort Inks web site so you don't have to type in your name address etc every time you want to order any thing.
  3. Morse

    Kirinite Tempest

    Thought I'd give this Kirinite Black Ice a try. Tempest in chrome. Any thing that sparkles. :whistling:
  4. Dalboy

    Router jig

    Just dug this out and gave it a clean up I think it is all there as most that I have seen are missing the router bits and the holder. Not sure what the large spring is for, the only thing that is missing are the instructions. And what is it worth
  5. Dalboy

    Club meeting

    This evening was our club meeting but due to the last Saturday one being cancelled due to the weather tonight we had our presentation. Not thinking that I would be anywhere near having a trophy due to the fact I entered very little last year. Anyway the thing was that I did manage to get a...
  6. wm460

    I Couldn't Resist And The Missus.............

    I couldn't resist and the Missus is going to divorce me when she finds out. I went down to Alice on the weekend, while we were the my sister was telling the missus about all the things she bought on facebook buy and sell, and unbeknown to me she put the app on my phone. Monday my RDO, I was...
  7. KevinMc

    Woodturning Club night tomorrow

    It’s that time again and this month we are supposed to make and take a platter.. for critique. (Are you Bill Mooney going tomorrow?) So here is my 2nd ever attempt at such a thing.. Online critique welcome... depending on that I might just go to the pub. Kevin:banana:
  8. Vic Perrin

    Pen of the Week - 18 September 2017

    This weeks Pen of the Week chosen by 21William goes to the Canadian Maple Leaf Polymer Braided Sierra made by Les Elm. William said "It was a close run thing but Les's attention to detail on this pen really is first rate in my opinion" Here is the link to Les's original post -...
  9. cowboy

    just some thing

    Hi all just some thing l made yesterday on my little Hegner
  10. B

    Conway Brackett Brown

    Here's a proper pic of the quick one I did on my workbench the other day. I'm missing a spot light at the moment.... Sigma 105mm lens on the way (canon EF50 1.8 at the moment which can't get in much closer than this. I've got a plain brown leather book on the way - I know some of you aren't...
  11. wm460

    Orrible Pommy Weather.

    Orrible bloody pommy weather you can keep it.:vangry: I dont mind the rain, we dont get enough of it, you can never have to much of it.:wink: Bleeding heck look at the temp, hows a bloke meant to do any thing in the shed, rugged up like the Michelin man, any metal I touch is like holding a...
  12. G

    Is there such a thing

    I am having trouble using the tailstock handwheel due to mussel problems with my hand, is there such a thing as a tailstock with a leaver. My lathe is a Jet. Glen:sob::sob:
  13. hawkeyefxr

    Now this is a bowl

    This thing is HUGE, i want to see the sideboard that it sits on lol Stuart Mortimer - YouTube
  14. M

    I used a broad file for the last mm when turning my pens - Is this a bad thing?

    Hello, I used a 3 cm broad semi rough cut file to remove the last millimeter on my pens. Using the file I got the blank straight and better control of the removal of the material. Then I used 220 sandpaper and removed the rough texture, 400, 600 and then CA. Then 600, 1500 --> 12000 and then...
  15. P

    Playing with spheres

    I like to make unnecessary stuff sometimes, pens are not the only thing in life after all. So I made a Chinese ball (that is a sphere in a sphere in a sphere and so on, turned in a single piece of wood) and added some more classical (?) turning around. The idea is to make the spectator first...
  16. cowboy

    back again

    Hi all some thing for my youngest daughter outdoor plant stand again could someone turn this photo for me thanks
  17. Dalboy

    Yippee

    I know I shouted the title. Anyway another year and the dear old car over 25 year old has just passed yet another MOT not a thing needed doing. Now how many newer cars can do that.
  18. bassethound

    Gear wheel for metal lathe.

    arceurotrade wanted about £14 with vat and postage! Just bought the same thing for £7 from Armadeal Ltd..:rolling: Not bad for a bit of plastic!
  19. Woody

    Some you win some you dont

    Turned these this morning for Violet not happy with them used stamps so I have ordered some new stamps I will strip these down latter and have another go with the new stamps the good thing is the moulding is perfect just not happy with the look of the old stamps
  20. cowboy

    High all

    here is some thing different for you all a basket made with no glue?? there are only 2 fixins and that is on the handel only
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