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Hi there, im thinking of buy one of these lathes, are they any good, is there anything to look at when buy second hand, and how much are they usually worth in Melbourne?
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Ian it just digger brand and purchased it last week.

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Thank you for that info Bob, ill give it a try and yes it is nice slab.

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Hi all, i've been trying to make some wipe on poly but when i mix with methylated spirits the oil based polyurethane goes gluggy and doesnt mix together. Am i doing something wrong. Here is the...

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Gave the pulley’s a good clean,...

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I had a look on Friday, the belts feel...

Yes of course just have it down when I’m not using it


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Thank you Paul , I’ll have to pull it apart and give it a clean, maybe but new belt.


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Yes it is, and when I do change it while it’s running I see no difference in speed


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Hi all,

I just set up my lathe after making some room and finding some time. I feel the speed is not fast enough on the lathe, when I put the belt on it felt a bit loose. If the belt is to loose...

I have some pacific mapple, it looks lighter in colour? The one on the right is pacific mapple,...

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Hi all just wondering if this karri timber?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171215/28484c265e2e578ca856c034b3c21fa0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171215/9591ce0c611e43f0409ddb08c9457647.jpg...

When I bought the timber it was advertised as WRC but I’m not sure how accurate the info was.


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When I sand the Oregon I get a stronger smell and orange dust, where the other timber I don’t get a stronger smell and the dust is lighter in colour more pale.


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What does it usually smell like?


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I’ve got Oregon and it doesn’t look the...

Hi there, would any one know if this is Western red cedar, and help would be appreciated....

Try neo rustic in brunswick, they usually have wide range of timbers.


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Hi all, just wonder what type of wood this is, has a bit of weight to it. Don't have and leaves or branches to show leaves. Any suggestions will be...

Hey Jack, does that mean it's not good for turning, I've cut most of them in to blanks and painted with endcheck sealer.


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I won't be using it for firewood, turning them in to bowl blanks.


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I don't have any leaves or needles, I just received the it as firewood cut yesterday, have very strong pine smell nearly like Vicks. The bark is very hard to take off not like other pine, maybe...

Hi there, just wondering if anyone would know what type of pine this is, thank...

Thank you guys for the info, I haven't been able to cut logs because of part missing on my bandsaw.


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Hi all, just wondering if anyone would be able to tell me what species this wood is, was given some cut logs with no...

Yeah I have a carbtec hp2 dust extractor already set up.


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Hi guys,

I want to get into wood turning, and like to turn mainly bowls and pens, what lathe should I invest in, I got a price range from $500 to $1800. Any bit of advice would be appreciated
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