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13th December 2017, 06:17 PM
Thread: vicmarc VL150 lathe advice
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thank you for all of your replies and advice
thank you for all of your replies and advice
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12th December 2017, 03:14 AM
Thread: vicmarc VL150 lathe advice
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vicmarc VL150 lathe advice
Hi, are there any owners of the vicmarc VL150 on here? or does anyone know of a video i could watch of one being used?
I am looking to be able to turn wooden boxes from hard dense woods, but my... -
25th March 2014, 06:07 PM
Thread: Facebook page
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Done....done and done again, some great pages...
Done....done and done again, some great pages added to my FB likes........... here's mine
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30th October 2013, 06:15 PM
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the actual fan, as I said I had to check it. The...
the actual fan, as I said I had to check it. The housing is around 22/24" from memory.
its not popping the breaker, every few months the capacitor on the side of the motor would fail, this fault was... -
30th October 2013, 07:12 AM
Thread: Anybody got one of these ?
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seeing as you live so close.... have GPW got one...
seeing as you live so close.... have GPW got one that you could have a test drive on before you buy? or have they got a customer who's bought one that lives nearby that you could go and have a chat...
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30th October 2013, 01:43 AM
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thank you for your reply the impeller in this...
thank you for your reply
the impeller in this machine is just shy of 17" wide by 5" deep, i know this because after a few months of owning it it kept popping capacitors and i checked that the... -
29th October 2013, 07:12 PM
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I have been turning for 15 years and luckily in...
I have been turning for 15 years and luckily in my first year of turning I met a retired production turner who warned me about dust and scared me into taking it seriously
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25th March 2013, 10:24 PM
Thread: Hybrid helmet designs
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thank you for all of your comments ...
thank you for all of your comments
spankingpigeon:here is a quick pic to help gauge the size
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24th March 2013, 10:15 PM
Thread: Hybrid helmet designs
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Hybrid helmet designs
hello folks
here are two of a group of helmet/mask designs i've been working on recently, they are not meant to be a direct copy of any paticular type of helmet past or present, I have looked at... -
11th January 2013, 02:30 AM
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Thank you for your kind comments
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5th January 2013, 03:09 AM
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2nd January 2013, 09:04 PM
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Mulberry, Rippled Sycamore and Boxwood Boxes
Hello folks
here area few boxes that i've finished recently
mullberry with jet inlay 2 1/2Wide by 3 1/2" tall
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20th December 2012, 02:13 AM
Thread: burr wood ID help please
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burr wood ID help please
Hello folks
I bought a few burrs from a timber supplier recently, they've had them along time and lost allot of the original identification markings
the guy reckoned this was salmon gum but I... -
21st October 2012, 06:00 PM
Thread: large pine cone- hollow form
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Thank you
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19th October 2012, 12:36 AM
Thread: large pine cone- hollow form
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Thank you for all of your kind comments I use...
Thank you for all of your kind comments
I use 3 types of mop and 3 compounds to buff my work- they are all the mezerna brand and are:
stage 1-113gzp compound with B quality loose leaf mop
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18th October 2012, 04:52 AM
Thread: large pine cone- hollow form
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large pine cone- hollow form
Hello folks
here is one of my latest cast blaks- it has onelarge pine cone embedded within the resin with the base ofthecone at the top of the forrm (i might try the next one the other way up)... -
6th September 2012, 05:09 PM
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6th September 2012, 05:07 PM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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1st September 2012, 02:54 AM
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thank you for all of your kind comments :2tsup:
thank you for all of your kind comments :2tsup:
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31st August 2012, 02:57 AM
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Hybrid boxes-burr oak, burr elm and LOOFAH!!
Hello folks
here are three new boxes that i cast a few weeks ago and finished recently
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30th August 2012, 05:08 AM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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28th August 2012, 03:00 AM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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Thank you for your kind comments I dont think...
Thank you for your kind comments
I dont think she oak grows here in the U.K - but i do blast the cones with compressed air before casting. -
27th August 2012, 05:41 PM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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26th August 2012, 01:22 AM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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Thanks I dont know Neil- i just know where...
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25th August 2012, 09:51 PM
Thread: Atrax with mini pine cones
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Atrax with mini pine cones
Hello folks
here is a pen I’ve completed recently
It’s one of my own blanks which I’ve cast with mini pine cones and an iridescent multi coloured resin with a chrome Berea Atrax fountain pen kit... -
6th June 2012, 06:10 AM
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thank you for all of your kind comments
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3rd June 2012, 05:38 PM
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thank you for all of your kind comments
yes the reflections are a problem- i'm working on a fix- but these are the best pics i can do at the moment. -
2nd June 2012, 09:14 PM
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Electric blue/burr elm hybrid ovoid form
Hello folks
Here's another hybrid cast which I poured over a week ago and turned yesterday
Electric blue iridescent resin with natural edge burr elm ovoid form
3 5/8" wide by 4 1/2" tall
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21st May 2012, 03:59 AM
Thread: coolibah burr/resin ovoid form
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Thank you for all of your kind comments ...
Thank you for all of your kind comments
Hardenfast: lol someone must have snook out with some when it was dark!! :U all i can say is it must have been a big bird as this stuff aint light :roll:... -
16th May 2012, 07:58 PM
Thread: coolibah burr/resin ovoid form
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thank you for all of your kind comments Kcam-...
thank you for all of your kind comments
Kcam- the wood and resin are cast together as a solid block and then turned as normal.
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16th May 2012, 06:43 PM
Thread: coolibah burr/resin ovoid form
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coolibah burr/resin ovoid form
Hello folks
here's a new piece i've just completed its two piece's of natural edge coolibah burr with a red pearlescent resin
2 7/8" wide by 2 7/8" tall
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20th March 2012, 05:29 AM
Thread: Olive ash ovoid forms
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Thank you for your kind comments they are very...
Thank you for your kind comments they are very much appreciated
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16th March 2012, 09:38 PM
Thread: Olive ash ovoid forms
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Thank you its nice to have some positive feedback...
Thank you its nice to have some positive feedback on these :)
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16th March 2012, 09:15 PM
Thread: Olive ash ovoid forms
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Olive ash ovoid forms
Hello folks
I've been enjoying making more ovoid forms since the last spalted beech one I posted- Its strange that for such a simple form I'm finding it a real challenge to get right!! I've made... -
14th March 2012, 03:32 AM
Thread: Lignum vitae and boxwood box
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thank you for your comments unfortunately...
thank you for your comments
unfortunately Alex the box is now sold so I can’t get any pictures- I hollowed the inside with a small homemade hollowing tool similar to David Ellsworths single... -
9th March 2012, 05:26 AM
Thread: Triton and atrax pens
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Thank you for all of our comments Woodenink:...
Thank you for all of our comments
Woodenink: the bock nibs are not standard nibs that are normally supplied with the kits- I buy and fit these separately -
4th March 2012, 09:21 PM
Thread: Triton and atrax pens
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Triton and atrax pens
Hello folks
I dont turn many pens nowadays but i couldint resist trying these kits out
Berea Atrax gold with pitch black blank- Bock nib... -
4th March 2012, 09:14 PM
Thread: spalted beech form
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Thank you for all of your comments Hughie: I...
Thank you for all of your comments
Hughie: I dont know
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29th February 2012, 12:23 AM
Thread: spalted beech form
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spalted beech form
Hello folks
here's a spalted beech form- loosely based on an ovoid/egg shape
6 1/4" wide by 6 3/4" tall
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28th February 2012, 07:22 PM
Thread: burr oak hollow form
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Thank you The finish is just lemon oil at the...
Thank you
The finish is just lemon oil at the time these pics were taken but i'll probably build it up to a satin sheen with woodoc10 eventually -
28th February 2012, 06:14 AM
Thread: burr oak hollow form
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burr oak hollow form
Hello folks
here's a simple burr oak hollow form i've made today
3 3/8" wide by 3 3/4" tall
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13th February 2012, 05:03 AM
Thread: Lignum vitae and boxwood box
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Thank you for all of your kind comments
Thank you for all of your kind comments
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10th February 2012, 06:17 AM
Thread: Lignum vitae and boxwood box
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Lignum vitae and boxwood box
Hello folks
here are two new boxes i've made recently
lignum vitae and boxwood 1 5/8" wide by 2"tall
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19th December 2011, 12:30 AM
Thread: Christmas Burl
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wow- that is stunning :2tsup:
wow- that is stunning :2tsup:
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19th December 2011, 12:28 AM
Thread: Rippled/olive ash hollow forms
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Thank you- I dont normally work with allot of...
Thank you- I dont normally work with allot of Ash- but might start doing so if i can find more like this :)
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12th December 2011, 05:03 AM
Thread: Rippled/olive ash hollow forms
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8th December 2011, 05:59 AM
Thread: Lemon Oil and CA glue
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originally i use to use the Robert sorby lemon...
originally i use to use the Robert sorby lemon oil but that got harder to find and I belive Turners retreat are the only u.k stockist now- I now use the chestnut stuff and i belive it is made using...
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8th December 2011, 05:17 AM
Thread: Rippled/olive ash hollow forms
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8th December 2011, 05:16 AM
Thread: Lemon Oil and CA glue
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that was my article I’ve used lemon oil for...
that was my article
I’ve used lemon oil for years as I prefer a matt finish and its dead easy to apply and dries quickly
when I started selling my work I soon realised that lemon oil wasn’t a... -
6th December 2011, 06:12 AM
Thread: Rippled/olive ash hollow forms
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Rippled/olive ash hollow forms
Hello folks
here are some rippled/olive- slightly spalted ash forms- which i've completed recently-these piece's came from a very large crotch section of a tree which had blown down on the edge...