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I'm still years away of being able to do something that loosely resembles a stem, I'm still playing with LEGO(TM) bricks ;-))) Yesterday I ordered the stains from PIMO, I will try to mix some black powder with epoxy, it don't have to be Frankenstein level, an Igor level repair will do. :-) Thanks g...

Well, I would like to know the quality too as far as i have had problem with Algerian briar. Last time i have purchased from Yazid the parcel come 1 YEAR later. However, it come at all and the quality is good for the price. I presume that this Moroco briar is now offered because the problems with St...

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i've received same message few days ago.
If anyone knows if the source is safe, please share.

Best
George

Hi For best results for the time being, i am doing this as follows: 1. Chunk the work piece on the lathe using 4 jaw chuck without 2 of the jaws or the special chunk (mine is not very easy centering. 2. Cut the face of the mortise and square using first a forester bit, next drill the mortise and squ...

hello, i live in finland. i got some information on the steeltec lathe, it comes from china, thats the information. i was thinkin, how much can i ddo with it, cause the moving part that has the blade used for cutting is so high, as it moves tovards the chuck, it will reduse the diameter of the piec...

...presume same dealer... For general info, Who Was This Dealer(s)? I've ordered from Jaume Hom in Spain, one week to the U.S.A., no problem.... http://www.briarblocks.com/ Hi it was algerian briar from Yazid. Frankly speaking he send me all the blocks as promised. I presume there was a problem wit...

I would hazard a guess that the 250 is the swing over bed in mm, which is just under 10". Swing over cross-slide is probably 140mm, which is 5 1/2". Take your friend with 50 years experience with you and check out the machine at the dealer's. Your friend will probably know what questions ...

Haven't heard of the name, but the lathes look like typical Chinese machines. Anybody can have machines made in China and put their name on them, that's neither good nor bad. As such, I would expect that they have some standard spindle mount for chucks and that you'll be able to get additional face...

Hello does anyone knows something about Lathe having brand name HARRIS? Finally i have found these new lathes in my area at good price, smaller is about USD 1150, but i do not want to buy something like this without additional opinion. So please, if anyone knows something about these machines or the...

Hi well, well i have waited over year for my 50 blocks same story, presume same dealer. I have a theory that there is briar production have annual schedule or similar so the cutter cannot send over the cuted volume. therefore we receive it with a huge delay. By the way, check if the blocks are well ...

Hi thanks for the sketch. It is really helpful to find out what you mean. "Italian looking" hm, i don't know, maybe you are right Sasquatch. Anyhow, I have a plan to make the shape more and more as i am not satisfied. I have Peterson 101 and will use it as a model this time and we will see...

Hey Frank thank you for the response! Don't worry too much about the staining - that will improve with practice. I'm guessing that the "ding" in the rim is a briar fault, so we'll overlook that. I am sure about the stain. Actually this method is well known for me as i am staining almost al...

Hi i like Morta very much but i never have such material in my hands, so i cant say anything about the finish. Maybe these pipe have to be buffed with carnauba a little more, i don't know for sure. About construction, there are few items i would like to point: 1. on the first pipe the bowl - shank j...

Hello everybody, I am holding on to make classic shapes – best choice for studying the shape is Billiard and this is my last creation. After, I don’t know how many, attempts to make a good billiard, as good as I like it, this is the best done by me so far. So, I need your opinion especially regardin...

Hi i have "sensitive" approach. I am always using 4.2 mm drill bit for final drilling of smoke channel. The chamber is another story. I am using about 19 mm diameter spoon bit and for the deepness, well, I am using my smallest finger second ring. I put in the chamber and if it is up to the...

Hi i have started my workshop on the kitchen balcony 3.5 m long and about 1.5 wide. Having in mind that this is my kitchen (and I have a wife ) I’ve wondering about the noise. So, the noise is not the BIGEST problem but the dust. I’ve started with hand drill, wise, dremel etc. but the moment of the...

Thank you very much for the help! I am thinking over the option to cut at an angle but this means that the grain will be cut off across and I will not be able to restore it. Therefore, I rejected this method. To Dane C and Frank Unfortunately, I cannot use miter saw as far as I cannot move it. I mus...

tritrek wrote:That could work...

yes ithink so, but how to cut it - this is the main problem.
Any idea?

George

Hello all I want to ask you for some help if anyone of have some experience with such repairs. The problem is as follows. I have three dogs. Smaller one is a real disaster as she is one-year-old retriever. We have purchased a new table few months ago made of teak wood, and I and my wife like it very...

I ask me to forgive. But I have no enough good knowledge of English language for this purpose... Hello Mr. Yashtylov, Your pipes are incredible, fine and really nice looking. I am form Bulgaria, I know a little Russian, and so if you want you can use me to help you with the language. Well, do not f...