Lorn.S

Hi Roly Yes I have an Axminster as well...rarely use the Draper, it's been gathering dust for the past year or so and I could use the extra space hence decided to try and sell it.

It's a 230v Kevin

Also offering FOR SALE my Draper 16" Fretsaw/Scrollsaw Details: DRAPER 16" FRETSAW Used price: £50.00 Model: FS16A Stock: 30414 S-No: 96080311 Motor 93W 230V Max Cut 2" (50mm) Blade Length 5" (127mm) Pin Blades - (x 9 packs new blades included) In very good working condition - see photos. £50.00 Located in UK - West Yorkshire - WF9 Post Code Area - Buyer Collects PM me if you need any more information.

Hi Guys & Ladies I'm offering FOR SALE my Carba-Tec Mini Lathe...please note I am in the UK and it is collection only due to weight. It's made by: Carba-Tec THE WINDSOR PRECISION LATHE / Model: HM-1A / S-No: 116818 4 Speed belt drive - swing motor Swing 6" Capacity 12" Headstock 3/4 x 16 TPI Motor 1 PH - 1/5 HP Tailstock 1 MT Bore It is in excellent working condition - an ideal mini Lathe for Pen Makers...see photos. Price - £159.00 Buyer collects - I'm in West Yorkshire - WF9 Post Code Area - Please PM me if you want more information. Lorn

Hi Roly...hope all is good in your neck of the woods ...yes now we know the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train...lol...got a lot to do before we can play with the new toy's though...got to find a home for them...they need a fair bit of room so some re planning is in order...then we have to get a decent set of chisels and other bit's & bobs to get started. The chap we bought the Lathes from gave me a carrier bag full of pen making blanks, wood & acrylic as well as some of the metal fittings...we know nothing about making pens so that will be a steep learning curve in the distant future...but first a lot of practice making wooden *things* that may bear no resemblance to their intended end result...but that will be the fun bit 1st up will be a good book on woodturning and a lot of Youtube videos and we will see where we go from there. Yorkie is toying with the idea of making a revolving workbench to mount the record lathe on so it can be swivelled underneath when not in use giving him a clear worktop for other things...been trying to find some ideas and design plans...as usual all in America...they have so much more to chose from that here in the UK the lucky devils Take care & all the best Lorn

It's been quite awhile since I last logged on...I see I have a lot to catch up on too...*cleans reading glasses in anticipation* Mr Yorkie has been battling with health issues...long story but after 2 years he is slowly making progress...Scrolling & Pyrography have had to take a back seat and we are just getting back to it now. It did give us time to browse eBay though and we picked up what we think/hope is a bargain today, a Record DML24X lathe with extended bars made from Aircraft grade aluminium, taking it to almost 4 feet in overall length and a Windsor carba-tec mini lathe. Mr Y did woodturning as a youngster on an old Multi tool Coronet Lathe...I have never tried it but really want to give it a try...so after keeping an eye on what was for sale we chanced upon this pair...belonged to an elderly gent who has had to give up due to arthritis in his hands...apparently he made pens with the carba-tec and converted the record one to a tool sharpener then bought himself an all singing all dancing axminster for pen making...then had to give it up...poor fella...the axminster lathe was a beauty but far too expensive for us...start small and see how we go methinks. Anyway if the upload works here's some pics of our *bargains*...now we just need some woodcarving chisels...probably a book on the subject and a lot of YouTube Videos...and to figure out what other accessories we may need...oh and a lot of practice Hope all is good with everyone Lorn

Hey Bob...good to see you...hope all is good in your world...Lorn

Money...what money?...Don't you be spreading such scurrilous rumours Roly...I'm a Scot...It's my duty to uphold the reputation of meanness and penny pinching attributed to the Scots...and I married a Yorkshire man who has extremely deep pockets too...Scrooge was a pushover by comparison...lol Hope all is well and good in your neck of the woods Roly...good to see you Lorn x

Thank's Russell...I did try but couldn't quite get it to look like yours...I see why now...much appreciated though...it's ideal...thank's for taking the time to help. Lorn x

We have been asked to design something for a Charity Bike Ride across Canada...the lady rider loves this picture and would like it incorporated in the final design. You cut the black with this bike pattern and attach to a black backing board. Is it possible to "reverse" this so that the bike can be cut as a "stand alone" pattern and painted black. Am I making any sense?. I have tried to reverse it in Gimp but no good so far...maybe this pattern cannot be changed, if that is the case does anyone have a similar pattern that we could use instead?. Your help/advice would be invaluable and very much appreciated. Thank you Lorn

Hi Frank...hope your shoulder settles down soon...try "arnica" a homeopathic tablet, you should get them in Boots or Holland & Barret type shops...it helps reduce the bruising inside as well as out...is actually used by the Medical Bods as a post op aid to reducing swelling and bruising...no known side effects as it is a herbal type of tablet...anyway it might help if you feel like giving it a go. Yes the back was very painful but it is the numb foot and spasms in leg and foot that are the biggest problem for Yorkie...it's been 18 months now and still no help from medics...just more tablets...acupuncture worked very well but costs an arm and a leg...not available on NHS here so Yorkie had to stop going for it...side effects from tablets make him forgetful and dopey and spasms prevent him from driving or riding bike safely...at a bit of a dead end now. Am liking the sound of Doris though...bet she is a lovely old lady...take it easy with the shoulder and you will soon be firing her up and terrorising the neighbourhood again (apparently that's what all we bikers do...thugs and ruffians that we are

Brilliant ideas...many thank's rjR...appreciated as are your encouraging comments...personally I think I have a long way to go and a lot of practice to do before I come close to the work many of you guy's produce...BUT...I enjoy the trying and love a challenge...I married Yorkie after all...LOL

Thank you Kevin...your comments are appreciated...it's a joint effort though...me with the scroll saw and my other half "Yorkie" who is the artist and Pyrographer...we had a business moving Trikes but new EU Laws in 2011 moved us from being classed as a man with a van towing a trailer to being in the same category as an Artic (Semi-Trailer I think you call them) with the same fees as they have to pay too...£5000.00 + per year...killed our business stone dead so we are trying to make a living from our wood crafting...tis slow progress but we love what we do so will keep at it...biggest problem we have here in UK is finding decent wood supplies...I'm trying acrylic as an alternative at the moment...it takes a little getting used to but I like the way it cut's...I think I will definitely do more...thank you once again for your kind words Hi Frank...thank's for the tip...that is a brilliant idea...will definitely give it a try...need to buy some new hole cutters too though...these have seen a lot of use and are showing their age I think Yes and No to the bike question ...My OH "Yorkie" has the bike...I ride pillion (and love it!)...Yam 600 Diversion...had a 2008 Suzuki Intruder C800 which we had Triked in 2010 for me to use (can ride Trike on full car licence) but what with the Trike moving business having to shut down and a house move finances were tight and we had to sell her...neither of us had any use out of her and it broke our hearts to have to sell but needs must as they say...we managed to keep the little Yam so that is our run around when we can get out and about...Yorkie slipped a disk so driving and bike riding are not an option right now What's your ride mate?. Thank's for the tip and the kind comments Steve...appreciated.

Having trouble uploading so here is a link to our Facebook Page with pictures of the Prototype Trike in our Photo Albums. https://www.facebook.com/chris.burningambition/photos_stream

ps...latest one is Oak...tried a hole cutter on the Oak for the wheels but it is really hard stuff and starts to burn about half way through and drill gives up...the pine was easy but had a lot of break out...hence I wondered what other options there might be out there...thank's for the suggestions...appreciated

Thank's for that Steve...I hadn't thought of woodturners...not sure if we have any local to us but will certainly have a look and see...

Apologies if you feel I am using bad language here Do any of the forum members have any knowledge of owning and using a Co2 Laser Cutting machine?. I am considering buying one but there is not a lot of info from owners on the web...plenty places selling them and willing to take my money...but I would like to know what to look for before I hand over any I have no idea where to start so wondered if anyone here had one and would be willing to give me some guidance on what to look for etc. Lorn

My OH is working on his latest project which requires wooden wheels of a specific size and width...7cm in diameter and 2.5 cm in width (= tyre width) with a 1cm centre hole for the axle. We cannot find anyone in the UK who makes & sells wooden wheels @ these sizes so he has had to make his own for the prototype...they look good however it is a very time consuming process...especially as our shed/workshop is still less than half finished...lot of the essential tools are still in storage. I got to wondering...do any of you UK scrollers know of anywhere that makes bespoke wheels to the customers specification?. Just a thought

My pleasure guy's...laughter is food for the soul...

Check out the reviews for this product...all 71 pages of them...too many to copy & paste...should keep you *amused* for quite awhile... http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK

One for the Ladies and before anyone asks...no this is not my personal story but I sure as heck feel her pain... All hair removal methods have tricked us with their promises of easy, painless removal. The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now.... The Wax!! My night began as any other normal weekday night. Come home; fix dinner; played with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours; "Maybe I should pull the wax out of the medicine cabinet?" So I headed to the site of my demise; the bathroom. It was one of those cold wax kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand and then they get warm and you peel them apart, press it to your leg (or wherever else) and hair comes right off! No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm no girly, girl, but I am mechanically inclined enough that I can figure it out. *YA THINK!!!* So I pull one of the thin strips out. It's two strips facing each other, stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. Cold wax my rear end (Oh, how this phrase haunts me!). I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. OK... So it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this!!! Hair removal no longer eludes me!! I am She-Ra, fighter of all wayward body hair and smooth skin extraordinaire!! With my next wax strip, I move "north". After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of the bikini line, covering the right half of my vagina and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (Yes, it was a long strip). I inhale deeply and brace myself.... RRRRIIIIIIPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!! I'm Blind!!!!! Blinded from pain!!!!!!... OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half of the strip. S**T!! Another deep breath and RRIIPP... Everything is swirly and spotted. Do I hear crashing drums????? OK, back to normal. I want to see my trophy - A wax covered strip with my hairy pelt that has caused me so much pain, sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it! Where is the hair?? WHERE IS THE WAX? Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair... The hair that should be on the strip. I touch. I am touching wax. S**T!!! I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake . . . . . . . Remember, my foot is still propped up on the toilet. I know I need to do something, so I put my foot down. DAMN!!! I hear the slamming of the cell door. Vagina? Sealed shut! Butt?? Sealed shut!!! I penguin walk around the bathroom, trying to figure out what to do and think to myself, "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off." Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right?? *WRONG!!!!* I get in the tub - The water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse that having your nether businesses glued together is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub. In scalding hot water!! Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax. So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub!!! God bless the man what convinced me I should have a phone in the bathroom!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she's waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter, "So my butt and hoo-ha are stuck to the bottom of the tub!" There is a slight pause. She doesn't have a secret trick, but does try to hide the laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located on bottom, "Are we talking cheeks or hole or what?" She's laughing out loud by now... I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YEAH!!! Right!!!!!! I would be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions, I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water, and then dry shaving the sticky wax off!!! By now, the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I slip into glazed donut land. My friend is still talking with me as my hand reaches towards the saving grace... The lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point. I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!! The scream probably woke the kids, scared the dickens out of my friend, but I really don't care!! "IT WORKS!! IT WORKS!!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice, to my grief and despair... THE HAIR IS STILL THERE... ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!! So, I shaved it off. Heck, I'm numb at this point. Next week I'm going to try hair color . . . . . .

Last weekend at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt pocket/purse- sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on an assailant. The idea is to allow my wife, who would never consider a gun, adequate time to retreat to safety. WAY TOO COOL!! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded in two AAA batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. But then I read (yes, 'read') that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs and I'd know it was working. Awesome!!! (Actually, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave). Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right?!! There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?? So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. So, I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on, with her head cocked to one side as if to say, 'Don't do it,' reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button..... And HOLY $HIT, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, @!@$$!%!@*!! I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, and body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again!!! I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs. You should know, if you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a taser, that there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. SON-OF-A-... That hurt like hell!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), collected what little wits I had left, sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there? My triceps, right thigh, and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm still looking for my testicles!! I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return. Still in shock, Earl

Apparently I have reached my like limit for today so I will say thank you here...to everyone else who has taken the time to make me feel so welcome...I remember many of you from the old place...a few of you I have not met but I look forward future meetings and learning much more about dust creations

good to see you here too Bob...catch up soon I hope...

Sat Nav issues Roly...bit of a detour but finally "reached my destination"...good to see you firmly ensconced on the sofa already...