Category Archives: Workshop

Anything to do with equipment, tools and other workshop related articles.

Bye bye, green goddess. Hello, white goddess!

Posted on 31. August 2015 by fuzzy

It’s done. I have finally ordered myself a proper wood lathe. It’s a Twister FU-200, from Simon Hope. The lathe itself is a German make, with a 16″ swing and 28″ between centres. And since I intend to go quite … Continue reading →

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Hitting the limits

Posted on 25. April 2015 by fuzzy

As my esteemed readers will know, I don’t own a wood turning lathe. My lathe is a proper small engineering lathe for a metal workshop. It does what I am asking it to do, but it has its limitations, and … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!

Posted on 7. February 2015 by fuzzy

When I first started out turning, I only had a ceiling light, a single T8 tube. It worked, but not very well. I then went and got myself two LED spotlights (from charnwood) on swan necks with magnetic bases. For … Continue reading →

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