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I thought I'd pop in and post something sensible, but now I've read the crash tales... When I was about 20 I cycled everywhere, there was a very steep hill I occasionally went down, with a sharp right and then left turn. The little voice in my head said "don't use the brakes and see how fast...

Ultimately what you need depends on what you want to do AND what sort of experience you want from the hobby. Some, like me, enjoy tuning and getting the best out of cheap kit. Others will 'do up' what should be a scrapper or a museum piece.the next man will buy the finest he can afford. Another...

Harold Hall - the only man in the world who lets his wife's friend use his dividing head to make cakes! ;-) Neil

I suppose to be true to my roots I should have gone for Hen Wlad Fy Nyadau but it's so slow it would just make the engine sound rough ;-) Neil

Hi Chuck, I might copy your milling out of the slot. A less spectacular but useful bit of extra travel for those unwilling or unable to mill can be gotten by shaping the end of the nut so it fits the curved end of the slot. About 1/2" to be found that way. Neil

Fascinating! I have a mini lathe with many mods as well, but I think all of them are different mods to yours! The next one is to marry up a 0.4kW 3-phase motor and inverter. I already have a layshaft fitted, but I want to upgrade to a poly-v belt at the same time. Neil

Arduino will do it and have enough processor power left over to play "The Yellow Rose of Texas" on the exhaust ;-) Neil

I'm not sure what's fasionable in the UK now, but I used to blow plenty of money on lures, but the cheaper ones always worked best - especially simple the bent metal ones and the plain coloured feathers used for mackrel! Bringing in three mackrel on a light spinning rod and then cooking them...

Hey Gus, I always thought fishermen were the experts at 'spinning a yarn' about the 'one that hot away'! I don't suppose you get confused when spinning a lure? ;-) @CrashedAgain the gearbox is for the 1/4 scale Forson Model F tractor which increasingly feels like a retirement project (maybe...

HI Gus, I made my worm & wheel in two stages. First cut two matching worm gears one to use and the other one couple of thou oversize and in silver steel (drill rod). Cut some teeth in the silver steel one and harden & temper it to make a cutter. Using a thin cutter (maybe a slitting saw)...

Hi Gus, I'm impressed by your dividing head. It has some interesting points in common with mine, although mine is bit too slender and I use my rotary table for most dividing work instead! Regards Neil

Hi VIG, Why not take a step back, deep breath and make a couple of simple accesories that will cure your problems? Simple cylinders or 'top hats' of metal drilled to just clear your taps will help make sure you insert them square on and reduce breakages. Think about how you might make a table...