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Saw Table for sale

For Sale

Scheppach tku 4000 Table Saw ( now renamed as tisa) with additional sliding table carriage.

18 months old. Great machine, selling because of need for space.  £275

Technical Details:

102 mm (4”) depth of cut; 4,000 rpm cutting speed giving tear free cuts;

adjustable from -2° to +48° for all bevel and compound angle cuts.

The accessory  sliding table carriage. Perfect for accurate crosscuts and mitres. Fixed left and right angle settings are provided and the fence is equipped with an adjustable turnover stop for repeat cuts.

There is also a folding side extension for cutting panels.

And if your machine is regularly on the move, the wheel kit makes light work of transporting.

 

If you are interested please contact Roger

September Newsletter

Dear All,

As we come up to our meeting next Tuesday I thought a short notice might be helpful.
The subject for demonstration is Toys and Christmas decorations which will be by Rolf and the competition item is “An item made from the wood of the month” which is beech.

On Tuesday 23rd September starting at 7pm we have an extra open demonstration from Nick Arnul.
Nick is a professional woodturner from Norfolk. He writes regularly for “The Woodturner” magazine producing 90 articles so far and his first book,” Contemporary Woodturning Techniques and Projects” complements Two Dvd’s – Platter Magic and Ying and Yang.
He is an internationally respected wood turner and earns his living teaching, demonstrating, writing, producing decorative turned wood and batches of spindles; for furniture makers, cabinet makers, joiners and builders.
He has demonstrated at numerous international and regional symposiums in America, Ireland, South Africa, and extensively across the UK. and is particularly well known for his pioneering work in creating coloured and textured projects, He is constantly in demand to teach and demonstrate around the World.

With all this in mind we are particularly lucky to have Nick with us on the 23rd.

As I said this is an open event and tickets are on sale now at £5 They can be obtained next Tuesday at the club night or by contacting a committee member.
We anticipate a good turnout for this event so please book early

On a personal note. As many of you know I have now retired and we have moved to our own house in Creetown – I have also changed my e mail
My detail are:
14 St.John Street, Creetown DG8 7JF.
01671 820832
E mail – creetownstudio@gmail.com

As I will be away for a great part of next year we are looking for someone to stand in a secretary for the year. If you can help in this way please see me to discuss what it would entail.

Keep making shavings
Roger

September Newsletter

Galloway Woodturners

 

September Newsletter

 

Dear All,

 

I hope everyone has had a good summer – we can’t really complain about the weather apart from it being too hot to turn at times!

Lots of things have been going on over the last two months and an exciting programme coming up.

 

During the last few weeks we have taken stands at both the Dumfries Show and the Wigtown Show  Judith & David also were at the Borgue show. Overall we made  some money for the club but more importantly a great deal of interest was shown in the club, so hopefully we will get some new members.

 

The two Phils’ are about to start a beginner’s course at the workshop with three new members and I have two enquiries for a course based in Creetown, so again things are looking positive. If you want to know more about the course please see the web site www.gallowaywoodturners.co.uk click on “About us” and follow the links.

 

The next Club Night is on Tuesday 10th September and this will be a demonstration by Brian Conchie. When Brian demonstrated last year I know everybody enjoyed the evening and I’m sure it will be well worth coming along in September. Brian will be looking at texturing and colouring.

Coming up in November we have Nikos Siragas from Crete demonstrating. This will be a full day demo on Saturday 16th and it will be entrance by ticket only, so watch this space for further details.

 

Turning Tuesdays at the Workshop are continuing to attract a good core of members with some getting on the lathes for hands on experience and some there for the social aspect.

 

The competition for September is a thin walled bowl any size.  Lampshades will not be  accepted.

 

The programme for Border Woodturners is now out and can be viewed on their web site www.borderwoodturners.co.uk visitors to the club are very welcome

 

We are currently looking at our full day demos for next year and among those professional Woodturners who are looking at coming up to our area are: Andrew Hall (The Hat Man),  Jerry Marlow, and Nick Arnul with a possibility of Simon Hope in 2015. We normally join with other clubs when booking professional Demonstrations so that we can save on mileage.

 

Tracy Owen will be demonstrating at Burnhead Woodturners, Auldgirth, Dumfries on the 28th September for further information please contact Bill Johnstone on 07932 155544

 

Upcoming Shows:  We are now coming into the woodworking show season with Scotland’s National Woodworking & Powertool Show at Ingliston on the 25th & 26th October and The North of England Woodworking & Power Tool Show at Harrogate on the 22nd – 24th November. There are at least 10 professional turners giving demonstrations at Harrogate, so not to be missed. Tickets on sale from the end of August and I am hoping to be able to negotiate a club discount, so if you are interested please let me know.

 

The club shop has now negotiated discount rates with Axminster and we are also looking to get a full range of supplies from Craftsman Supplies, so whatever you are looking for from finishing to a lathe please have a word with me and see what price we can offer.

 

I think that’s all for the present

Keep Making Shavings

 

Roger

May Newsletter

Dear All,
Thanks for all the get well messages, I am now, hopefully, on the mend although I do have to have more tests in the weeks to come.
I have now put together a short newsletter to cover some of the events coming up soon.
At next months meeting on the 14th May the demo is “It’s about time” and Phil Jones will take us on journey through the various turnings that can be incorporated in telling the time – not just a clock!
The competition follows on from last months demo and will be“A Hollow Form”. Following the demo there has been a great deal of questioning as to what constitutes a hollow form? The committee has addressed the question and have come up with the following definition:
“For the purposes of the competition, a hollow form is a vessel where the diameter of the opening is considerably less than the maximum diameter and the height is less than twice the diameter.”
Also please see the attached drawings which show what is required very easily.
Also in May, Saturday 25th, we have a full day demo by the professional woodworker Mark Raby, whom many of you may have seen at the Edinburgh and Harrogate shows last year. Mark will be demonstrating all aspect of finishing, how to use the various finishes and colours. As this is a subject that will be of interest to woodworkers in general so please advertise the event as widely as possible – attached is a copy of the poster.
Accompanying Mark will be his wife, Lisa, who will be demonstrating aspects of pyrography
Tickets are available £6.00 for the full day
As announced last month at the May meeting you are asked to bring along a piece of wood that will be put into a draw; from the draw whoever gets a particular piece of wood has to turn something from it that will be judged  by the club. The wood will be photographed before and after so that points can be given taking into account what the original wood was like. All the pieces will be sold to raise funds for the club. So please bring along some wood and we will see what can be made from it.
We are missing a Sorby 10mm beading and parting tool from the workshop could you please check your tool kit to see if you have picked it up accidentally – It will have Galloway Woodturners or GW on the  end of the handle.
Turning makes you dizzy
Roger

January Newsletter

Dear All,

 

Things are now moving on a pace with the new workshop. We hope to be in there by the 19th of next month.

 

We have had an offer of various chairs and furniture from the council and we are planning to pick this up on Friday. The time table at present is:

 

12:00 ish – John Twiname collects the lorry from Irvings Bakery

13:00-14:00 – load the lorry at the stores in Lochside, Dumfries

15:00-15:30 – load shelving unit at Borgue

16:00-17:00 – unload at new workshop

 

If you can help in any way please let me know.

We need people at both ends to help load & unload.

The address of the council depot is:

Lochside Court, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG2, UK: Show on Google Maps

 

The address of the workshop is:

Abercrombie Road Ind Est

Castle Douglas. DG7 1LH

 

We are still looking for various things such as an urn, mugs, dustbins, extension leads and many other items. If you have anything lying around which you think may be of use please let us know. Any small items please bring along to the next meeting or on Friday.

 

The next Club night is on the 12th Feb when we will be having a talk and demo on “I don’t do design” – A review of classic shapes.

The competition is one of the items demonstrated last month and to help with this Phil H  has posted the instructions for a needle case on the website: gallowaywoodturners.co.uk

Phil J Has also updated the web site with the competition results from last month.

Keep checking the web pages

Happy turning

Roger