Mort Cartridge 2026

Mort’s lamps Tip: You can use magnetic strips to make a tool holder you can rest on the lathe. One or more strips on both sides of a small plank. One to stick to the lathe bed. One to stick to the tools. Could even put a central block for between the ways Mort showed some lamp bases from part turned tree trunks an garden posts left square with turned and polished tops. You can buy LED lights from Amazon. No need to drill central hole for mains cable. A pendant light kit can used as a holder for bulb and lampshades. Screw it on into a small recess. Available from Lampspares.co.uk Make a wooden washer to attach to a £4 lampshade and add a magnetic mount with led lamp on top. Hints and tips on sandpaper disc cutters. Universal countersinking attachments. Using short drills to drill long holes. Mort showed us three sided pens in bubinga and zebrano. Turn pen. Leave grip large. Chisel flats every 120°. Or sand or file. Chisel can be held flat and tapped with mallet for accuracy. Sand with grain to 240. Going across grain needs to go finer with sanding. Top tip: Friction polish only good on small objects or it goes smeary. Mort turned an elegant bulbous lamp base and paired wit with a simple rectangular shade (see photo)