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    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
    Ah well, as I'm here I might as well jump in. A bench block is a heavy steel plate, normally used for hammering on.

    https://www.cooksongold.com/Jeweller...cks&channel=uk.

    For its more common use it is put on a sand bag, thick folded cloth, or blanket to dampen the noise. Dennis.
    Ah yes. Thanks Dennis. I've got one but still can't think how i(used to) refer to it .
    :O)

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    Quote Originally Posted by misspond View Post
    I'm the queen of cheap so feel free to not take my advice, but I bought a Lazy Susan bearing, the part that does the turning, for around £3 on ebay. I put a round tin lid from a charity shop on top - it has a diameter of 7" - and once there's a spare bench block inside and then a soldering block on top of that I find it's heavy enough to be stable and I can spin it with no fear of causing myself any harm. It could equally be filled with pumice or I can use whatever block suits the job in hand. Before I was given the spare bench block I used to use a soldering block alone and that in itself was heavy enough to sufficiently weight it down but I do try and be a bit safely conscious
    Brilliant Hack...
    Poor old Les

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
    Susie, If you don't feel like improvising, you could go for an inexpensive version from Walsh: https://www.hswalsh.com/categories/r...stands-hearths Dennis.
    Thanks Dennis


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    Just a quick update - I bought a revolving base stand from Ebay for £4 and nabbed a bit of discarded wood and it works perfectly. Such a result! When I need a new bit of kit, I'll post on here first to see if there's a way to improvise in the future.

    Thank you all

    Sue

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    Pleased to read that it works

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