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FWIW, If you are going to be using sheet material, I'd look at a good (festool) plunge saw and rail (ideally a 2700mm) rather than a cheap panel saw.

I think that I have ordered from them in the past but not recently. Most of my festool stuff has come from either FFX, Bunnys Bolts (toolfest) or powertool-supplies.co.uk

Well done Roger - your perseverance paid off in the end!

If the maximum opening is 650mm just get 600 of 700mm full extension runners. It will just mean that for a 1000mm drawer box 400mm will stay inside the carcase. I just ordered some 600mm heavy duty double extension runners rated at 80kg from ironmongery direct this evening for a similar job.

I use D4 grade PVA wood glue for pretty much everything and would think it would be perfectly adequate for bed. I would consider using special bed frame brackets for joining the side rails to the head board and foot board to allow for disassembly.

Welcome to the forum. I'm doubtful that anyone will be able to help you with this as most people who have timber with live woodworm in it would be more concerned about getting rid of it before it affected anything else that trying to save it. Any reason why you can't just treat the timber with chemi...

From what I can recall of my visit, any condensation that forms would be instantly absorbed by the inch thick layer of saw dust on every non vertical surface, including Jason

Carpet?

TT for some reason my private messages are staying in my outbox so I don’t think they’re getting through? I’m interested in taking a look at the workshop so could you drop me an email at louis.taylor@gmail.com please? Cheers Louis As a new member I don't think that they will be able to send or rece...

If they are solid do it the other way round and get hold of a couple of lengths of tube with a 1 1/4" bore, cut the existing bars and slide the tubes over the ends. Ideally an engineering company would be able to tap a threaded hole or two at each end so that you can secure the tubes to the bars wit...

Welcome to the forum. Personally never heard of them but then I don't fit flooring. Maybe someone can help. If however you are here to promote your company by spamming us with your website I can assure you it will not end well

Thanks for your input...I guess your right about the size of the blade and yeah i generally use a skill saw with speed square for 1st fixing...and also done a bit of trenching with it last week making door linings up. I will take a look at the makita aswell. Steve I have never used a skill saw for ...

Welcome to the forum. It might help to know what you want to use it for. If it is for a worktop or chopping board then there are other alternatives that a decent hardware store or decorators merchants may stock.

I bet the dog wasn't still sitting there when you turned it on @rhrwilliams! Probably still hasn't recovered 6 months on!

A table saw is the last piece of machinery that I'd think of using in the workshop to make tongue and grooved boards. How much have you got to make? If only a bit and you have the time do it by hand, a Stanley No 50 Plough plane (or something similar) would do the job. Alternatively you can buy a se...

Hi. Thanks for the reply. What would be the max length of horizontal components? If this measurement exceeds the desired shelf width, what should I construct the shelves from? Plywood? Thanks again D I wouldn't go more than about 800mm, but if you need to then you can add a timber batten underneath...

Welcome to the forum. I personally would make it out of 18mm moisture resistant mdf. The only thing to be aware of is that you need to avoid any long unsupported horizontal components as they will sag.

Sorry to hear about your friends tragic loss.

It would help however to know where the saw is located.

he won't be able to post photos until he has posted a couple of times to ensure that the photos posted aren't inappropriate

welcome to the forum. it would help to have a rough idea of what you are wanting for the edgebander and also the condition.

Hi Mark. Thanks for all the questions. Before I try to answer them this is my set up for spraying: spraying.jpg I usually use Morrells Waterbourne lacquers, but I've used Tikkurila Helmi on two jobs and I've been very pleased with the results. The reason for choosing it rather than using Morrells is...

I'd have said that the two that look like pig stickers must be for a type of mortising machine as the round tapered end looks like a large morse taper.

Not sure what your budget is, but there is a nice looking Felder KF500 saw spindle single phase on Ebay which looks good https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Felder-KF500 ... SwVTldqGC7

Thanks chaps!

I've just stopped my subscription to Furniture and Cabinet Making as there was little in it of interest to me as I have no intention of spending thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours making a work bench that I'd be afraid to use! I do have a stack of back issues, and if you are local to me you'd...

Earlier this year I completed my first bespoke kitchen and utility and the customer has kindly sent me some photos now that the decorating has been finished. It was quite an undertaking, not least because of the size but also because the customer in question was our very own RogerM's daughter and so...

Welcome. You would probably be best talking to a machinery supplier - maybe Axminster Tools to ask them, but FYI, on my ancient Fobco pillar drill it is possible to lower the head down the pillar as well as moving the table.

I use Domino's to align the sides with the top and bottom panels and 45mm carcase screws through the sides if into mfc or spax mdf screws into mfmdf. The backs are also held on with carcase screws - 33mm if a thinner back is used. I don't generally glue anything other than where a unit may get wet -...

Can't you just thickness some beech to 8mm and rip to width? Last weekend I ended up using some 5mm plastic packers cut roughly to length when I forgot to pick up some domino's when I was assembling a unit on site

Yes, that's a (badly installed) worktop bolt. The other end (the top in your pic) will have a nut on it which you loosen to remove the bolt. However the two bits of worktop will be joined with some kind of sealant as well - usually like a thick PVA glue. You will need to carefully break the joint. ...

You will struggle to find softwood 12" wide. Best to edge join several pieces or just buy a piece of pine furniture board

As above. Once they've gone then there is nothing you can do other than replace. Is it close to the sink, or does a kettle often get placed there? These are common causes of blown joints.

mmm - that might be someone else here

one day they might post up some photos, but they are waiting for the customer to send across a couple when the dec's are finished.

Welcome to the forum Neal. I've taken the liberty of removing the link to what is presumably your business as you haven't taken a moment to introduce yourself first. We are happy for members to link to their business websites but only if they actually contribute to the forum in some small way first.

Welcome to the forum. If I had to do it exactly as you have shown, I'd rip the piece of wood in two, one piece 20mm wide the other 35mm wide and then using a core box router cutter in a router mounted in a table I'd route a semi circular groove in each piece and then stick them back together using ...

will1983 wrote:I would do similar but as its just for a cable and therefore doesn't necessarily need to be a circular hole I would just cut two pieces, then cut a groove in one of the mating faces with the table saw and then glue it back together.

I agree.

Welcome to the forum. If I had to do it exactly as you have shown, I'd rip the piece of wood in two, one piece 20mm wide the other 35mm wide and then using a core box router cutter in a router mounted in a table I'd route a semi circular groove in each piece and then stick them back together using c...

will1983 wrote:With a bench top of that size you shouldn't need a cross member at the top of the legs, the top itself will do the same job. Just the one about 6" from the floor should be fine.

Except that having a cross member at the top will make it easier to attach the leg to the top.

A quick google will show you plenty of examples - basically a cross member at the top to attach to the bench and second approx 1/3 up. You could attach a sheet of ply to the back, but some diagonal cross braces between the apron and the legs would do the same job.

Welcome to the forum. That is a nice looking bench you have picked up. If it were me, I would make two pairs of H frame legs one larger than the other to accommodate the tail vice. I'd then attach 4 x 2's between them on the lower cross bar of the H to prevent racking and then put a piece of ply on ...

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