Woodwork UK

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I forgot the nightmare we had with some beech tops years ago in out first place. Its wierd here in Germany, all the sinks are quite architectural and from the obvious manufacturers, but the range seems to be limited to the market tastes compared to the UK. The idea of a face frame kitchen is quite a...

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I'm doing my kitchen at the moment and had originally planned to do undermount ceramic sinks with drainer grooves in the Oak worktop. Style wise its a normal face frame affair.... Trying to get hold of an undermount sink at a reasonable price over here is pretty tough going and there is a limited se...

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Generally I found people would be happy waiting for a slot especially as they are paying for your service. I was always upfront with starting prices for projects, it weeded out those who were not interested quite quickly and allowed me to spend more time designing and quoting for jobs with a better ...

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That's nice, I like the vented door. Any more pictures of the shoe rack?

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I've had my rotax for years, with the midi extractor. It's brilliant, never let me down. Thinking about the Mirka sander now as I am using abranet abrasive and an interface pad, I think the Mirka is a bit lighter.

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Which one have you got? I had an old MB which was a complete cow to set up, it would snipe on both ends. Have you adjusted the pressure rollers and feed rollers each side of the blade? Has it got the adjustable roller on the bed? I also found that if you put softwood through it when it was set up ni...

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I have got the old CTL22, it is the bigger one to the midi. I find it a bit heavy to lug about and think the midi would be a better option for site work. Saying that it has been everywhere with me, big capacity, I get quite a few uses out the bags before they die (they are too expensive to chuck aft...

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Maple is crazy expensive over here in Germany, I was shocked when I got a price on it, but the beech is cheap and even cheaper if i go to the mill.

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I changed from Tulip to steamed beech. Is so much nicer to machine and paint. Also I found I was getting much less wastage when planing than Tulip with the Polymer? Beech. I often had to buy really oversize in Tulip to get down to section as it was all over the place.

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I have the hettich version, it was really expensive, but for big cabinets that need reassembly on site it was really good.

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I used sketchup a lot and wanted to move the models on from the sketchy edges styles. I found this tutorial to make them into marker drawings and it worked really well for me.
http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorial ... strations/

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Superb work, thank you for sharing.

I like your out feed table, I have a pair of the aigner extensions which are great, but yours looks a whole lot sturdier and better with the wide foot. I’ll be copying that.

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Looks great, love the blue as well

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Grass tipmatic. Never again.

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I'm having some trouble with one if the websco integrated bins and the hettich runners and sides. Just can't get it to sit right in the cab when it is closed. The door front leans forward at the top slightly. Have tried a slight angle on the runner and a packer to twist the door at the top. Anyone g...

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The 300 is closer in price to the dewalt. I'll have a look into it. I'll probably go for a normal d grip as I one had a Milwaukee with the other grip and boy did I hate that.

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Good idea
Unfortunately from the drawing it is the gearbox housing which is as you would expect the most expensive part. I think its going to the great toolbox in the sky.

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Unfortunately it is the casting of the housing, not the base. It is where the base attaches and it looks like a real weak point given how small it is to accommodate the base adjustment.

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I don't think I can justify the festool for a jigsaw. I'm gutted the dewalt is broken. By bevel work, I just have the blade canted over a bit for undercutting scribes on end panels.

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The casting on my dewalt jigsaw has broken where it meets the footplate. Generally i replace gear with festool when it gives up the ghost. However the carvex is pretty pricey and you need an extra base for doing any work on an angle which is another load of money. The 300? series festool is cheaper,...

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hire a flooring nailer, or fit it as floating
tongue tite screws are great for the first and last boards and where you cant et the nailer in, but it will be slow going screwing a whole floor down

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Going for a multipoint ststem i have used before with either tectus or some big adjustable hinges. The door and casing have a double rebate here. I'll try and find some section details of this and do a squiggle of the build up. I'm thinking for the external face in oak it would be ok in 12mm PU bond...

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I was looking the section of a geman timber door and it had the Alu both sides. I wanted to see if it was simple enough to do, but it's not critical.

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Vallybar wrote:Ffs u growing weed in there

That's a thought

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I'm looking at doing the front door and thinking about making the blank, previously i used the moralt Klima core in the past, but I think it would be easy to make it. I want to reinforce it as well is possible with a sheet of aluminium, bonded to the first sheet of ply with a silka adhesive (I forge...

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I got a little compressor and bostich inner when my dewalt cordless died as a stop gap. That was 7 years ago, it is brilliant even if you have to lug the compressor to site. Plus the brads are cheap.

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I did a massive acoustic door that weighed an absolute tonne and hung that using tectus hinges. I did it all on its back in the workshop them fitted the casing, needed a few extra hands to lift the door, but it just slotted straight onto the hinges. I was really pleased with how it went.

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I have used the Hettich hinges and runners for years, they are really good.
They have a great range of draw box options with the glass sides etc.
Liked the cam mounting plates a lot.

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I had the Kufo one. It was OK but a bit of a mare to set up because when you move it about I found the chassis would flex slightly then you had to readjust the drums to parallel. When it was going it was a good bit of kit, need to watch the ends as it could snipe, but i found that was more to techni...

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I had a multico and had a few collets made up for it and also a couple of the drills turned down on the shaft to fit existing collets. For some reason I can't remember mine had a selection of funny sized collets when i bought it.

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Should be in, packed and plumb before plaster with a squirt of foam. Sounds like a chancer.

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Minimax over hammer. The other two are junk.
I prefer the scm family to felder. The scm minimax castings are nicer than the hammer.

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Are you pellets or glue blocks?

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I have had a couple of good and bad experiences with school leavers. The CV's are a waste of time, they were all the same. I was always inundated with them from the lads at building college. The ones which stuck out got a call in for a chat and a couple of trial days. I also was in touch with the co...

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I got the little metabo as a stop gap 5 years ago, mine is the blue one. Its a good little saw with a decent capacity and I was desperate and it was cheap. Its still going strong and for what I paid for it.... It is a bit rougher manufacture wise than the dewalt, and the motor does sound like a scal...

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Might not be too bad to seal it with Pva then go over with a paint. The primers for the 2 pack are almost as much as the paint.

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You PVA lot messing with my dream of a perfect floor. Does make sense though.

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Ill have a look into that. I'm going to put some anti slip or sharp sand in because my old place was lethal when it was a bit dusty or wet

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I need some advice on floor paint for the workshop. I was looking at the epoxy paint but it's so expensive for the area. The barn is about 260 sqm. With the cleaner and primer it's silly money. I could pick some up when I come back to the UK if it's cheaper, but I'm asking myself do I really need to...

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