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They look impressive but there are an awful lot of places for them to hold water.

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Very nice job. We need a “like” button!

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I think I’d make one tall cabinet then fix the doors together so they open as one, that way you can put shelves wherever you want.

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Not me

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definitely me too changed for a shallow shave and the cutting edge is the correct far up and I do kinda cut it at a point, this aides yet at the same time not content with it, additionally I have a turned inward one and this is truly doing my head in, it just dives in or shaves nothing on an altern...

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That’s the second time one of my posts has been copied and used to put a spam link on the forum. I’ve not noticed they do it with anyone else?

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Which paints have you used? Most paints don’t need to be varnished. Water based finishes can take a week or more to fully harden. Looks a great job you’ve done there btw.

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Yacht varnish would be my choice, I’d dilute the first coat 50-50 with turps to get it to soak into the wood. I’d also look at getting more ventilation in the room if you can.

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Nice, not sure it would be much use today but still worth quite a bit of money.

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Thanks, I’ll check it out and have a look on eBay!

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The problem with the router table sounds like you are climb cutting, which is cutting with the spin of the cutter rather than against it. You need to feed the wood the opposite direction to your current direction. The other thing to note is that you don’t run any work between the cutter and the fenc...

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Paul which model do you have? Do you think you get a lot less overspray than with a conventional air gun?

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I’ve been thinking of getting an airless sprayer to reduce overspray. There are a few YouTube videos on the Wagner which looks ok but cleaning looks to be a bit of a pain. I’ve fancied a Fuji, but the cost has put me off.

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Ha! The tung oil lasted a few months at best and then Judith decided she wanted the natural aged look so I never treated it again. The oak looks riven, which has its own charm, and looks good on the bigger timber sections, but smaller pieces like glazing beads have suffered and some parts of the roo...

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Thanks for the update. I’m just about to finish my 20 year old oak greenhouse which had a coat of tung oil when new and nothing since. I’m was planning to use Sikkens dark oak, now I’m wondering if I’d be better off with light oak. I thought darker finishes were more durable, we have Sikkens ebony o...

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If you want a completely invisible fixing system then Lamello have the Invis system, not cheap though. I’ve used it and it works brilliantly, the main drawback is the accuracy needed in fitting them, they are best used with a cnc machine but I’ve used them on an oak unit and got them to work. Otherw...

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Did you pay by credit card? If so contact them and raise a dispute. Also it may be worth contacting Festool; they have a reputation to keep and may help you sort this out.

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You might have more luck on a wood turning forum

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You can get screws with very small heads specifically for piano hinges but I think you would be better off using cranked flush hinges. They are still relatively weak, so you will need to be careful both fitting and using the door, but much better than piano hinges.

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Finishing oil and Polyx are stand alone finishes that do not need any other product to be used with them. Now I see you are in Brazil I’m not sure what finishes are going to be available to you but it’s generally never a good idea to mix finishes. If you are trying to match a finish then use bits of...

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I wouldn’t oil wood before using shellac but if you want to you will need to make sure the oil is completely dry before applying shellac. That means not applying the oil too thickly and leaving it a week or more to dry. Thanks for the advice. I see, so the linseed oil was the probable cause. I try ...

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If you look carefully you can see that the back legs are not square and are at least double width, plus the ply back will stiffen the chair left to right. Also there seems to be an extra piece of wood in the middle but the photo isn’t clear enough to make out exactly what it’s doing. It’s still form...

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Your project should take the weight vertically but it has no lateral strength and so, as it stands, it wouldn’t be safe. You need to add some diagonal bracing but that’s going to be difficult with your current design without spoiling the aesthetics.

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I wouldn’t oil wood before using shellac but if you want to you will need to make sure the oil is completely dry before applying shellac. That means not applying the oil too thickly and leaving it a week or more to dry.

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Third time lucky!!

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Timber has gone down and down in quality over the years and the carcassing timber of even 20 years ago is better than the PSE they are selling today. So you may have some decent timber but it's most likely to be softwood.

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You have done a remarkable job there because it's a lot easier to fit these things from scratch than to refit someone else's c*ck up. When you contact the firm give them an invoice for the time and materials you have used, that makes it easier for them to pay you as they can put it through their acc...

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Result!!!

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MJ if the door is made up from laminated sections then why not laminate the door?

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Pre drilling holes for the screws should stop the wood splitting. As for sanding treated timber, the dust is full of wood preserver so not good to breathe in or get on your skin.

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I've only used a standard Domino machine once to make external joinery and that was for my own front door frame. We have a listed building, I needed to replace the crappy front door which had a glass panel but Conservation insisted it had to be glass free which would have made the hall dark. The cha...

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If you have the space I'd look at getting a relatively cheap thicknesser. I had a Dewalt for years and it worked for 95% of the thicknessing I need to do and saves so much time swapping modes.

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You shouldn't sand down treated timber so that's not an option. I've made outdoor furniture with treated CLS and it does have some imperfections but these can usually be worked round, if it's really bad send it back.

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4mm ply is completely unstable but the more layers you build up the more stable it becomes. It would be interesting to see what you are building because, for a gun, I would think there would be better options.

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I've got a Hammer A3 41 and really like it. I previously had a Scheppach and I've had a couple of Chinese imports to review, as I worked for a woodworking magazine, and the Hammer is hands down better. I don't have the spiral block as it only just became available after I bought mine. I have a separ...

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I've had no problems, so far, with mine. I may be worth a letter or email asking them to replace it as it appears there is clearly something fundamentally wrong with the machine.

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Stick marks can go quite deep into the timber so can be difficult to remove without planing a lot of wood away.

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You could use treated softwood as almost all construction timber comes planed with rounded edges these days. Just ask for treated CLS at the builders merchants. You will probably need to store it somewhere dry for a few days as it often comes very wet and treat any cut ends if you want it to last.

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If your router isn't powerful enough to follow the previous method, another option would be to rip the plank into three pieces, plane all edges and cut the required size out of the centre piece before glueing it back together. If you are careful the glue lines should be almost invisible, or you coul...

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You can use oxalic acid to bleach marks in timber, and it may be worth a try, but it's probably easier to make it worse than get a good finish. Marks in oak tend to disappear over time and, even if you got a random orbit sander and took a millimetre off, you couldn't guarantee that the mark wouldn't...

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