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Oh yes !! I see where you're coming from...Brilliant idea, thanks.

Need a clapping hand emoticon !

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Very nice work,Leveller, but looking at the photoin the OP, I could be wrong but they look about half the width of yours. Would the same approach still work with something as thin?

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British Hardwoods do 'hobby' packs that might meet your needs ...

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Thanks for the link to that thread which I missed first time round. I'm going to look forward to reading that. It's a good tip but had you thought of a power feeder on your planer ? This is mine with a 4.4m length of timber being prepped for skirting. (bottom LH corner) https://farm5.staticflickr.co...

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I can't put my hands on my copy but George Ellis in his excellent book often has details such as this. Do you have a copy ?

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Yup..I've also got the Silent Cutter on my Hammer and that IS a nice feature - as are the digital scales/controls. There is a safety interlock I'd have to work round if I didn't use their chute.

I do have a feeling that the Felder I've been looking at is yet another scam.

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I agree, Keith, and which is why I'm looking at a dedicated secondhand machine....3 phase I still use my Delta thicknesser that I've had for years especially for very thin stock. But it is pretty knackered now..the rise and fall graunches badly plus it's a bloody noisy screamer. You can't beat an in...

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TBH I can't see ANY advantage of a machine with flip-up tables.

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Life is too short, It's about time you dumped that Roger! Go out and buy some nice three phase machines and start enjoying your woodwork again. Good time to buy in winter :-) I am so.o.o tempted. I'm so hacked off with those bloody flip-up tables to convert to thicknessing mode. Take off the fence....

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"And which part of Sir's fence would Sir like to be 90 degrees to the planer table ?" AKA why the Hammer fence is dire. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4875/32405077778_a9c2ea092e_b.jpg What else is bad about it ? When you tighten up the locking knob when using it on the table saw, it shift...

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I've got an almost brand new Wagner airless sprayer for sale if that will do the Helmi.

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Having gone back into the workshop after an enforced break, while I was busy on other projects, and using the combination machine in anger for the first time in months, I'd forgotten what a ballache it is to use and am now seriously thinking about ditching it and getting some nice old cast iron sepa...

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Welcome to the forum, Bloomoo. Most of the guys here will tell you separates. It depends on how much space you have. Separates win hands down IMO if you have the space. I had a decent workshop with some lovely cast iron separates. Then I had to move and discovered where I moved to that the mains sup...

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No it isn't. If you are just going to use it for a couple of projects then the concept of buying a more expensive machine makes no sense.

Think we will have to differ on this. Just wait until you are retired and on a fixed income !!!

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It’s a low end machine. Some of the cheaper ones aren’t serviceable. Personally just buy a new gun. I use a HVLP system. And the guns are just under £200 each. To many of us £200 is a lot of money. It is indeed. But it means I can get spares easy enough. So less downtime. So you earn more money. An...

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Cracking prices TNAF.......... 6 boxframes for £5k+vat is ridiculously cheap. Were they made by a large company and did they match the mouldings etc ?. The reason I ask is if a company basically does 3 or 4 different options and makes them in large volumes I can see they would be cheaper but still,...

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For information, I paid ...: 2 off 2200mm x 1125mm 6 x 6 4 off 2200mm x 710mm 4 x 4 £6k inc VAT 5 off 1600mm x 1000mm 6 x 6 £5k inc VAT Proper box sash with lead weights. Hardwood throughout. Single glazed. Sprayed to include the finish coat. Fitting by me. Which looks to be about half what you woul...

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Where are you based, Iain ? That price sounds toppy to me but then I'm way, way up North

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Are you planning on making these yourself ?

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hercule wrote:It’s a low end machine. Some of the cheaper ones aren’t serviceable. Personally just buy a new gun. I use a HVLP system. And the guns are just under £200 each.

To many of us £200 is a lot of money.

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You might also want to get some plastic spacers to insert between lining and studding as often the latter is (a) not straight (b) not vertical and (c) not parallel to each side And don't whatever you do be tempted to get No-nonsense Lightweight Filler from Screwfix as it's about the worst filler kno...

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Thanks, guys...really appreciate the input.

The 44mm is what the original doors were.

I'm still wondering about what type of panel to use if I'm using unsorted 'twisty

' redwood. Veneered ply or MRMDF. Going the MR route is a no-brainer if you guys recommend it.

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I'm with Steve and never use anything other than moisture resistant MDF for internal work. With regards to panel thickness it really depends on what Ovolo you are using and if you are moulding one or both sides of the door. If moulding one side only then I would say 12mm too.. Incidentally I person...

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That's a very good point,Steve. Unsorted redwood. So veneered board probably best in that case, do you think ? Mind you, unsorted does plane up nice !

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Hi guys I've got 12 of these to make for inside our house. Height approx 2m and width approx 880mm. Door 44mm thick. I'll be going with custom ovolo cutters so I can do them the stiles and rails in one pass (plus one more pass for the groove for the panel). I can't decide between 9mm or 12mm MDF. I'...

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Oh...top man, thanks.

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Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have a URL you can give me as I can't find them on their website.

EDIT:Found 'em, thanks.

Is there a matching scribe ?

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and I don't mean a roundover bead !

Why do companies such as Whitehill claim that their cutters are ovolo's and then give you a choice of radii ?

You don;t have a radius with a proper ovolo !

Drawing a blank so far.

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But wouldn't it depend on where the cracks are ? If in new wood then I can see Cascamite working a treat but if it's a glued joint come apart then not sure Cascamite will stick on a sealed surface. If that is the case, epoxy ?

Welcome to the forum, Jack.

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That's a good point...worth remembering.

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Thanks, Steve. That's what I've been doing but recently decided with the power feeder to try facing the whole board width in one pass to save time and it worked a treat.

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You might also like to post over on thewoodhaven2.co.uk as there is one guy who is a bit of an expert on refurbishing old Wadkins

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But if you want to have a go, you need a decent random orbital sander (ROS) to remove everything from all of the top of the table. Then start finishing it again. There are plenty of proprietary finishes which will give you a decent result albeit not like French polish.

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I made some internal Georgian window shutters recently. I was in a bit of a rush so was going to make them like a kitchen door with a scribe and mould profile....you know the ones...no tenon,.. just relies on the glue on scribe / mould and rebate. However as they were only 17mm thick I thought I wo...

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Thanks guys.

Thinking about it a bit more, the panel sizes are small enough to go solid.

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Wondering what people's thoughts were about making small fielded panels (with a small quirk) out of MR-MDF. Can one get a reasonable painted finish or does it get all furry ? If it influences viewpoints, the finished pane size will be 660mm wide x 100mm tall..but those dimensions are not cast in sto...

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David

You'll find a mini-review by 9fingers here

http://thewoodhaven2.co.uk/viewtopic.ph ... pex#p51924

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Many thanks, Jonathan, for the extra info. I'll give it a try the next time I eat some Weetabix ! I'd forgotten just how much I loathe Yahoo. Can't view the site as not a member and bloody Yahoo insists I create a profile but clicking on their link just takes you to ones account details and no hint ...

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Hi...my comment was tongue-in-cheek and hoping you'd put one up ! When you say perpendicular, do you mean vertical ? 'cos the Steff can't do that. In fact compared to my last power feeder, it's range of adjustments is pretty crap TBH. Brian mentioned that gas strut but damed if I can find it on that...

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Rodger To swing the feeder on the tilt away bracket with ease.... set the feeder up perpendicular to the planner table's, horizontal arm would need to be fully extended to miss the planner, pull the slider out of the way, should now swing over with ease....naturally the lower you can get the feeder...

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