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That’s great Doug thanks. I wasn’t sure if the mounting plates had slight differences too but if it’s just a case of fitting the plates to some 9mm mdf I’ll give that a go. Cheers!

Hi all Has anyone ever used Blum mounting plates that aren’t the standard 0mm spacing? I need some 9mm spacing ones for some 170 degree wardrobe door hinges which I haven’t used before. Would mounting the standard 0mm spacing mounting plates on a small block of wood to move them in by say 10mm...

Hi Pete Not sure how familiar you are with routers but if you go with the router option, make sure you don’t do the cut in a one-er. Take several passes down to full depth. Hope I’m not telling you how to suck eggs! Cheers Pete

Hi everyone Looking at a cheaper alternative to the above. I’ve seen a couple of recommendations for this Bosch https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/bosch-gex-125-150-ave-random-orbit-sander-in-l-boxx-carry-case And also a couple of mentions for this makita...

Thanks for all of those recommendations everyone. I use Wealden router bits and they are great so I’ll probably look to try those. Fitzroy - no offence taken, you are possibly right. That’s why I’m probably better seeing how I get on with the Wealden ones (at approx £1.50 a go) compared to...

Afternoon Can anyone recommend a decent brand of Brad point bits? I recently bought 2 3mm ones by erbauer and they both broke within 5 minutes! I’ve heard fisch, famag and heller mentioned but are there any others? Cheers Pete

I’d add avoid erbauer, I bought one and it’s poor.

Hi geoff I’m not too sure on spraying but I wonder if an alternative option might also be to outsource the spraying to someone else? Would save you investing in something that you plan to use once unless you would think about selling after use? Cheers Pete

Thanks Clive, I think I’ve just been thinking about it the wrong way round. I’ll make the carcass and the frame first and then worry about the doors rather than the other way round! Cheers Peter

Thanks for that Doug. I guess I’m just not 100% sure on face frames. So for example I’ve got a run of built in wardrobes all with inset doors sitting flush within the carcass. How do I then add a face frame which also sits flush with the doors and the carcass and doesn’t show the end grain of...

Hi all Thanks for all the suggestions some really good advice. And on the back of this I’ll be heading to ikea tomorrow to see if I can get any inspiration. I’ll try not to buy too many dime bars 😂. Cheers Pete

Hi everyone I’ve generally used butt hinges on most of my projects and don’t have much experience of the kitchen cabinet/blum style hinges. I’m sure I read somewhere on this forum that inset hinges aren’t designed to be flush with the carcass, is that right or have I misunderstood? Also for...

Good evening everyone I’m embarking on a corner wardrobe build at home. Doors will be shaker style full overlay 22mm MRMDF rails and stiles with 9mm MRMDF panels with floating tenons (thanks for the youtube videos if you’re reading this Peter Millard :-)). The doors will be tall (approx...

Hi all Thanks for all the replies it’s really helpful. Jacob - if it were me I’d go traditional but the mrs has her mind on soft close and she won’t be changing her mind!! Johnnyb - yes possibly, do you want to send me a pm with details of how many, price, etc? Cheers Pete

Thanks woody I’ll take a look. Any other suggestions anyone?