Recent content by toolsntat

I reckon it could be water getting in and getting trapped behind the varnish resulting in the first stages of rot. Cheers, Andy

A 12 mm hole in the side of 12 mm pipe ? Sounds like a job for a 12 mm end mill in an engineering quality boring machine, then you can attach the arms with a suitable solder/brazing. Or as suggested above, side mill the ends of the tube with the appropriate 12 mm cutter then once again...

I think I'd loose the slabs and get it gravelled for starters. Cheers, Andy

Just made me laugh remembering the time an apprentice sparky was using an SDS chisel to chop in a back box on a strammit wall... Luckily he did manage it but shouldn't have used the 2 inch screws..... Cheers, Andy

If I remember rightly there is one each side inside the cupboard and all the weight is pulling down and away from the brackets you show. So with this in mind the screws are only ever been drawn sideways and thus further embedding the thread into the chipboard. To a certain extent it's similar in...

Well, someone who wants to do it is always a good starting point in my book. I dare say it would have been a spare part that wasn't a special order from Lurem and as you know they are no more. Cheers, Andy

I feel for you, that's not a happy sight to see, I hope that it's just the mounting that's damaged and not as you say, the cutter block. No idea if spares are available and unless you get the right person I think it's a really tricky repair. Do you know any engineers who could help you out? If...

Perhaps the fastenings that hold one side of the cutter block have worked loose and debris has worked its way under ? Cheers, Andy

I'm not going into the extraordinary ins and outs of this situation I find myself in but will say thank you for your input regarding this matter, it's been helpful. Cheers, Andy

It was less about me buying and selling and more about buying second hand work vehicle using my work account from a Ltd company and said vehicle failing shortly after. Is this classed as a business to business transaction? I ask because someone mooted the idea I possibly didn't count as a...

Just wondering if you might have an informed answer please. Self employed sole trader with no staff and not Ltd. Am I affected by B2B transaction standards or not? Do I make it to the lofty status of Business? Cheers, Andy

So to avoid any more erroneous speculation, can I ask if have you done a real cut and test fit joint to prove the jig and guide bush sizing are compatible? Did the mitre work absolutely perfectly? Cheers, Andy

Just a note from experience with modern postformed worktops when doing 90 and angled cuts. The method of cutting INTO the vertical face of the laminate to prevent spelch out has not always been successful. Sometimes the bond between the postformed laminate and edge of the chipboard is hollow and...

I'm think mine leaves less than that but not too much less. I usually cut off the waste after the first light pass. I know your just testing and probably obvious but in case you progress further in a similar fashion on the good stuff this shape should be on the long edge not the end Cheers, Andy

Ok, I'm just wondering if this has been thought through enough because blindly I envisage issues. First off the edging on the piece that butts up has a poor meeting with the surface laminate, it could be swelling and failing is it good enough in your eyes to warrant the work ? That same...