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I’ve just glued up some ash boards for a small project I’m making. The boards aren’t particularly well colour matched, as one side is a slightly pinkish (heartwood?) colour. I’m hoping to balance the colours out in the finish, but I’d like some advice. My plan is to use Rustin’s Clear Danish...

After many years of neglect, I'm going to 'properly' set up my workshop, but I've got a bit of chicken and egg situation going on regarding the basic sequence. Do I concentrate on getting tools set up first, e.g. table saw outfeed, chop saw station, etc, or do I work towards storage first? If I...

Not easy to do on the Kity, but finally got round to replacing the stock insert with this one. It's made from 2.5mm galvanised steel, with a few spacers epoxy'ed onto the bottom to bring it up level with the table. The fit is tight enough not to need to screw it down to the existing fixing...

I like the thought of making my own Spindle Sander, as it's less likely to break apart and throw sharp blades at my head. The how to video here is a great start :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNrrHoAYwE I'd change a few things to make it a little more robust though. There are a couple of...

Too cluttered, or would be OK?

I recently converted my garage into an office. The front now consists of a breeze block face with a double-glazed window, whilst the side is brickwork. I'd like to render the 'new office', but leave the house as brickwork, so would like some advice on how to go about the task. One house that's...

I'm just about to start building a new BBQ to compliment my revamped patio area :) My problem is what to use for the 2 surfaces. I've had a look on ebay for granite and marble tops, but given distance, weight and cutting I've ruled those out. I'll defintely need to cut 2 inserts out for the...

I had a go at fitting some of the insulation in my new shop, which is Knoph 170mm. I expected it to be fairly rigid, but even a 3 foot length sinks down and falls out of the studwork. To counteract this, I'm going to put 2 foot strips of board on the walls, which will allow me to slide the...

Well, since my last post (https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=10203), lots has happened on my workshop, so I thought it's about time I shared the high's and lows so far. Where I got to last time Lots of wood arrived And more And some more! First job was to get the floor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_qn62zny0 Rob.

Well, following on from my musings over how to get started (https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8684), I've now finally got my new shed out of the ground. Setting Out The footings are dug, and concrete poured An inspection by SWMBO And the blocks go in People keep...

With all the talk of this weekends WoodEx show, I wondered what the best show is to go to, given that I could probably only make one. Main interests would be; buying additional tools (show-cheaper would be great :), tool demonstrations, meet and greet. I look forward to your comments. Rob.

I fixed my Jointer Fence to my Rexon this weekend and jointed the side of a couple of boards before gluing up. I used a square to set the fence to the table, and although the fence seems to have a curve in it, it seemed OK. When I took the boards out of the clamps, I noticed they're slightly...

A little off-topic I guess, but does anyone know who could supply me with a Spiral Handrail that I could fit to the bottom of a staircase - I've heard them called a "Monkey's Tail"? Cheers, Rob.

Here are the plans for my new workshop, 24' x 12' (Click on the link for larger version). I'd be interested in any comments about whether it looks engineeringly (?) sound or not. I know I need to change the rafters to 2' centres, for instance...

A few of us are thinking about meeting up in Chelmsford for a drink or two, possibly Friday night. If you're interested, PM myself or 'davidc1075'. Cheers, Rob.

Does anyone know of any clubs that meet in and around North Essex? Cheers, Rob.