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Hi all - it’s been a while since I posted but finally getting back into it after a few years of renovating a house! 😊 I’ve just picked up a startrite 352 and I’ve noticed that there is a push rod at the back of the blade guide which I believe is carbide, however I’ve noticed the blade is...

I've just set up my new bandsaw which I have had for a while in the box, anyway it isn't a hugely powered one as I only really do light wood work and as a first foray into bandsaws went for a small one due to space restrictions in the workshop. Anyway long story short did my first cut and the...

I know this is a well trodden path but I need some advice on which bandsaw to buy. Basically I need a bandsaw which I can use for both wood and metal work projects as I also do a bit of modelling engineering so would like something that is capable of machining a bit of sheet steel as well as a...

Most of my equipment is of the Axminster variety and is therefore the usual white/greyish colour. However I'm in the process of refurbishing my metal lathe and wanted to paint it the same colour, and touch up some of my other kit - does anybody know the RAL number for the Axminster white/grey...

Does anyone know where I can get some plain high gloss white doors approx 1400 x 500x 18mm in the north Lancs area. I'd prefer to buy them rather than build them, B&Q do some that are similar in dimensions but I'm not sure of the quality as I physically can't see them as they are on the...

I'm just doing some drawings for a cupboard that eventually I will be building - the last welsh dresser I did took me 18mths!! :shock: But i've been thinking about the doors - I was going to build these as standard rail and stile doors using a T&G router bit - very simple shaker design...

I'm just starting to design a couple of pieces of furniture for the house (kids bedroom & kitchen) and I was wondering about drawers - are there any design guidelines for aesthetics? i.e. depth of drawer, thnkness of the sides, etc. the golden rule / ratio got me thinking rgds darren

Does anyone know where I can get hold of an inset bracket 295.7130 and rear mounting bracket 295.3750.01 for fitting blum tandem drawer runners to face frame cabinets? I've spent ages on the internet today and it would appear the only place I can get them is the US - Surely there must be...

Hi I thought I would ask for a bit of advice, I'm looking around at the moment for a new circular saw. I'm a bit unsure what to get; I've looked at festool, dewalt and makita plunge saws but can't really see much of a difference between them except the price. I generally use it for ripping...

I've just had a wall knocked out and an oak beam fitted and I thought I would ask what would be the best thing to finish it? wax? PolyOx? Do I have to pretreat it to protect it from wood worm? Just wondered what you would recommend? Darren

I just thought I would recognise the good service that I recieved from Blum I'm designing a larder unit for the kitchen and last night I asked Blum for some CAD drawings for their tandem drawer parts. First email I got this morning was from Blum with every CAD option available!! Excellent...

Well I'm designing a large farmhouse kitchen table for my house, it will be of traditional style with a thick pine top with drawers underneath for cutlery etc. and I need a bit of advise on the construction. As I see it I have two options available to me. The first is do I go down the...

Hi Does anyone know where I could get some free kitchen design software? My brother in law is looking for some and I'm sure that I saw a link to some from the forum but after many searches I cannot find it Any help appreciated rgds Darren

Well I've started to trawl the internet and follow up some contacts that I've been given from the forum on oak beam but now I have another question. I know from previous posts that there are guys on here who use large oak beams on a regular basis so I thought I would ask the experts for some...

Hi - Does anyone know of where I could get hold of an oak beam 250mm x 250mm x 3000mm in the Lancaster area? I'm remodelling my kitchen and we are putting in a new beam and I'm just trying to find one at the moment, new or reclaimed will do. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly...

Does anyone know where I could get a good priced beam 250mm x 250mm x 3000mm in oak in the North lancs area? as I am having a beam replaced in my house, so new or reclaimed would do me. Any help appreciated rgds Darren

I wondered if anyone knows where I could get spare motor brushes for a Ryobi router? as I have a router that is getting on a bit but perfectly useable, however the brushes are starting to go and as this is permanently in my router table I don't want to have to keep swapping my other router in...

Hi folks I've not posted for a while due to work, but thankfully I've now got a new project which means I can spend more time in the workshop :D The project is to revamp an old set of pine wardrobes, this will include painting them to match in with some existing furniture, which brings me to...

I've been reading a lot lately about face frames on solid wood kitchen cupboards being made from tulip wood, I can't say I have used it before but is this the right material for a painted kitchen for instance? Also is it expensive? and being based in deepest darkest Lancashire where would I get...

Well here goes a dumb question ..... :D I've fitted a number of cabinet / cupboard doors over the years but have always struggled to make sure that the gaps are equal when using butt hinges, I've just finished a welsh dresser and it was a painful task, where I ended up resorting to fitting the...