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I have a budget of approximately £450 for a planer/thicknesser. I'm looking at the DeWalt DW733 or the Axminister AW318. I am able to get the DeWalt for less than £450 on ebay from a big seller at present due to Black Friday deals and a build up of nectar points worth over £50, which...

I love that, and am after putting together something similar, but twice the width. What did you use for the sides? MDF or pine furniture board? I would be interested in seeing a build thread on that!

The spindles on the bridge were secured at the top and the bottom with a deck screw, with a railing fillet piece cut to size for between the spindles, under the handrail. Once I reached the open tower, I had to bring the handrail and spindles round the corner to completely close it off...

A great build thread Fantastic! Wouldn't it be great if she became a musical genius all because of the guitar 'Grandad' made.

Blimey. Where does time go? After the cladding on the left cabin was complete, I started on the railings which would run around the veranda, across the bridge and around the part of the right tower. The railing posts used 4" x 3" either screwed through the cladding (with a spacer to allow air...

More cladding ... This was a satisfying part of the build, as it was possible to see real progress, with what felt like very little effort, compared to what I had to expend on the frames, floors and roof! At the apex of the front of the cabin, I made a cardboard template to help me get the...

Working through this build thread, seems to be taking longer than building the blooming thing! It was time to start cladding. I was using what I think is tongue and groove log-lap, treated of course. Each piece was measured and cut accordingly. Starting obviously at the bottom, I cut the lower...

Sorry for the delay in the next instalment. Life, an extension started on the house and a short break have given my time, and wallet an absolute pummelling. Thankfully the internet at work is free. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice the picture above has a tower wrapped in cling film. This...

Sorry for the interlude! Next I have boarded the structure with the floor. I have used decking boards on the right tower, and the bridge. For reasons I cannot remember now, I had deck boards of two slightly different designs but it was probably down to sourcing them from different locations...

Apart from balancing on the ladder, the roofing was quite straightforward and as can be seen from the picture below, looked good. I didn't want to put too much pressure on the roof by leaning on it. The rafters were secured at the bottom with coach screws, to each other through the ridge board...

I haven't put any diagonal bracing anywhere. If the four posts were free to move, I would have done without a doubt, but the 4"x4" posts with the 4"x3" bolted in place, there was little to no deflection. Also when the floor is fastened down, along with the cladding screwed in place, I can't see...

The roof boards. I used 12mm OSB for the roof, and each plane (?) was made of one piece, screwed in to the rafters. I allowed for an overhang at the bottom of about 50-60mm which would allow me to fasten a shaped piece of 2"x2" to fasten the felting to at a later date. Paying attention to the...

Hopefully! Thanks …

The rafters. After putting the roof support rails on the right tower, it was time to affix the rafters. The roof was designed at an angle of 30degreess. I cut the rafters, all 14 of them to size, and I used a template to fix the 120degree angle at the apex. I was using a ridge board 18mm thick...

Once the towers were complete, I needed to complete the support for the floors. This was to be 18mm ply. I can't say I put a right lot of thought in to this, other than this would comfortable take the weight of 2-10 year olds trying their best to make a trampoline out of it! I had support at the...