Recent content by Dan.patten

Wow i have just laughed till my head hurt, on another note what a shame that all that wood has essentially gone to waste :( Some people shouldn't be allowed access to tools.

Toolstation have roofing bolts that come with the nuts you require and they are dirt cheap

Dont line it up with the pins they are useless put them in to get the position then measure from the back edge of the worktop to the jig at either end of it to line it up, that way it doesnt matter if the end is cut square or scribed just make sure the length of the female cut equates to the...

Doesnt surprise me he is making a killing, have you ever seen a piece of furniture from that place, i asked the salesmen when they planned on finishing the furniture they had on display - he was less than impressed. Overall i was wholly unimpressed with the quality of timber and workmanship...

I have a 1.6hdi peugeot partner van on a 11 plate has done 55k miles and never had a problem with it so i wouldn't automatically write off them, i did however drive the peugeot bipper when my van last went in for a service and that was absolute garbage so would avoid that one. (Bet my van...

I read somewhere that in order for a tablesaw to get a CE/kitemark for UK sale the arbour had to be too short to accept a dado stack, hence the lack of them in this country.

Thanks i fully intended to buy from WH anyway i just happened to see them on rutlands and wondered if i could save a few quid. Dan

Are these planes made by different manufacturers as rutlands currently have a No4 on deal of the day, i thought originally that these planes were the same as those on workshop heaven however looking at the photographs it looks like the handles are of different materials. Is anybody able to...

Get a triton router and a phenolic plate and make your own, the triton has built in rack and pinion gearing so you can adjust it from above by simply drilling a small hole in the table and using the crank that comes with the router.

The new shed will have to wait unfortunately as due to a growing family we think will be moving house shortly - my original idea was to build the wall panels in sections coach bolted together so it could easily be taken down, however I have a couple of problems with that idea. 1- how to remove...

Just a quick tip if you are surface mounting cables ie in conduit have the vertical drops in the corner of the room and then run horizontally to each socket this will allow you more wall space for cupboards etc.

A few years ago I was wiring in a kitchen extractor (im 17th edition) last job after complete kitchen refurb, i dropped my side cutters from height onto brand new white worktop. Had to replace a complete 3 metre length and as the kitchen was a U shape it had butt and scribes both ends, not so...

Hi ladies and gents, just wanted to say hello properly on here as haven't done so yet. My name is Dan and I am 24 and live in Manchester. I am taking up woodworking as a hobby as I have always had a passion for woodwork and am now in a position to be able to fund tools, timber etc. I am...