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Were your Newels 100mm??

Been a while - apoligies - but yes I am :) - the Newell is a two part affair that has a bit of movement on it (the bottom one - always has but NHBC said it was within specification!!) I have never got to the bottom of would it be possible to just remove the top part of the newell leaving it...

I have a bosch mitre saw - nothing standard seems to fit at all - put me off buying a bosch Table saw

Hi Bob (there are a lot of bob’s on here isnt there). My first job is making something to put it on. Just designing something on Fusion 360 and then get the material list and I am going to use 18mm and assemble with pocket hole screws. Then it will be the sled - then build a workbench and also...

The veneer is going to be on the staircase string - I know I will need to clad the Newel - in our house a veneered newel wouldn't last 30 seconds :D The stringer is flat so that will be OK - The newels are turned for a big part of it - I am thinking about boxing it and filling the voids with...

Seemed expensive at first - but they are not just 45 degree angles I suppose. Trouble with this is it can get really expensive with waste/cockups which for me is a given :D

Wife doesn't want paint - although we have previously painted areas due to the carp the house builder put in (or rather - stained in/over) We are looking at Oak for the cladding - if you use 15mm wouldn't that give an increase of 30% on the size of the Newel post though - Doesn't that make them...

Hi All, I am looking to clad the Newel posts and stringer (outside) on our staircase, while replacing the spindles, base rail and hand rails with oak. what would be a good material to use to box out the newel posts in - I don't want to add too much to the dimensions. I have seen rolls of real...

Plaster products have been like that since the start of lockdown - factory closed - bags of plaster were going for £30 a bag on facebook!!

DeWalt 7485 - still sat in its box :D

Handy to know - it won't be getting unpacked until the weekend - to have a play with :) in a responsible manner

Apparently the returned one made it all the way to our local depot - now been on its way back to FFX since the 19th - I will chase this up this afternoon - meanwhile the correct one arrived yesterday - still sat in the hallway in its box at the moment though

watch this guy - he had to get it into his cellar =O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ycd53PxBCk

at least FFX have a 30 day return - don't know about the postage element though - although I think you may be able to get free returns through PayPal. Keep us updated on how the Axminster is - I hope you have been working out as it weighs 60+kg !!!!

Did you buy the extra's as well?? Regarding power, don't forget that manufacturers do display their power differently - I think Axminster do use the lowest when quoting power - other manufacturers don't. I think I got that from a Peter Sellers video on YouTube