Recent content by Gaz

Lol, yeah I think that's what I'm going to do, I'll do a mock up in soft and check it for looks and strength, I'm sure ill be asking some more questions at some point, next stage making some jigs :-/

Hi again deserter, I hope your plannings going well, you have some golden advice here, I would scroll through this thread and take some notes, write a to do list as long as your arm and get cracking, I really would recommend getting invoice2go (free version, if you have an apple device) as with...

I had corrugated steel battened out with some steel box section in my old unit, it was for on oil burner though which got extremely hot so might be slightly overkill for what you need

How about dowel the whole thing and drill pocket holes underneath for fixings, you will only need a drill for this!

+1 :) totally agree, if your tired and your head isn't straight you're in trouble

Thanks a lot for your advice guys, your opinions have really helped, I can see I would be wasting my time over complicating the joints, I think I will use dowelling joints throughout the assembly like deserter mentioned and include some high quality furniture fixings to hold it together and a...

I find Dow Corning mastic to be the best stuff, interior and frame sealant, it's very workable. I am always weary of products that advertise "it works even in the conditions that it shouldn't" I would never apply mastic in the wet, use mortar to repair the cracks and fill the holes, mix it up to...

Thanks kostello, maybe I am going a bit too far with it, I'm just a bit worried customers will balls the installation and blame the product, I think I'll give it a go with a standard birdsmouth cut and see how people get on with it

Have a browse around for marine ironmongery suppliers, you might find something there, but I've scoured for a while and tbh I'd probably order from lee valley

Here's something similar http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/Prod ... kel_Plated Do a google search for quadrant stay, there's lots similar but they all have locking knobs, looks like you may be stuck if your looking for an exact example, Gaz.

+1 what John says :)

I like the idea of laminating plywood or mdf/hdf discs, set these rough on the shaft, bond some med grit paper to a flat piece of timber longer than the shaft so you can hold it safely then run the drum at reduced speed if poss and slowly apply pressure with the sanding timber until its...

Deserter, I had thought of dowelling the joint, this might be the route I take, cheers, HC the beams are solid machined sapele 57mm x 100mm Cheers Gaz

Deserter it seems to me your in the right place and have the right attitude, running a business is easy for the right person, always stay one step ahead of it, if it gets on top of you it can quite easily make a mess of itself before you have even realised, be realistic always with pricing, your...

You've got to go inside, that's all I can say really, apart from Milwaukee sell heated jackets!!