Recent content by Larky

I agree with Mr_Grimsdale, take the old one out like I did, the wife wasn't to happy with me she came home to see a great big gapping hole but I just copied the way it was constructed. They are quite basic really, I remade the sashes & fitted 3mm glass but in the end they were to heavy for the...

hi Lord Nibbo, I am only doing straight cuts, I bought the widest blades because I wanted to cut 4" tenons & thought they would be more accurate.

Cheers for your reply's. The blades are splitting across the width of the blade not down the middle. I have run out of 15mm blades & have put a half inch one in, it seems fine & there is loads more tension to play with. The 15mm were slightly thicker about 0.2mm which might have made a...

Hi all, I have a Scheppach Basato 3 bandsaw & have been using the widest blades the machine will take 15mm, but after a short time they are splitting. I know the obviouse is to much tension but anything less & it seems the blade has not enough tension & I admit the machine is more or less on...

Hi rhibon, I made a sliding sash & box frame to replace my bathroom window, I copied the old one but I also bought a book Modern Practical Joinery by George Ellis its full of drawings & shows you how it was done the old traditional way the book was first published in 1902. You can buy all the...

Thank you all for your help & going to the trouble of pics & drawings its been very intuitive, just got to decide which course to take might have a go with Steve's suggestion. Cheers Mark

Thanks Waterhead, Neil & Mr. Neil thats just the ticket, they are expensive though, I might look in to investing in a tap & die set & give Waterheads advice a go. Cheers Larky

Hi all, does any one know of a company that sells cross dowel nuts & bolts, I want to make a bunk bed for my daughter I will be using mortice & tenon for the head & foot board but need metal fixings so I can knock the rest of the bed down so to speak. The bolts need to be 100 mm long & would...