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Can anyone advise on the best staple gun to use , arrow t50 seems well regarded cheers phil.

Hi all, I have to cut out 12inch speaker holes in 24mm Baltic birch, I have an elu 1/2 inch router, I have used worktop router bits before but you do get a lot of waste due to the size of the cutter 12.7mm, but you don't seem to get straight long cutters say 5mm with a 1/2 inch shank, you can...

Hi folks, what is a good glue for Baltic birch, its for a speaker cabinet with biscuit joints, morrells probond pva adhesive has been suggested. cheers all phil.

What would be the best size router cutter to use for cutting out large holes for speakers, ive tried small bits but they can break off but you get less dust, ive used the kitchen worktop 12.7 cutter for the last lot, but loads of dust, I have to go 42mm deep. cheers phil.

Hi all , im about to build some speaker boxes in Baltic birch,just wondering what would be the best wood for bracing in the corners 25mm x 25mm type size. cheers all phil.

Thanks just ordered some pencils Staedtler 110 Tradition 2H Pencil Cedar Wood .

Thought I would invest in a few pencils on ebay the oval type, then I bought the correct sharpener, well what a wast of money, rubbish im thinking I should have bought a normal pencil with hard led . any suggestions

Good point that would work, cheers phil.

The holes that hold the speaker in place are 4mm, and the best way to drill them accurately is to go through the speaker into the wood if you place a flat piece of steel say 2mm at the back of the ply once the point of the wood drill hits the steel there will be a resistence, so then I would...

I see what you mean, its for a speaker so I was hoping to drill through the speaker which has a 4mm holes I suppose if you place a flat piece of steel under the wood and stop on resistence you will have a small starter at the back to use for 5mm, this could work I think.

Hi folks, im looking to fit 4mm t nuts into 25mm birch ply first you drill a 4mm hole then you have to drill a 5mm hole so far into the wood to take the outer diameter of the thread, how do you make sure that the 5mm is in the centre of the 4mm hole, only unlike steel the drill does not follow...

Troels gravesen design called the Jensen seas er cheers phil

Thanks mate, I thought these were ok for the price, cheers phil.

Hi all im after some f clamps 600x120 type size what should I buy , silverline looks ok im not looking to spend a lot thanks phil.

Hi I think what you are saying is drill two holes in some steel and go through the steel, as you say a jig cheers for your help.