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hi all i have a staircase job where the all the newel posts, 3 and 2 halves, are painted 70 x 70mm. it has simple handrails and the spindle area is filled out with painted ply i think. client wants a more modern look by removing the filled in areas and having spindles or glass. and doesn't...

@Awac thanks for that. useful to know. i assume we're looking at it as a treatment as you describe and a final finish ie. the blurb suggests it cannot be painted or stained over?

so i've persevered with building this greenhouse/potting shed from the kiln dried pressure treated timber on the basis that it will be painted over and i must admit even with my limited experience the timber is rough, bowed, knotted and you name it.... i have done areas of cladding in redwood...

@Awac what sort of projects are you using this eco product on? the blurb suggests to be applied on previously untreated timber and cannot be over-painted for example

thanks everyone @TheTiddles are we saying that "dipped" could be some sort of cheap planed prepared software?

hi i've been around lots of timber over the years doing diy and now i am starting out on my own but i am still confused about timber choices for garden projects. i am constructing a timber greenhouse now and i've gone for treated timber which has the rounded corners and green tinge to it. the...

as a newbie and having already committed to a barrel, cyclone and hoses and having no clue about any of this other than forums and youtube, i had the collapsing barrel issue too. i researched this and aside from changing components it seemed to me that the easiest fix was to re-enforce the...

just an update on this. i went for a standard Henry and a cyclone bonded to a barrel. works well. relatively quiet and cost effective. yes, it doesn't suck all the saw dust away from table saw and mitre saw but its enough to reduce the clean up. i am using a intelliplug for auto stop start of...

thanks all i'm pretty much decided on a barrel and cyclone set up with either a new filter for my Shop Vac or a new quieter vacuum anyway

i'm leaning toward a new filter for my Shop Vac or a new vac like the Titans mentioned here and a cyclone set up for the workshop does the bucket/container for the cyclone need to be air tight for the cyclone to work or just with a standard lid to keep the dust in?

thanks again everyone. some of my own thoughts confirmed then @Fitzroy . where do i go from here.....

thanks people. i will look into using a cyclone.

Hi i'm sorry if this has been done to death and in fact it was the comments on this forum that led me to join and to labor the question. i'm stating out on some new ventures and i am currently working out of my garage for workshop carpentry and eventually customer site work. i like to know...