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Evening all, A customer has asked me to make him some shaker doors using reclaimed pine, what is the best way to construct them?? I was think about making the stiles from old reclaimed pine beams then routing a groove in which i can slot some veneered pine board to make the centre panel. I...

Hi, i purchased a elektra beckum panel saw second hand a few months ago. It came with a 240v to 415v converter, everything was going well until the converter blew up!!! I spoke to a company called digital drives who informed me that the transformer i had was not fit for the job. I need to know...

Hi i have a customer who has asked me to make him a book case approx 1m high x 1.2 m wide, he has two in another room made out of pine and stained. He has asked me to make it out of whatever i think is best, he doesn't want to pay for oak. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I have been making some modern furniture for a customer and they asked me to make some floating shelves to fit in an alcove 1600mm wide by 250 deep and the shelves no deeper than 50mm thickness. After a bit of research i opted to make a frame out of 32mm x 32mm kiln dried plained timber...

I have been looking at getting some sort of router table as i need to make some handle less kitchen doors. I like the look of the Kreg prs 1040, but its a bit pricey and i would want a router in it permanently as i use mine quite a bit. What about some thing like this...

Has anyone tried morrells waterbourne lacquer? i like the idea of it as the AC stuff isn't very nice. I am spraying MDF.

Hi can anyone advise me on which router cutter i would need to produce a handle less kitchen door? Like this one http://www.coloro.co.uk/modules/photoal ... ss%202.jpg Thanks

Hi, I am about to start making my own range of painted mdf kitchen doors. I have seen a company offering painted mdf doors which look and feel like painted ash. Would they have used veneered mdf or is there a way of recreating this effect. I would like to offer the doors with the wood effect

Hi, I am making some mdf doors and would like to spray them an f&b colour, is this ok? or would anyone recommend an alternative. I will be sealing the mdf then 2 coats primer and 2 coats finish would this be sufficient? What sealer and primer would be best to use? Thanks

Hi, After being let down by supplier after supplier i have recently set up a workshop and i am thinking about making some of our own MDF doors and spraying them. I have space for this in the workshop but will be opting for a HVLP (is that right) spray guns either the earlex or appollo rather...

I am currently setting up a smallish workshop. I have just purchased an elektra beckum PKF 255 V8 panel saw with scoring blade and i am just about to buy an edge bander. I am now trying to find a jig system for drill the cams in the MFC, can't really find any apart from the Hafele one...

Hi, Was just wondering if anybody has any experience of cutting MFC on a table saw with one of these blades? http://www.freudtools.com/images/LU96RMain.jpg Do they work??

I am about to purchase a table saw for my small workshop but can't decide which one!! I have read some threads about table saws but there doesn't seem to be a firm favourite. Saw needs to have a sliding table as it will be used with a hollow ground blade which i told will give you a clean cut...

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a pillar drill for drilling 35mm hinges in doors. Can anyone recommend a good value drill, don't know where to start theres that many out there!!!