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Wow I am clearly in the wrong business. Dry rods are £24 for 10 (at wickes so probably way less for them) and that will cover 1.2 m so generously thats £96 quid for materials leaves enough for a very nice new SDS drill and bits with a couple of days pay to drill 40 holes. Absolutely mental...

I have a Triton version with normal orbital mode and forced rotation. It is a bit of a beast and really needs holding on to in forced rotation mode. Very effective but I actually don't use it a huge amount. Much prefer the combo of a 4 inch belt sander and a mirka orbital. Ollie

Best way is to buy the spindle cutters from Whitehill. Then you can just make any size and any wood you need.

I suggest using accoustic laminate glass, it is worth it for the noise reduction. Your suggested method would certainly work. I would however not use butyl tape but rather something like an EPDM rubber gasket or a Schlegel aquamac type seal. These can both seal without sticking to the glass...

I am having a similar quandry. Our house is 1930s with a hung floor over concrete oversite and does have a cavity. When we bought it 8 or 9 years ago I removed the ground floor including joists because there was rot in the floor. Once it was all out I put in some telescopic vents because the...

You can get fillers to make the epoxy thixotropic, it might be colloidal silica or those micro bubbles I forget now. Effectively you should be able to modify the epoxy to be thicker and not run out of the cracks. It might need priming ( wetting )with a thin epoxy first to aid adhesion, and...

I am not sure the putty will work here, my guess is that the epoxy when wet will seep through where it is sticking to the wood. You might be better off with parcel tape, the cheap brown one is good.

Hi David Have a look in the CNC and laser section, there have been many discussions about the topic. I also recommend a browse of these two forums. https://www.mycncuk.com/index.php https://www.cnczone.com/forums/ There is a lot of knowledge there from real experts, I learned a lot from...

As said this is the way Sapele can behave. I suggest routing it a bit deeper (with a router or trimmer) and insetting a thin sheet. Could be a contrasting wood so it looks nice. Normally a cabinet scraper or very high angle plane can tame it a bit, though not much help in the bottom of the box.

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There are plugins for Fusion 360 and sketchup that will do this. Can't remember the names. Vcarve pro does nesting for optimisation. Ollie

Yep they are proper skinny,you can see the dowel in the glazing bar.

Everywhere, all over the place, its chaos. If you have to only work in the workshop then it is easier to set up cabinets, french cleats etc. But for me I am half in the workshop and half on site at various jobs. I have gone for semi modular. I have a bunch of systainers that will stack neatly...

I am not quite sure what you mean here. Do you mean specifically bottom or top sash ? Both ? I just do them the same as the top or bottom rail, they are slim so its a very small mortice and tenon. I know traditionally you would do the meeting rail to stile joint as a double tenon to allow for...

Those hammers are gorgeous, and the slicks, and the bench. it`s all glorious. Damn it. Do you need an apprentice? Ollie

It is true I do not have a bit of regular radiata pine to compare it with. In comparison to the Accoya it is very much lighter but less brittle. Also it is planable with a normally set plane whereas Accoya can be a nightmare to hand plane.

Star M from Workshop heaven. They are japanese and nice quality. Fisch and Famag are nice as well. This looks a good set plus 10% extra off at the moment https://workshopheaven.com/famag-1594-819-19pc-hss-g-lip-spur-set/ Ollie

I have found the Abodo to machine well on the planer thicknesser and spindle/ router. It produces a nice crisp moulding. It is noticably soft and makes a static dust similar to Accoya ( presumably due to its extreme dryness ) so care must be taken if sanding it and chisels and hand planes need...

I am partial to my Japanese chisels and one handmade dozuki saw. I also like the quality of my Veritas shoulder plane, a pleasure to use.

Yes, but is it worth the price and the vineger smell ? Been testing out Abodo a bit. It smells burnt instead and is not as hard but very much cheaper than Accoya. From a distance it looks like black walnut...