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Hi all. I have to carry out some reapirs to some extra thick doors (they're metal, but that doesn't really matter). The hinges are 114 mm tall and 100 wide stainless steel ballbearing hinges. I have seen these before somewhere but cannot locate them. Does ANYbody have any idea of where to...

Hi all. Has anyone used Pink Grip with Stirling board??? Or do you have any major opinion of pink grip? I'm still trying to tie down this deal to make several hundred crates. We normally use PU adhesive, but I'm trying to cut costs a bit, and pink grip seems like it would work. basically...

Hi all. Just before Christmas another chippie recommened me to this company. http://www.fpherting.co.uk/index.html I have now used them several times. Excellent!!!! They will deliver just one box of screws with no delivery cost or minimum order on NEXT Day. Their prices are often better...

HI all, and a happy, propserous new year to everyone. I am currently pricing up to make 400 shipping crates. These are quite big just over 4' square. And will be made from 8x4 sheets of Stirling board. I only have a smallish workshop so space will be tight anyway. I am considering buying a...

Hi all, I have the sip 10"cast iron top table saw. When adjusting the height of the blade, during the first few seconds of cutting it drops down by several mm from the height it was set at. This is especially true if adjusting the height downwards. Does any one have this problem? I cant...

Right all, word of warning to you all! As a chippie I do a lot of kneeling down, and pushing against my knees, say when drilling horizontally to fit a lock. After two weeks of constant kneeling and climbing in the back of my van over 100 times on friday (carrying boards), this is how my knee...

Hi all (again!) As swmbo makes the final decisions on the new kitchen, she has now decided she wants to do away with the night storage heater in there and have underfloor leccy heating (the electric mat type that goes under tiles). The floor is concrete, so no prob there. has anyone got this...

Hi all, does anyone know of a supplier for blades for this planer (ideally 3rd party not metabo originals). I can only seem to find Transtools who charge the standard 19.99 (+p&p)for the throw away blades. I'd really like a nother company to get these or copies from at hope fully a lesser...

Hi all, No I don't mean you get a cat with each hob! :lol: We are about to redo our kitchen, and I am taken by these smooth electric hobs, no button just touch control. (note, we cant have gas so must be elec). a) has anyone any experience of these b) is it possible for the cat to jump up...

Hi all, somewhere on here somebody posted a "calculator" that worked out the price per sq mter of timber. It also really usefully worked out how much of a cubic mtr the timber was. I cannot find it (I find the search facility on here useless!). Can anyone point me in the right direction...

Hi all, had a rubbish day today (well it was 13th!). Finished up with a neighbour cutting down loads of trees and hedges just when all the birds are nesting. This isn't another enviromental green rant about depleting Ozone. It is something you can do, Please read it. We hear all this glib talk...

My collegue Tony currently uses an animation program (Truespace) to do his CAD work on. We show these to customers to help them understand what the finished article would look like. You will note that he can give the item or items different textures ie, wood, glass, marble and choose the...

Hi all, I may have a project coming up that requires 600 or so smiley faces to be cut into 9mm mdf. The thought of getting a small cnc type machine crossed my mind, but was horrified to see the costs! (£5000 is a bit more then the job is worth LOL) Has anyone any suggestions of an alternative...

Hi all, forgive me if this is old knowledge. Just accuired s/h record rsde1 extractor. apparently most of the reocrd range take same pleated filter. Ordered one from local supplier who took one look and said it's the same as Goblin vacuum one. So I went along to my local applience shop to...

Morning all. As someone who always buys good tools (I'm a trade user) I mistakenly decided to by a CK circular saw last year (well, it was going cheap!). It has been cr*p since day one and I want to replace it with a another 150/190mm saw. I shall probably go for the Bosch blue gks65, but I...

Evening all, i've got to replicate a couple of old tongue and groove doors. They have the old fashioned 'pencil' or 'P' round on one side of the join, creating that old curved type to each joint. can anybody point me in the direction of a cutter for either router or Spindle moulder please...

Ok, now I love my little Rat of a pooch. A cross between a Cavalier Kings Charles Spanial and a Border Collie. The other evening I treated my girlfriend to a lovely local rump steak from the local butcher. An absolulty beautiful steak cooked perfectly served with all thr trimmings. A knock at...

Hi all, can anyone suggest/recommend a sensibly priced supplier for faced mdf (probably beech). Must either be based in Wales or deliver to wales. I do not need a whole pallet load - yet(!) but if plans come off will certainly need regular supplies. cheers all mark

Whilst reading thru a thread the other week, some one suggested this company for planer blades. I contacted them and had a reply the following day. After some discussion Sarah ordered direct from Spain, new blades for my Metabo p/t. I knew they would take about 10 days to arrive. Sarah called...

Hi all (again) I need to order some timber to make an oak bookcase. I am totally confused by the grading system operated by some companies which use a QBA - QB1 - QB2 etc system. The mill has given me a price for QBA which is the top grade. But I am not making a modern masterpeice here. Just a...