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Hi all, I'm sure many will be familiar with the "cyclone substitute" shown by Mike G. recently. I thought it was a rather good idea and started setting about making one on Sunday afternoon from various scraps lying around. I decided to put a clear front on the top part of the "works" so I...

Hi there, I've searched the forum for moisture meters and found that most of the topics tend to aim towards good machines albeit at a price. I'm interested in buying a moisture meter that will be accurate (absolute value). I need to take some readings of woodwork (and probably masonry) in a...

Hi there, I've just started making an outside store building for some horticultural equipment. The main criteria is it keeps dry (really good insulation is not a concern). The initial construction will be a brick plinth with 4 x 2" studding on. I have just been revisiting some of the posts I've...

Hi there, I've got some rebates to cut for some door frames. I've cut similar ones in the past and had some excellent results and other times there has been a bit of feathering (also called spelching maybe? along one of the edges. I have never managed to come up with the definitive way of...

I posted on the design forum a while back about a design for a writing desk. Well I've finally finished the desk and taken some photos I didn't take many WIP photos as I've not got much room at the moment! It uses the Blumotion runners which I also got some help on from posts on the forum...

Hi there, Sorry if this is a daft question - I just wanted a quick sanity check of my understanding of adjusting the Tandem slides... The manual I downloaded is helpful, however, I did find a few things ambiguous and clarified my understanding by fiddling (as with most things). Having fiddled...

Hi there, Slightly dopey question from myself... I'll be ordering some Tandem Blumotion runners soon for a desk I am building. I think I've sussed all the dimensions out from the drawings (though I'm not building the drawer till I've got the runners :wink: ) What I wanted to check was - if I...

Hi there, I made a mixing desk console last year, described in this thread. I finally got round to making it's smaller sibling out of European Oak for a different area. You can see the story of it's construction from this to this... at the following webpage. (I haven't posted all the...

Hi there, I'm looking to get some more K clamps... This place is the cheapest (I think) besseytools They're not in the sticky list of shops in this section - has anyone bought from them and have good or bad experiences? Or indeed is there somewhere with keener prices? Thanks, David

I am currently looking at building some Oak stairs with/for a friend. The setup is quite straightforward two runs about 7ft long with 7 or so treads. I would like to cut housings into the stringers. I have a couple of books notably Carpentry and Joinery by Peter Brett and Taunton’s Building...

Hi there, I'm currently looking a making a small writing desk for someone. The main criteria is it needs to be about 3' x 2'. I'm still looking at the height, I'm thinking around 28 1/2" for the surface though I'm still looking into this and I'm open to suggestions. I've looked round the net at...

Hi there, I have been trawling the forum and have read quite a few views on this topic... I thought I'd just ask again to see if there are any fresh/revised views. I already have a No.7 Clifton Plane, and two No. 4 smoothers (A Stanley and one that needs restoring a bit). I've also got a nice...

I started making a Router Table last weekend. It is designed in the Style of Norms, and collects all the nice features I have seen from the threads on here (especially our resident Lord, and MotownMartin). It is having a 17" LS positioner on it (I blame Martin for that :D ). It started off life...

Hi there, Has any one got any views on hidden nailers for wooden flooring (18mm solid Oak)? The main one I have considered so far seen is the Porta-nailer in Screwfix. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=58172&ts=49227 I'd be buying it with someone I work with as we will both have...

Hi there, I've just been looking for a piano lid style lock for the lid of the sound desk I am working on. I found this lock from an US website http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID=655 I then started looking through UK websites for something similar... I think this one from...

Hi there, This weekend has been spent processing wood (resawing then thicknessing)... then making a frame. It's for a sound desk in a church, and is made from recycled pitch pine pew. It was the subject of a question a while back when I was having a dilemma over how to make a lid. In the end I...

Hi there, I'm currently working through ideas for a mixing desk console. I've attached a very rough concept sketch to the post. This doesn't show the detail of a lid or a cupboard around the rack under the desk on the right (both would be locakable/with a combined lock/hidden bolt). I was...

Hi there, For various reasons I am being drawn further down the slope of flat woodworking (rather than making wood dizzy! :) ) Anyhow I am going to need to joint some boards soon. I haven't got the space for a planer at the moment. So my current plan is to use a router on a table then finish...

Hi there, After many hours off looking through the enthusiastic posts here and elsewhere I am pretty much decided on buying the DW733 thicknesser. I did intend to buy a big heavier machine, however, I can see advantages to the portable one. Also I don't have the workshop space at the moment for...

Hi there, Although I don't own any type of P/T at the moment - I have thought for a while that I would buy a combo machine (the make is a another thread!) Anyway, I have recently thought that I might have some more space available so would be able to go for separate machines and the advantges...