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I tend to charge the same per hour that I do for the other work I do outside the furniture work (Professional Light Sound and Video systems) which is £30-£35 an hour.

Hi all! I would really appreciate an opinion on how to go about pricing my work, in particular a project I have coming up soon. I’ve always struggled with this aspect of my small business, I can’t seem to get it right, always underestimating my time etc. This is a small project of just two...

Mine didn’t work at all In a 4.5 inch beech roubo until I rubbed them up with some 80grit. Now they grip better than anything.

Hi all, I’m building a solid oak vanity for a bathroom for some friends of mine. They are very particular about the finish and I’m concerned about it’s longevity. They want a finish that doesn’t change the colour of the oak at all and has to be completely Matt. I’ve been looking at osmo raw, it...

Hi All. Thanks in advance as always! Im looking for some advice on what finish to put on some oak sleepers I’ve used in my garden as boarders and a raised bed. I installed them a couple of years ago and used Osmo UV protection oil as I didn’t want them to silver too soon but turns out this...

Polyurethane Glue. You can buy 5 min setting and 45 minute setting tubes for the your silicone gun. It’s gap filling, and waterproof and affordable!

Hi All. Thanks in advance to everyone here. Excuse me if I rant a little as I've had just about enough! Having worked my way through 4 or 5 PT's in the last few years I've found myself purchasing a brand new Startrite SD31 about 9 months ago and I can't for the life of me get it set up right...

Thanks for taking the time everyone and giving me advice. Very much appreciated.

Hi all, I was looking for a little advice with regards to some garden gates I'm making. I've made two iroko gates for the front of my house and am questioning whether or not to put a cross brace in. I should have planned ahead a little more to be honest but I was never quite sure and planned to...

Thanks guys. Googled keruing there as it does look very similar.

Can someone please take a look and tell me what this wood is. I don't think it's anything particularly exotic but I've never worked with it before. I was told it was teak, but I'm really not sure. What I do know is its very dense, very heavy. Planes won't touch it unless they are stupid sharp...

Thanks for this. I knew Axminster was doing their version, you are right that does seem quite low spec. I spoke with balleigh recently and they don't have much stock of anything until after Christmas. Tendo tools seem to import them too along with some other interesting brands (steel city??)...

Hi, Can you tell me what uk suppliers you are looking at for this saw,I can't find any!!! Thanks.

Hi I don't know if this helps or not but I have the same plate and i know you are supposed to clean it regularly with the rubber that should have been provided. Plus the two sides of mine look distinctively different so I think it should be easy to tell which is which. Another thing I have...

I had a similar problem with my Charnwood table saw and it's mitre slots. I ended up taking the cast iron top to an engineering firm that milled them out to 19mm for me. Cost about £100. I lost the "T” at the bottom of the slot but at least my mitre gauge and other table saw attachments work...

hi Deadeye, Im planning a very similar build myself in the near future. Out of 2mm polycarbonate as well. In fact the whole thing is to be made out of the stuff. Can I ask, did you follow Bill pentz's designs for the shape and size of your cyclone? His spread sheet allows you to put the power...

Thanks for the response Ttrees, Just a single garage workshop at home I'm afraid so I can't do 3 phase , unless I look at VFD's etc , which doesn't scare me off, just don't think my light hobby usage really needs it... I do check done deal quite regularly, ill keep a look out thanks. At the...

Hi All, Firstly, thanks in advance for any help given. Really could do with some if possible, spending too much time on forums and not getting any closer to pressing the button on a new bandsaw!! Im stuck between a Startrite 352e single phase ex demo but literally in perfect condition @ £995...

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