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I have to make 4 replacement ends for roof joists. They are 175mm high, 100mm wide, so quite chunky. This is the profile: Not sure if my Record bandsaw would make a 100mm cut. I tried a bit of 20mm and it can cut this profile but the tight corners had to be done in a few nibbles. I guess a...

I have 4 joists that had rot in the ends. I have taken out the rotten wood and sprayed the timbers. Question is what the best way to repair the ends? I think I have two options. 1: try and make a diagonal cut right through the joist, inside the loft, just before it emerges to the outside and...

I think I have blade tracking set ok (it stays on the wheels!) not 100% sure about correct tension though. Also how close should the two sets of three ball-race blade guides be set? I have them such that they spin with the blade but you can stop them easily with a carefully placed stick. I...

I want to use this joint to make a three piece corner mitre joint (glued). No sure the best, quickest and most accurate way to cut it such that I can do many repeated joints (A cube frame with these joints would need 24 cuts in all) I have a mitre saw and a combi machine. I am thinking I may...

I need to replace the barge boards on two dormer gables. The originals are actually 4x2 timber with a tiny bit of moulding on the bottom edge. There is also a strip of moulding to cover the edge of the sofit boards (which are above the bargeboard, just under the verge). I have seen some houses...

I have a Trend TC router bit, that although it feels sharp, isn't cutting. I had a close look at the edge on the bit with a microscope and its clear that what feels sharp clearly isn't! Can these be sharpend on a diamond flatstone? You can see how the edge chips away. Here's a brand new bit:

I need to extract old rusty iron nails from wood beam. As the rust has started from the outside, there are no heads left on the nails and they are mostly flush with the wood. So far, I have found that digging out the wood around whats left of the nail and then grabbing it with side cutters...

I have a cheap 1250w router and I am finding that it's producing a lot of dust rather than 'chips'. It feel like its struggling power wise with a 14mm wide stright carbide cutter, taking a 4mm depth of cut in an old wood beam. (maybe oak?) Will a decent Trend cutter work better? Is 1250w too...

Looking for ideas on how to clean up a large wood beam, in situ, on our house. It has some patchy rot on one surface due to close contact with rotting wooden cladding boards and lack of ventilation. The beam is about 3m long and 120cm wide, 120cm thick. The rot has gone in maybe 40mm at the...

Just got some blades for my Whitehill tenon block. The fit of the limiter on the locating pins is a nice close fit. There's no slack. The fit of the cutter blade is a loose fit so the blade doesn't sit dead square unless you hold it in exactly the right place while you tighten the wedge block...

I know there are a few threads on this, but just thought I'd ask again for this specific job. This is the profile I want to cut for a sash rail: I can cut the 10mm x 39mm slot with my wobble...

Is there a 'optimal' glazing tape to use with Accoya? I see there are pvc foam tapes, EPDM and Butyl. Do these all work OK? Does using Accoya with it's nasty habbit of acidic atttack, make using the right tape important? I see some people put a sealant cap on the tape too. Is that required...

Any advise on putting draft seals on sash windows? I don't like brush seals, so I'm looking at Q-lon. There are many types to choose from, so not 100% sure which are the best to use. Looking at various drawings online, flipper type seals seem common. I'd like to have them on the sash rails...

I have a big Felder spindle moulder and I'm looking to make sash windows. Any recommendations for moulder tooling? Are the complete window 'systems' worth the money?

I'm getting my BF-6 that I bought a while ago ready to use. I've just been checking the planer tables and found that they are both tipping slightly inwards towards the cutter block. From what I've read/seen the tables need to be dead level with each other (before setting the correct...

I'm working out the profile of sash stiles and rails when using double glazing and wanted to do a quick sanity check. Looking at U-value requirements (unless the planning dept say otherwise), I will need a 22mm thick unit. Centre of plane U value 1.2 which is a 4-14-4 with argon and softcoat...

Looking at combination machines. Budget about £5k. There are used Felder 531's about for this money. So would that be a better choice than say a new MiniMax C30? How does a minimax c30 compare to a Hammer c3 30? The Hammer is more £££ but is it worth it?

I'm in need of new/refurbished sash windows! Initially a pair of large triple sashes, 2250x1700mm. I also want to go double glazed. Quotes are comming in for refurb or replacement at £9500 for the two windows. I have a total of 4 triples and 4 large bays that will all need doing eventually...