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Hi, I am looking for some practical advice on the "best" (Some subjective balance between cost and strength) way of constructing my new workshop. It will have a 12m horizontal span with a 15 degree roof slope so just over 6.2m from ridge to wall. I am considering four main options (there may be...

Does anyone have any experience of this type of lternative to Birch ply? FSC® Certified Meyer Commercial Euca Faced Poplar Core Plywood CE2+ - EN314-2 Class 2. EN636-2. E1 It would be great to hear from anyone who has used this, or any other Euca/Poplar Ply Quote Reply Report Edit

I'm sure I'm being thick - no comments necessary! I am trying to build some new gates to match a number of existing ones. The main "Face" of the gates is a series of staves that are approximately 45mm wide, 25mm tick and range around a metre or so long. Each stave is finsihed with a neat...

Hi does anyone have a manual and/parts catalogue for a Mutico TH1 Thicknesser and / or a Multico S1 surface planer? I ave recently acquired one of each machine and they need some TLC and a manual would be a godsend. Happy to pay or amke a donation to your favourite charity thanks

I am about to apply for planning permission to build a 2,500 sq ft workshop and so I am trying to finalise the design. I was wondering is there any particular school of thought over whether a rectangualr or a square shape gives the optimal layout. I appreciate that evryone is different and has...

Hi all, I could do with tapping in to your collective wisdom. I am about to get several large Poplar trees felled. I need to build some new kitchen cabinets. I think there may be an opportunity! The tree surgeon who is felling the trees is happy to slab them for me. My current plan is to get...

Hi I am about to start a massive project refurbishing a 300 year old house, one of the things I need is to find a source of a significant quantity of reclaimed, wide floorboards, preferably oak or elm, does anyone know a supplier that they would recommend (rather than me taking pot luck on the...

I am about to strat work on a complete kitchen refit, I am going for a painted finish and am trying to decide between MRMDF and Plywood for the carcasses, and I suppose I need to start thnking about what to make the shaker style doors from as well. I would appreciate any thoughts / experences...

Does anyone have one of these manuals please? I have just bought the machine secondhand and I'm trying to find a copy of the manual Thanks Jon

I am about to buy a track saw and after lots of research I have decided on the Mafell, BUT, I really want to create a set up similar to the Festoool MFT with a shortish guide ral permannetly fitted to a hinge that fips down into postion over the MFT. I can't find anyone that sells a suitable...

I have recently acquired a secondhand dewalt RAS (1751 is the model number I think - its the one with the longer arm that lets you rip 8x4 sheets) but it has a very dodgy bit of old Kitchen worktop as the table. I want to replace it but I think (maybe misguidedly!) that it must be possible to...

I am looking to buy a laser measure but I can’t find any really useful reviews, does anyone have any recommendations- or “don’t touch with a barge pole” advice I am looking for a good quality one that will do Pythagorean calcs as well as straightforward point to point measuring the leica’s...

I want to try to build a set of three legs that cross and then support a table, I know it doesn't come across very well in words. If you look at the attcahed photo it shows a metal clamp that would achieve the same thing with metal tubes but I am keen to try and build the whole thing rather more...

I am looking to build a frame/jig/device to let me flatten both large slabs of timebr or glued up panels by creating a frame to surround the panel with both an X & a Y movement for a router to flatten out the panel / slab. I have seen some very posh woodpecker ones but they aren't big enough (I...