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Hi all, after some advice please. A friend has asked me to replace some internal windowsills with oak ones. I’ve never fitted any before, but feel like it’ll be similar to fitting an alcove shelf, which is something I have done. The prospect of movement and/or cupping concerns me, and I’m...

Morning, Hoping you can give me advice about wide alcove shelves. I've been asked to build some shelves in two alcoves, with fitted cabinets below. The right side is 1.52m wide, which is larger than others I've done before. The left side is narrower, at 1.37m, however it has no wall to the...

Hi, I‘m building a run of 3x cabinets that run from floor to almost ceiling. The design of the unit means each cabinet has a decorative ‘cover strip’. I need to find a way to fit this strip on site, after it’s been constructed and painted. The Lamello Zeta with a clamex fitting would be the...

I was hoping for some advice please in the type of finish to apply to bare oak to match some existing furniture? I’m building some alcove cabinets and shelves for a client which are made from American oak. They’ve sent me an image of some furniture they have in the room already that they would...

Morning, I’m building a TV/media unit which has a 5.5m top. I’m making this from 3x sections of 26mm walnut laminated MDF. It’s going to be edge banded across the front to give the appearance of a solid piece. It’s only 25cm deep, with a 1.8m centre section that’s 45cm deep. The rest of the...

I’ve been asked to make the below set of units, replicating the design exactly. I’m comfortable with how to build the carcasses and doors etc, but it’s the top that throwing me. It’s 5.4m long and they want it to be in a dark wood style. The outer cupboards are only 250mm deep and the centre...

Quick couple of questions please: 1. I’ve been using the ultra cheap sanding discs from toolstation on my 125mm Bosch random orbital sander, but they don’t last very long before losing their effectiveness. I’ve seen sanding mesh and wondered what peoples thoughts are on it? Worth getting? Or is...

After a bit of advice please. I've been asked to make one of these, which is simple enough, but I was wondering how you guys would go about cutting the inner radius on the panels? They're 40mm radius. My initial thought was to make a template and then use this with a flush trim bit on the...

I’ve taken delivery of a brand new Festool KS60 e set, and when sitting a straight edge across the base of the saw (where your stock sits) it rocks slightly. The left hand side isn’t level with the centre rotating section, with the left side being slightly lower. We’re talking a very small gap...

My old Evolution mitre saw is vibrating so bad at a bevel that cutting mitred skirting is impossible. So it's time for a replacement. I want to get the best I can afford, and it appears at the £600 mark its either of these. Which would you buy and why? Or would it be something else? Accuracy is...

Anyone have any experience of this air filter from Axminster? Either good or bad? Axminster Craft AC15AFS Air Filter EDIT: Just realised there's an almost exact thread from a few days ago...that'll teach me to write the post on my phone having not had a reading session for a few days...

Does anyone know the configuration of the base of the Triton MOF001 router, or can advise if it’ll fit on the Bosch rail adapter please? Hoping to get one to go with my Mafell rail, but the Triton isn’t listed on the FFX website. Not sure if the Triton shares a hole layout with any of the...

What would you suggest I use to protect my MFT MDF workbench top from wood glue? For example, if I want to assemble glue ups on the bench using a cam clamp, I want to avoid the pieces sticking to the workbench top whilst drying? I'm assuming something like an MDF sealer? Would this work? Or...

I'm looking for some advice on clamping options on my workbench. Whilst making the face frame for a radiator cover, I went to glue up the panels using biscuits, and found the overall width was longer than the two sash clamps I have, at 1200mm wide. My bench has dog holes, so I was wondering...

Do you think an 18mm sheet of hardwood ply would be a suitable top for a custom MFT table? I know some CNC companies can supply an MFT top in birch ply, but the sheet I have isn’t birch. Just standard B&Q ply. Think it’ll hold up?

What is the general consensus on the quality of Rutlands tools? I think I read a comment on here somewhere saying they were effectively rebranded Chinese tools, and not all that great? They seem well priced, but not crazy cheap?

Two CNC'd MDF tops from Wrexham are £90 delivered, as the delivery charge is £30. The trend jig is £104 and the Parf guide is a little more at £140. Seems daft spending £90 on two MDF tops, when for only a little more I can make as many tops as I want, in any shape/style I want... Which would...

I’m not a professional joiner, but I make radiator covers and other smaller pieces of furniture in my spare time. I want to build a new workbench in my double garage, and I want to incorporate an MFT style top to help with cutting square pieces of stock. I already have a track saw. The table...

Dear all, A search has revealed a couple of older threads comparing Rutlands to Bessey clamps, but nothing recent. I'm after some parallels, and also some F Clamps, but am torn between the brands. Naturally price is a consideration, however I'm wondering if for amateur use the extra for the...