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    What lathe for small jobs?

    Thanks everyone. The dowels are really short, about 50mm, but I need relatively precise depths of about 10mm as I want to embed a small magnet flush in the end of each. Even if I make more variations of this in future, I don't see them ever exceeding 100mm in length. I have a very cheap, ropey...
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    What lathe for small jobs?

    I've never owned a lathe before, but need to make some shallow (up to 10mm deep), 10mm diameter holes in the end-grain of 20mm hardwood dowels. A lathe seems the best way to do this accurately and with repetition, with a drill chuck attachment for the tailstock. And a great chance to try...
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    DIY window shutters?

    The window does have a wooden lining, so potentially an option to screw in there. In the images I posted above, it looks like they've built a full wooden frame which the shutters are then attached to. If I'm using my existing window frame, can I miss that step? @Ollie78 - did you end up using...
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    DIY window shutters?

    I have a tall, large window in our kitchen (about 2.2m high, 1.2m wide) and looking for options to replace an old roller blind. I like the look of shutters, but having them made up at that size seems really expensive. I've attached a couple of photos of the style from eBay. They wouldn't need to...
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    Bend in oak boards

    Thanks Rog, the slotting's a good call but you're right about the purchase on 18mm. In terms of the info, that's in part because it's still flexible. I have some basic parameters - 50x50cm with a strong preference for solid wood, and I'd like to design the build in way that means the end-result...
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    Bend in oak boards

    Thanks both. I'm still finalising the design but they'll probably end up squares with radiused corners. I need to sketch it up, but I wonder if there's a design option with a half-bullnose edge on a large bottom base (50x50), and then the same - just smaller (say 35x35) - on top. Kind of like...
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    Bend in oak boards

    Thanks everyone, this is helpful. I'd like to use solid if at all possible, but see I might need to compromise. One thought: would changing the design to essentially integrate a brace solve the problem, or just change it? So if I had the main base as 50x50cm at 18mm thick, but then put another...
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    Bend in oak boards

    Hi everyone. I've been asked to make some large lamp bases, 50x50cm. I'm interested in making them from pre-produced solid oak furniture boards - there are several on the market, but like these. My question: if I make them 50x50cm and 19mm thick, can I just cut them to size, make them up and be...
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    Help with angled tray legs

    Hi everyone, I'm making some low baltic birch ply trays to hold plant pots, but I need some advice with the legs. The legs I want to use are turned solid wood with an M8 thread (all off the shelf), like the picture below, and screwed into a metal plate on the underside of the trays. The problem...
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    Making small circles

    Thanks everyone. The rolling pin and dowel ideas are clever, but part of the fun is working out how to do this from scratch! :-) And a CNC absolutely looks the easiest and most accurate way, maybe one day... There's definitely more for me to look into with the router. In terms of the bullnose...
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    Making small circles

    I'm trying to make a large number of small identical hardwood circles (probably oak) for a child's game. Think small coasters, about 6-7cm diameter, with smooth bullnose edges to use as oversized counters. But I can't work out the best way to do it. I'd like both sides to have no hole in the...
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    Dewalt planer blades

    I'm buying my first set of new blades for a Dewalt D27300. They 260x21x3mm and cost about £55 new from Dewalt or £30 as generic. Any chance the branded blades are worth it, and any idea whether these Elu blades would fit? They the same dimensions and seem to have the same fixings, and also only £16.
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    Box joint router bits

    Only small, maybe 3 or 4" wide for the sides, and I'm not too fussed on the finger sizes so long as it looks fine and is stable.
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    Box joint router bits

    Thanks both, I'd looked at jigs but wondered if a box joint bit would be quicker/more accurate. Could you clamp multiple pieces together with an Incra/self-made jig, say to make four box sides at once? I have the big Triton, and looking at 1/2" or 3/4" hardwood sides.
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    Box joint router bits

    I'm looking to make some small and repeatable hardwood boxes, and box joints look like the best way to go. I'm finding accuracy tough to make good enough mitres. Does anyone have experience with box joint router bits like the ones here (US link)? It looks like I've had to make some accurate bit...
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    Router table insert

    Hi everyone, I need an insert plate for an Axminster router table, ideally aluminium to support a heavy TRA001. The slot in the table is a non-standard 230 x 306mm, and I'd ideally like the Axminster insert, but they're all out of stock. The Axminster insert is 10mm aluminium. I've also seen a...
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    230 x 306mm router table insert

    Does anyone have a router table insert available in 230 x 306mm (to fit an Axminster table)? Ideally in aluminium. They're hard to source new at the moment. Cheers.
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    Wanted Router table

    I posted a few weeks back asking for advice on a router table. I still haven't got round to getting one, so thought I'd ask if any members had one they want to sell on. Ideally a bench-top version but open to options!
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    Choosing a basic router table

    I'm looking for a router table that can do some light, but accurate and repeatable, work. I'd mainly like to make trays and drawers to start out with in oak. I don't have much space so benchtop or folding could be good, but I could find space for a full-size if it's much better. Budget is...
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    Which router for oak?

    So looks like I can save the ££ and start out with a palm router for this kind of job. Result. I guess lock mitres are too much in 3/4" oak though...? Only issue I've read about is that the cut could be rougher with an underpowered router. Any truth in that? I'm still looking for a great...
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