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Thanks Mike and Dave, that’s just the stuff I need. I reckon you’ve given me enough info to make a couple of mock ups to test out the system. We have neither antique shops or decent quality furniture places that I can go to and see one, or buy one for that matter. It is a sad fact, here in...

Hi Paul, If you are concerned about the stiffness of the finished fixed panel, then you have two choices, use thicker MDF or just use more battens on the wall. Go to 400 or even 300 centres with your battens. You mention screws. Surely to fix the sheets after going to the trouble of using split...

Hi All, I am toying with the idea of making a drop lid bureau, (secretaire). Can anyone explain (or point me to a link ) the actual mechanism that brings out the support pieces as the lid is lowered. Cheers Bill.

Hi All, "Roof to be warm type" This is the second time I have come across this in a few days, what do you actually mean? Cheers Bill

Hi Steve, I served my time on an old 1 1/4" machine. Many times I have heard a spindle moulder described as the most versatile machine in the shop. The reason that they are far more efficient than a router, is the size of the cutter heads, but that size needs power to drive it. Which means to...

I have used this very basic idea for cutting maybe thousands of fox wedges (folding wedges) for formwork, propping timbering etc. Can make it up in five minutes and to suit any length and taper I suppose. * If you are making say 50mm thick wedges for formwork use a bit of 150 x 50 for your...

Reminds me of a bit of real news from down under. Our local newspaper (NT News) gave this one prime attention, presumably because they didn't have a good crocodile story handy. A pair of gray nomads (retiree caravaners) are heading south down the track. The old guy pulls over for a pee, which...

Nice one Bob, We used to call them "joggle sticks" with a notch or two in them to get the unique position each time. Cheers Bill

dirtydeeds, I am reading it that your timber is already dressed all round, and that you have to use it more or less as is. You can't take a 10mm bow out and still finish up with a 20mm thick piece. What I'd be trying to do is this. * My flat section I was clamping to would be thick enough to...

Hi Guys There's an old joke question, "why does a dog lick it's balls ? because it can do!" Just because you can do, you don't have to cut them on the flat. I prefer to cut cornice in this position, at 45. Imagine the bed of the saw as the ceiling and the fence as the wall and you make a...

Hi Guys Here's the sketch I was going to include. Nibbo, we were talking about rectangles were'nt we? How will the other gizmo help if you've dropped a clanger and got one side short? Cheers Bill

Hi again, Thanks for the welcome. being a newby, I'm not allowed to post photos, but originally I had a sketch uploaded and probably the reason why text was a bit unclear was that I first referenced the photo and then chopped it about a bit. Niki, a photo is worth a thousand words. What you...

Hi All, Just signed up so I thought an intro might be in order. I'm an Aussie builder, ten quid tourist but still a Lancashire lad. I spend a fair bit of my retirement time writing stuff like this. For a rectangle to be true, that is with all the corners being at 90 degrees, the diagonals...