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    buying and preparing oak

    Thanks for the replies guys, I was looking at getting sawn boards because they seem to have more choice of dimesnsions. I wanted 75mm x 75mm for the legs, and they do oak in 150 x 75 so i was going to rip it down the middle( have a bandsaw). I have priced it up and am looking at around £400...
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    buying and preparing oak

    Hello everyone, I am off to SL hardwoods on Monday to hopefully buy some oak to make a few coffee tables and am not sure of a few things. First of all, i want a type of oak that is going to have some really interesting grain, does european or american oak better for this? (i don't mind...
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    Newbie questions about dust extraction

    Wizer, I am in the same boat at the moment. want a good dust extrator but dont want to pay a fortune for it. its got to be quite small aswell, as i don't have much room for it. The one I am looking at is the Record RDSE1 which is about £120. I recently discovered a tool shop called george...
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    Elektra Beckum BAS250 bandsaw

    Cheers Adam, Im glad i did see those before going and ordering. have been reading a lot on here and a lot of people suggest going with the biggest BS you can get away with. so with that in mind i have dug out the axminster catalogue and am looking at the perform CCBB now. its on special at the...
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    Elektra Beckum BAS250 bandsaw

    I think i have decided on the above bandsaw. just though i would run it by you knowledgeable lot on the forum. I have decided on this one because it appears to be the best quality for the size. (please feel free to differ and make other suggestions) and size does matter, i only have a little one...
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    Need a new Saw Blade

    if you do decide to go with a new saw, i recently bought the hitachi c7bu. its a great saw, has an electronic brake which is definately handy to have. am very impressed with the quality of cut as well. axminster have it on special at the moment for £120. you get a free 40T blade aswell. (comes...
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    Plywood

    :D :D Dont think I could bear going back to school for real. 2 hours on a wednesday is enough for me. I hope to go back next year but haven't signed up yet. should really pull my finger out or there wont be any places left cheers Jim
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    Plywood

    Hi Guys, Thanks for all the replies, I have used Alsford Timber in Welling before (its about a 3 minute walk from me) and agree that the service there is terrible. It should be great having an Alsford so close. but in the past when i did my decking project I went to the alsford at Ruxley and...
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    Plywood

    Hi everyone, does anyone know of where i could get good quality plywood in small sizes. (roughly 1200mm x 600 mm). I live in Bexleyheath (soujth east london) places like B&Q do the sizes but I have never found the stuff there to be great. I need it to make up some draw carcasses and door...
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    My First Box

    great box, well done :D :D
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    Louvre doors

    Cheers for the replies I have been thinking about making them myself but not too sure how to tackle the slats. does anyone have any advice on making louvre doors? Thanks Jim
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    Louvre doors

    Hi everyone, Am doing a fitted wardrobe project at the moment and am trying to locate a supplier of open louvre doors 50cm x 210cm. does anyone know where i might be able to get them around these sizes. Thanks Jim
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    Festool question

    Thanks for the replies guys. the one in costco, im pretty sure it doesn't have the electric brake. It looks like i wait a bit and get the better saw for a little bit extra. If your gonna spend that much on a saw whats £20 or so for a significantly better tool. thanks again jim
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    My First Proper Project

    Hi the oil i used is colron danish oil cheers jim
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    My First Proper Project

    cheers everyone Chas, its like you read my mind. coasters are the next thing on the list. I dug my good ol Ferm biscuit jointer out to join the boards and the bread board ends. where the ends were over hanging, i trimmed them with the jigsaw and then ran my router down the side to get it nice...
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    My First Proper Project

    Hello everyone Have been going to a weekly woodwork class and have just finished the oak coffee table i have been making here it is with one coat of oil on it, will let it soak in and do a couple more. I wanted a simple but chunky oak table, and i'm glad i had the chance to make something...
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    Power Nailer

    Hi WiZeR, I did a decking project last year, it was quite a small one and on a reasonably flat surface. I used great big nails to fix the frame in place and then used decking screws to attach the decking. (I also tend to be pretty useless at nailing and spend more time trying to take bent ones...
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    Festool question

    Hello everyone. In a bit of a predicament that I hope someone could help me out with. was strolling round Costco today and as usual went to see if there were any new toys in the tool section and noticed they had the Festool TS 55 Q Plus circular saw for £281 inc VAT :shock: . now this seems to...
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    Router Table Insert

    Hi, I hope one of you good people will be able to help me. I am building my own router table at the moment and have just taken delivery of my new Freud FT2000VCE :D I also bought the Axminster router table insert and I also thought I would buy the template for the insert aswell. The...
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    Router table Fence

    Thanks Everyone for the replies, Midnight, I had a look at the fence and it is very impressive, i think it will be a few years before i attempt to make or buy that one. Noely, Thanks for the pictures, This looks exactly like the thing i'llI need As for the setting the height of the router, I...
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