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Simon, I got the XXL one from Rutlands a while ago, it wasn't cheap but IMO its worth every penny. The build quality is outstanding, mine gets some serious abuse and there's no sign of wear (2 years-ish I've had it). With the bag open I can see all my tools in one glance, no more hoking around...

...and Rob as well. Must learn to read posts properly :oops:

Hi Andrew, Like Olly said, Joyce is the one to get (often refered to as 'The Bible'). The only thing is the text constantly refers to pictures and diagrams that are on a different page, so you have to keep turning back a page or two to see what the text is refering too... or is it just me finds...

Rob, do what I did and get a double cab pick up (see avatar). It's an 06 Ford Ranger. Loads of room in the bed (more than L200's or Navara's) and it's like a large family car in the cab, I have 2 child seats in the back of mine :D I picked it up last week, and I'm very happy with it. I'm taking...

Good stuff mate, you won't regret it. Screw the big jig down to a piece of scrap ply, then you can just clamp this to the bench when you need to use it. Then hang it up on the wall when you've finished. The smaller Kreg jig is good as well; I recently used one to fit face frames to fitted...

Matt, sorry...just got what you meant. I'm a complete dufus (homer) D'Oh. Disregard my previous reply to this... No, the faceframes overlap on the inside only (i.e. they are flush with the outer sides so that the carcasses can butt together). I forget how much they overlap, its not much...about...

...as Xy Mosian said above... (I really should learn to read posts properly :oops: )

Yep, french cleats. See here for how I hung a couple of cabs on cleats (scroll down to fitting pics). Make sure the cabinet cleats are attached to the sides of the cabinet (i.e. the cabinet back will need to be recessed by the depth of the cleat. If you see what I mean... :? )

Cheers guys. I'm very happy with the finish, I did a test piece with eggshell and I liked that as well, a bit flatter. But I'm glad I went with the gloss in the end and took my time with the finishing. BTW the PVA I used on the edges was Evostick Resin W (the one in the blue bottle). I was...

Matt, the single cabinet is identical to the 4 other tall cabinets except that the RH stile of the faceframe is 18mm wider, so that I could fit a scribed decor panel to the side. This decor panel hides the gap at the bottom between the base of the cab and the floor and is scribed to the wall and...

Yes :oops: It'll be a case of cutting the carpet flush with the faceframe and 'pushing' the residue under the cabinets so that the new carpet can slide under a bit :D pineapple knows what I'll do if I decide to install wood flooring or tiles. Have to buy a Fein Multimaster I suppose :D

Yep, the rails are screwed through the carpet into the floor joists, the large cabinets are installed onto the rails. The face frame is designed and fitted so that the overhang at the bottom equals the height of the rails that the unit sits on, bringing them flush with the carpet. The scribed...

Job done, at last :D Here's some pics of the fitting; First of all I levelled pairs of rails and screwed them to the floor joists for the floor mounted units; The wall cleats are attached as one piece (easier to level) and bolted to the wall with hammer in fixings; And then the cut out...

Sorry haven't replied before now, been away. Andrew; yep 2 passes with the biscuit jointer at 2 different depth settings to give a 6mm groove (+2mm to allow for paint). A bit of experimentation on some scrap to determine the depths. Very quick and very accurate. Brad; Next time I'll use MRMDF...

Points to note on using the Curvulator; mark the centre line on the Curvulator and the piece and line them up, making sure the apex is in line with the CL on the piece. Also sometimes the MDF does not bend about its centre line and you end up with what looks like a skewed binomial curve :D and...

Took a quick look at those forums. It seems what I saw was a 'Rope Funnel Cloud' and not a tornado. I stand corrected :D Also, compared to most of the photos on the forum, mine's a bit naff :oops: But it was still pretty cool to watch 8)

I did the cross cuts with the Festool as well, Tom. Made 2 marks measured from the end and lined the guide rail up with these. All cuts were perfectly square (amazingly), which makes assembly an absolute joy. Compared to what assembly used to be like when I used an old B&D circ saw and homemade...

Saw a tornado the other day :shock: Was watching a very large thunder cloud pass by at about 1100 am on Wednesday and noticed some small ragged-looking white coloured clouds had come out of the bottom of the cloud and started to rotate quite rapidly. A small dark rope-like tornado formed in the...

Have been at this a couple of months now, so I thought I'd post some WIP pics. After a lot of faffing about with different designs (most of which looked like post office pigeon holes) I came up with this Constructing components on SU as if I would build them in real life (i.e. from...

Don't spend ££££'s on the special rail clamps... I use a couple of these with the Festool guide rails and plunge saw; clamp the rail to the sheet at the 'thick' side of the rail (i.e. the side furthest from the cut) and the saw body passes right over the top of them. The rail doesn't seem to...