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  1. Boatfixer

    Oak block kitchen worktop

    I'm helping a friend out with a kitchen refurbishment ( its much warmer than being in my workshop at the moment!). He has just had the worktop delivered - 27mm oak block and as I have only fitted laminate tops I have a couple of questions. The top is square edge with sharp corners. Is there any...
  2. Boatfixer

    Bazinga....

    An acquaintance asked if I was interested in having a lathe he was throwing out in a house move. Never one to turn down free machines I borrowed a trailer and headed round to collect a pile of cast iron and machined parts that he assured me was once turning metal..... I managed to partly...
  3. Boatfixer

    MDF screws and glue.....

    I have just got a job which will involve screwing and glueing a lot of MDF together, with screws going into the edge of the MDF panels. My normal go to screw and glue for general woodwork are Reisser Cutter screws and Everbuild D4 PVA. Is there a better choice for this job? Thanks Graham
  4. Boatfixer

    Odd Loft Joists

    I was in the attic of an old Edwardian house today. This was just a small apex over the attic rooms but it had something I have never seen before. The ceiling joists of the attic rooms were curved on the top edge - they were maybe 2" tall at each end and 6" in the middle with a nice curve along...
  5. Boatfixer

    Tablesaw book

    Just waiting for delivery of a second hand TS200. I have seen the threads on fettling over the years on here but what I want is a book with guides to setting up and using that will be better than a manufacturers manual. I haven't had my own saw for 20 years and never had one with a sliding table...
  6. Boatfixer

    Anyone want a bit of work in Northumberland?

    Having been let down by builders we may need some doors, windows and frames making urgently for a sailing club in Northumberland - the grant money we have is about to disappear if we don't get it spent! I will be taking a camera and tape with me to the club to measure up tomorrow but if anyone...
  7. Boatfixer

    Quick electrical question....

    We have just obtained a dual fuel cooker which needs a cooker point wiring in to the kitchen (the previous cooker was gas). My tame electrician wants to put the switch beside the cooker on our tiled splashback which would mean chasing out and re-tiling. I think it would be easier to put the...
  8. Boatfixer

    Anyone near Newcastle got a metal lathe?

    I need two plastic bushings boring out and am having trouble finding anybody willing to do such a small job. Is there anyone on the forum in the Newcastle area with a lathe or some other precision tooling who could do the job for me? The bushes are 40mm OD by 60mm long with a 20mm hole down the...
  9. Boatfixer

    teak

    I have a small patch repair to do in a teak rubbing strake but I am all out of offcuts... does anyone know where I can get a very small bit of teak (say 12" long, 1.5 x 2") either from the internet or in Newcastle / Gateshead area? I'm loath to buy a big bit for one small job. Thanks Graham
  10. Boatfixer

    Electric water heaters

    Does anyone have experience with electric water heaters? We now have room for a sink in the outbuilding with our washing machine in it but have only a cold water feed and a 13 amp ring main. I guess we would be looking at something that could be run of a fused spur from the ring main but have no...
  11. Boatfixer

    shiplap clad lean to building

    I'm in the process of putting up a lean to building to be used as a utility room. The walls are 4x2 studding and I was planning on (from inside to outside) plasterboard, stud wall filled with rockwool insulation, polythene vapour barrier, 2x1 to provide an air gap and shiplap on the outside. I'm...
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