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    Joining T&G solid wood flooring

    A Friend has asked that I fit his solid wood flooring over the holidays. Its the floating kind that gets the foam underlay. His hall is an L shape and this is where I need some help. At the join of the L, what is the best method of joining. Do you simply make sure that you lay the first...
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    Ash for Chopping boards

    Ok...Here is the 40mm Ash chopping board I made to go with Ash worktops. It would make a good prop for that advert for disinfectant. You know...that one where they say that your chopping board harbors more germs than your toilet bowl. :shock: This one is 3 years old and at least the worktops...
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    Using sawdust on woodburning stoves

    Losos, I have to say that the fire's appetite is frightening, but it seems to last longer burning sawdust than just wood scraps. You of course know this already. Bear in mind I am talking about a stove that has a door that can be closed. I usually alternate between burning sawdust and put in...
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    Using sawdust on woodburning stoves

    I have just went through the posts in the last 2 months as I have been away for a while, and noticed a few posts regarding the problem of burning sawdust in a wood burning stove. Suggestions were made of buying/building expensive gizmos to compress the sawdust in an attempt to make sawdust...
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    Sharpening own saw blades

    Er...Yes...circular saws is what I meant. Sorry folks...my bad :oops: I should have been more descriptive in my post. Oh yes, and I mean TCT tipped ones too. The reason I am asking is because of the cost of getting a saw resharpened against just buying a cheap saw blade from EBAY. And I do...
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    Sharpening own saw blades

    Does anyone on the forum successfully sharpen thier own saw blades? Is there any cheapish machines or tools that can help with this? I remember way back when I worked in a machine shop in the eighties, the journeyman attempted to sharpen saw blades in a vice with a small flat file with some...
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    Triton Router bent shaft?

    I got the impression that my post in the Ozzie Triton forum about this problem was one of the first to highlight it, as a lot of Ozzies joined in on that debate to say that they too would be contacting Triton to get replacements. That was more than a year ago. Colin from Triton did indeed send...
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    Triton Router bent shaft?

    Barry, I am sorry if I came over a bit negative on the Triton gear. To let you understand I bought about £800 pounds worth of Triton gear, and when you spend that amount of money, you just want to get on with the job using the tools you paid for eh. None of my problems were due to me setting...
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    Circular saw for standalone and Triton Workcentre use

    You are right about the Triton saw being a bit too heavy for hand held use. I also find it a bit scary, as it just feels like a noisy, super powerful beast thats just under your control and no more. Maybe thats just me :oops: That is why I also have a much lighter Hitachi 7u for doing the...
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    Circular saw for standalone and Triton Workcentre use

    I initially used a Hitachi and even tried a Proline in my Triton table before I eventually got a Triton saw. The one thing I would say is that the Triton far out performs the others in the power stakes. I did pay £200 for it though and I did have some quality issues which were ironed out by...
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    Long case arch top clock finally finished

    This is brilliant work. I have always wanted to have a go at making one. Did you work from plans? And if so, where did you get them? I have one of those cheap veneered 'fake' clocks that I got from an auction, maybe I can use that as a basis for a plan before it is designted to firewood...
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    Triton Router bent shaft?

    Quality control seems to be Triton's weakest link. They have some innovative design ideas and thier customer support is legendary, but like you I have had hassle. Two saw replacements and certain workcentre part replacements (that are still faulty )and having to take 3 days time off work as they...
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    Paying through the nose ?!?

    Thanks for your replies. The reason I have worded the subject of this post as I did is because I am starting to get the feeling that Dewalt are seriously damaging their reputation putting out rubbish like this biscuit jointer and a planer that I also own. I am convinced that they are rebadging...
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    Paying through the nose ?!?

    I have just invested £160 in what I thought would be a sound buy, in a Dewalt DW682K biscuit jointer. After trying to calabirate the thing I can only say that I am more than a bit dissapointed. Firstly, the scale on the fence is out by 2 degrees. Setting the stop at zero, and then trying to set...
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    Using dowels for room doors

    You have convinced me Steve...thanks.
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    Handy power router £9.99!! review

    I have just replaced my dead NUTOOL belt sander for a more serious Bosch 100mm and the differences are like night and day. The Nutool was £25, came with 12 belts of different grades and it was not unusual to stand there sanding for days on end. It also had a two year warranty. It was not...
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    Using dowels for room doors

    Thanks for the reply Jason. I have decided to go for 6 dowels at each joint. Taking your point about the 100mm not being big enough, especially because as you say, it restricts the choice of lock or handle, I am going to laminate another piece at the side for the handle to make it more...
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    Construction advise on 90cm high steps

    What about buying a series of smaller trampolines which vary in height slightly and put them all in a row. Take a big run from the end of the garden and jump up onto each trampoline from the other until you are on the big one. There...sorted :lol: :wink: You would want to do that totally...
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    Using dowels for room doors

    Folks, I am just about to make my first attempt at making internal doors from scratch, and I am just hoping you can reassure me in the method I am thinking of trying. The rails and stiles will be made of 40mm x 100mm using a top, bottom and one mid rail made of beech and so they will be very...
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    solid wood worktops

    The one thing that I would recommend is to alternate the direction of the grain if you laminate it together (I have forgot the term for this). That is if you make the worktops yourself. I made the mistake of forgetting about this for a piece 640 deep x 700 wide fitted over a floor standing...
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