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hi all, anyone use one of these? http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-pl ... prod22287/ thoughts on alternatives greatly appreciated. all the best, jeff

the mother-in-law popped in this afternoon with a box of stuff i might find useful and i spotted a jar of oil. from the look of the label, circa early eighties. SIGNPOST craftsman range, boiled linseed oil. "restores that new look sheen to old wood" gotta love the sales pitch. on closer...

hi all, it's time i upgraded my drilling capability. not difficult as i use power hand drills at the moment. just after some more reliable results. the next job for it would be draw boring the m/t's on 3 chestnut doors. also be handy for inset hinges, espescially in parapan. what sorts of...

hi all, just had a client change their mind for the third time on a panelled wall/hidden cupboard project i am starting monday. :x now need to make a display cabinet to hang onto the wall without, but next to the pannelling. my bag is contemporary, yet i need something period 150years or...

anyone any good at making them? i am need of seven in a kind of simple moor style. if anyone makes them commercially, i might be up for buying some. failing that, if anyone might be able to give me a few pointers on making them. cheers in advance, jeff

hi all, i'm toying with the idea of getting some help. i've got a lot of work on and could do with another pair of hands. sure i can get an apprentice for peanuts from the state, but......don't think it will help. to start i could offer a one month contract, full board and lodging, all...

hi all experienced door makers, got a job i'm pricing for, but after my calculations, it just seems crazy money, for something that sounds relatively straightforward. no pics, so here goes for a detailed description. client has 3 oak post and beam openings to bedrooms from landing. very old...

hi guys, any reccomendations? i am about to start doing some curved work and i am realising my limitations. the straight stuff with fences hasn't been too difficult to work out. but this a different ball game.....or so it seems. jeff

hi all, as you may have guessed from my last post, i'm trying to cut up a load of 2.5m x 1.5m oak veneered blockboard. each board (except two) has a unique cutting plan. my process was going to be: 1 lay board lengthways with leading short edge butted up against crosscut fence and cut off...

should a parallel fence (table saw) actually be ...parallel? according to my fence supplier it shouldn't. apparently it should splay away from the blade at the far end once past the saw blade to prevent burning. my rudimentary understanding of maths and physics tells me this would offer up...

before i order a new de walt dw682k, i'd like to know if anyone thinks there are any better alternatives i wont be going for a domino. thanks in advance, jeff

hi all, any ideas on something natural for an oak front door sill. i've used loads of coats of linseed oil, but the sill is dirty, dark and dull. jeff

hi all, been spurred into asking this question after reading the thread on cabinet making tools. realising i am about to start doing some custom fit/bespoke (all 12 cabinets on this job are different) fitted wardrobes and cabinets, i thought it a good idea to check my methods. for the couple...

hi all, i'm pricing a job for some custom fit wardrobes made from oak faced blockboard. however, i have never lipped panels before. i've got 7 cabinets and doors and 46 shelves, totalling nearly 125 linear metres. (lucky i got the tct tongue and groove set for the spindle moulder then) is...

hi guys, tried to insert links, but copy and paste doesn't seem to work. do i have to do something with the url button thingey? jeff

hi, "U" values! does anyone know of a table of these values for different types of wood. cant seem to find anything type specific and ranges of "U" for "wood" seem to vary wildly. over here, for a client to qualify for their 50% off tax credit, a window or door has to have an overall value...

sorry everyone, didn't see the add poll option when originally posting.....doh! for cutting tongues and grooves for floor boards or jointing boards together (let me know also if these are different joints).....are there any other angles involved other than 90 degrees? thanks in advance to...

hello all, when cutting tongue and groove edges in boards with, lets say, a spindle moulder. are there any angles involved other than 90 degrees? please help as i am very confused. all the best, jeff

i'm thinking of sending my cf741spro back, has anyone got any experience of other brands? robland or smc for example. jeff

hello all, sorry all i seem to do is ask for help, but is there someone out there who is an "expert" with the spindle moulder. i'm about to start tooling mine up and its a minefield of info. i'm recieving all kinds of different advice, some of it conflicting. with the prices of this tooling...