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I make quite a few replacement sashes for sash windows that are being renovated. 95% of them are an Ovolo moulding and I have a router cutter from Wealden Tools that is a pretty decent match for most of the windows i am replicating. I do moulding, scribing and rebating on the router table at...

Does anyone know where i can buy a riving knife (and crown guard) that would fit onto a Kity 1619 table saw? Failing that, does anyone have one they wouldn't mind taking a picture of so i can fabricate one? Thanks, Mark

Does anyone here have any experience using steel roofing sheets? I am building a new workshop at home. it is following the basics of Mikes brilliant plan with a concrete base and 220mm high brick plinth, 4x2 walls etc. It will have a shallow lean-too roof which I plan to cover with steel box...

Has anyone used ‘Wood Warming’ sealer from Morrells? I normally use water based lacquer, but on some oak veneered birch ply I am using I would like to give it the warmer colour you get by applying oil. I understand that I could oil it first, then when dry shellac it and then spray the water...

I am thinking of finding someone to share my workshop. It is a pretty decent size and I could make a specific area available for someone wanting to rent some space. I don’t feel like I use it enough as sometimes I am working on site for a couple of months and barely set foot in there so it...

Just wondering what solutions other people use as stops for inset doors and drawers. For doors i sometimes use some wedge shaped glazing bead all the way down the cabinet for the door to close against - this blends in quite well with the Birch Ply cabinets and looks quite tidy. I have also used...

I had my laptop on the passenger seat of my van and after sudden braking to avoid an silly person driver it slid onto the floor. I tried turning it on and it’s completly dead. I’ve tried removing battery and charger and holding down power button to reset everything but no good. Power is getting from...

I have been tasked with building a Shepherds Hut. The chassis details haven’t been decided. ie Oak or metal, or whether to have one at all as it won’t be moved from its position. I am considering getting on and building it now, on brick pillars without a chassis and if decided on later sliding...

Has anyone got any recommendations of where to get wooden drawer boxes from? I used to get standard size beech, dovetailed drawer boxes from LDL who kept them in stock, were a good price and available next day. This made it more cost effective than making them myself. They have stopped doing...

I have a wardrobe with full height sliding doors to make. I have never done one before - I have done plenty with hinged doors. I normally make a carcase and the doors hang from that or a face frame, scribe sides and top with fillers and either fit skirting or recessed plinth to the bottom. How...

I've been asked to make a dresser top, with a plate rack on the shelf. Does anyone have any experience of what actually works with different sized plates? They have requested the vertical dowels slope backward to allow access to smaller plates. I was thinking sitting these on a solid shelf...

Hi, I have just bought a cheap Metabo TKU 1693w table saw. I believe it is the same as the PKU 250. Unfortunately, it has some parts missing. I knew it had bits missing when I bought it but didn't know how much, so it was a bit of a punt! It has the right hand table extension missing. And also...

I need to buy a new table saw quite soon as my last cheap one has died. I was very tempted by Axminsters TS200 as it is reduced at the moment for the full package. However, I have just seen a PKF 255V8 for sale locally for £700 which i think is a good price and am wondering if I can sensibly...

Hi, I'm after some ideas and suggestions... I have built my kids a little go kart from an old mobility scooter. I have also made a trailer up out of scraps of wood and mdf with a couple of wheel barrow wheels, but this was a bit of a rush job with what i had available so it wasn't very well...

I need to make a pair of mirrored wardrobe doors. They are approximatly 500mm wide and 1900mm tall so not huge. I was planning on getting the 4mm mirror cut and edges polished and sticking it on to some 18mm MR MDF the same size with mirror adhesive supplied byy the glazier. I'm not sure...

I am building a wardrobe with mirrored doors. They will have push to open catches on them. Due to the construction, one side will need unsprung inset hinges which are easy enough to find, but the other side will need unsprung blind corner hinges which i can't find easily. I normally order from...

I'm looking to buy a Domino DF 700 this week and looking for the best deal. Has anyone seen a better deal than this one: FROM POWERTOOLWORLD Thanks, Mark.

I need to darken some oak for a bed I am making. I am planning on mixing up some Vandyke crystals to get the shade I need. What finish can I put over the top? It's for an aged look so I don't think a varnish or lacquer would look right so how about a clear wax, or hardwax oil? Also, I was...

I am making a copy of a fireplace for someone. It has 3 small sections that need carving - which i am not capable of! 2 bits are approximately 22mm x 34mm and 165mm long 1 piece is about 50mm x 75mm x 10mm thick They are reasonable simple carvings - i have pictures. PM me if you're interested...

I have a Framed Ledged and Braced door to make. It is supposed to be a direct copy of the one it's replacing. When i went to look at it, the t&g boards had a tongue machined up the sides and along the top, which fitted into a groove in the top rail and stiles. There was no rebate that the...