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    Quick Insulation question

    Thanks guys All seems to make sense, ill need to judge if the walls leak moisture and amount of other ventilation in the new shop when i get there then. Thanks Luke
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    Quick Insulation question

    yea i agree, 50mm wouldn't really be enough, i was more using those measurements for the example to propose if i need a gap or not Luke
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    Quick Insulation question

    If im insulating a single brick structure. Plan to batten out the walls to, for sack of argument, 50mm, put insulation in the gaps, either wool/fiber or king span (if this makes a different to the answer please let me know) and then cover in either plaster board or OSB etc. Should i use...
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    Should I be burning MDF?

    Obviously not in the weather we are having at the moment, but... I have a wood and chip burning stove in the workshop as im sure many of you do. In the winter i burn all my off-cuts and shavings etc. Including MDF. It burns very well and glows as warm embers far longer than solid does. But...
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    Festool TS 55 - should I?

    The fact we're all festool addicts is all you need to know really isnt it? We wouldnt be obsessed with rubbish tools now would we :D I like to get my fixes from the best only... Buy it, you wont regret it Luke
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    For Sale ( The List )

    Hello :lol:
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    Modern machinery lifetime

    Tim are you suggesting a new felder or SCM planner thicknesser will not see a woodworker into retirement? I'd be amazed and if they didnt (as long as looked after of course) Plus you mention the casting may not be as strong, but you cant ignore the fact they are more advanced in other areas...
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    Interesting ebay sale of machinery

    who got it then, anyone we know? :D luke
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    Wanted: Small router

    I'd actually suggest going for a 1/2 inch router with plenty of power (and use the relevant collet). You take a lot of stock at once with dovetail jigs and im not fully convinced something like a T4 would handle it. Having said that ive never tried it with a T4 either, so if someone else has...
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    Update - (bad) experience with a workshop dehumidifier....

    I basically agree with most that has been said, and although i dont go as far as keeping my shop humidity controlled, i do try and keep it at house temp (actually about 18C, the hottest i can work in) all year round. However just to stick something into the mix, when i did my apprenticeship i...
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    Slow Motion Workshop WIP

    Maybe not for wood, as i cant see the temp and moisture down there being all that stable, but it would be a crime not to put a trap door in, you will 100 % find it a useful storage for something Luke
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    Interesting ebay sale of machinery

    Dont tell anyone, ill never get my bargain now!!! :evil: luke
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    htc desire problem

    Because that's what all the cool kids are doing!!!
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    htc desire problem

    htc desire? come on guys, buy an iPhone :lol: :lol: :lol: Luke
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    Gate build. Mortice & Tenon or Domino

    if only there was some sort of mega domino... :lol:
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    Kiddies Bed Build

    Im just finishing a bed that has 32mm rails. Thats what i always do them as and (as far as i know!) they are all still going strong. Thats for a double tho so you could argue that 20 will work for a kids bed, but i wouldnt. Id do the 33 down to 28ish idea. Also id suggest using pop instead of...
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    A truly mobile workshop

    must take an age to load and unload, you could rent a van for the money you'd save on time. and where does the furniture you need the tools to fit go?
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    Producing Thin Materials

    hi rod I have no knowledge of doll house making, so im not sure how much help im going to be, but here i go anyway :D I would thiness a piece of wood to the right wide, you said about 75 wide and thickness depending on what stock you have available and how much you need, lets say 40 ish from...
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    7pm tonight

    DAMMIT! I forgot :cry:
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