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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...

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...

Anyone know of a uk supplier of wurth biscuits? They are the best i have used and arnt anywhere near as pricey as lamello ones from what can remember. Its been i while since i bought any tho and now i cant find a supplier Luke

Hi all Im moving to a bigger workshop in the fairly near future, so i got over excited and started planning. First on the list was to build a much bigger router table in the new shop. At the moment i have a small ish one attached to the TS that is also the outfeed. So i thought, make a really...

Morning all Got the latest F&C through today and was disappointed to find a had missed another arts and crafts show at the millinery. When i saw the article for the last one i vowed i would make an effort to get to the next one as it had looked so good from the pictures of some of the pieces in...

Quick question... Anyone know of somewhere that sells rebate cutters like this... that will cut more than a 1/2 (12.7mm) wide rebate? (I.e. the 'H' measurement) Cheers Luke

Has anyone read the article on workshop design/layout etc etc in the latest issue? In the pictures down one side it shows a remote switching system for the extraction. From what i can work out its probably an intelligent plug the extractor pugs into the mains through, there is then a wireless...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FESTOOL-DOMINO-DF ... 3cacc691bb So no box, but is the box worth 150 notes? Thought it might interest some on the domino decision fence Luke

So rutlands have a clamp sale on, ive been looking at their copies of the old style bessey K-clamp. http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/DKBC31 Does anyone have both, so they really compare? Cheers guys Luke

Anyone else considering a HVLP spray system may be interested to know axminster currently have money of some of there fuji HVLP systems, ive been considering one for a while and this is only making me more tempted :shock: As a side note tho, how do you know what size nozzle to use? I'd been...

Hi all This may seem like an odd question, but here i go anyway... Are there differnt grades of tarpaulin? Im no builder but i have definately used some that are better than otheres in the past. Some are made in a kind of weave of fibres and can only really be discribed as 'splash' proof...

Right, i know this is going to make me seem very dence but here i go anyway. I want to buy a air gun as i have a few jobs coming up it will be very useful for. Although i have used a few over the year, i have never owned, and never really known what the difference between them all are. I will...

Whether this be a myth or just unproved theory ive heard it thrown around a bit, so thought i would ask here to see... Does storing your glue (titebond or standard PVA) in a cold/unheated workshop somehow affect it, and mean it is therefore usless. Or at least not as strong as it was once -...

Afternoon chaps Does anyone know of any suppliers with a good range of cornice moldings? I need a large sort of upside down scotia if that makes sence at all? sorry dont know the real name, ive no doubt there will be one tho. Cheers, Luke

Was having a conversation with a fellow cabinet maker friend of mine in the pub the other day and we got talking about what we would like our perfect workshop to be like. I dont mean tools (although im sure that could be just as much of aq wood geek conversation) but the building itself. For...

I wanted to give some praise to atkinson walker (blades) Firstly for the blade itself, i purchased a Industrial TCT range blade and am very happy with it. Costs in the same price range as the likes of Fraud or CMT but in my opinion seems much better. Cuts really well and stays quite, genrally...

Hi Guys Quick question, does anyone have any good tips on who sales a nice range of decorative shelf brackets (brushed steel, averagely modern)? As always, cheers for the help Luke

Hi all Im making a dinning table, oak underframe (legs and rails - standard set-up) The granites 30mm and has a 30mm overhang all round. Problem is i dont know how to attach it to the rails. I'd normally pocket screw or button a wooden top on, but i cant see the granite taking a screw! Has...

of anywhere or anyone that would have some kit capable of drilling/boring a 80 dia hole about 200mm deep into solid elm? either paying someone to do it for me, or renting time on the kit to do it myself. luke

so my new saw has just arrived, managed to get it into place in the workshop from the 7.5 tonner it arrive on using a lot of dumb luck and a pallet truck, but now i have no clue how to get it off the pallet. It weighs a absolute tonne and i have access to only three people to help, any bright...