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At a guess I'd imagine that wooden trunking would raise concerns about flammability, though depending on the wood it may well burn slower and with less toxins being released than PVC. I bit the bullet and painted the slab already. In the 7 weeks or so it had been down by then, it was (mostly)...

As an update, I opted for PCV 100x50mm trunking. Cost was a factor but I also reckoned it might be easier and quicker to fit than metal. It was, but it still took a long day to do it. There are 6 vertical support which tie the wall sections together and they are proud of the steel box-section...

Some photos, not the best quality. The first shows the shed mid-construction so you can see what it looks like on the inside, the other shows the completed shed standing in the rain of an otherwise miserable day.

Thanks a lot for the info, and the links. Yes, dado trunking is the plan. I'm down to three options: a) PVC trunking (100x50mm) with plug sockets set into the trunking. b) Metal trunking (100x50mm) with plug sockets set into the trunking. c) Metal trunking (100x50mm or 50x50mm) with plug...

Now that the shed is up I have a new set of challenges, and questions, I'd welcome opinions, experiences, and advice. My current thoughts/plans, some of it just me thinking aloud, are: Foundations: --------------- * As I mentioned above, the dehumidifier is running 24 hours a day and is still...

Well, my shed is up. The house itself is proving to be a real headache, it was originally badly built by people that either didn't know how or simply didn't care, and having had the heating system pipework replaced did the sub-floors no favours. The end result is that the list of jobs that need...

Thanks for the replies, some very useful in there. I have to say that my heart has always been set on building my own workshop, which would realistically have to mean a timber build, circumstance might end up dictating otherwise but in the meantime I'm enthusiastically gathering ideas. Trigs...

Following a house move I’m looking to build, or have built, a workshop in my back garden. I’ve mulled over some options before but now that I’m actually planning to do it I’m discovering there are more options available than I’d realised. I’m having trouble comparing the various options though...

I compared the Festool CT22, the Alto Attix 360-21, and the Fein QA35E some time back in this thread. Might be of some use to anyone trying to decide between what are (or were at the time, at least) very similar machines in many respects.

Thanks for all of the replies. Plenty to go on there for me, I appreciate it.

Thanks a lot Graham, that's a great help. As a matter of interest, if using a wooden block to conceal the mortice lock, is it generally advisable to attach it to the gate using screws in addition to the glue, do you know, or would screws just create further waterproofing issues?

I'm looking to replace the external side swing gate of our house with something more functional. The existing crumbling gate has a bolt and padlock which, while it works, makes it a chore to unlock the gate from the outside. We use the gate all the time to get in and out with bicycles, so when...

I have a set of the Axminster TiN bits linked to above which I haven't used much. I needed to drill 5mm holes for shelf supports in a birch plywood cabinet yesterday so I started out with the 5mm bit from the Axminster set. I hadn't used the bit before so it was brand new. The bit was on a par...

I have the 300mm Starrett and find it to be very good. Prior to that I had only a very cheap combination square which could only suffer in any comparison to any half-decent alternative, but I can honestly say that the Starrett is a pleasure to use. ...of course, there is a limit to how much...

I used to use my DW625 for hand-held work (before mounting it in a table) and found it very comfortable and very good. The weight is only an issue when moving it to and from the item to be worked on - while cutting the weight is actually a benefit as it makes for a more stable router. I have...

Rutlands sell Dakin Flathers blades too - their list is here. I don't know how their prices compare, but they might be worth a look. I bought some for my Jet a while back as they were going cheap, but Rutlands seem to have changed the range they sell now and they've excluded the Jet sized ones...

I find these Irwin ones quite good. However, I use only the 6" ones these days or sometimes their 12" version. I bought a 36" (I think) one at one stage - the bar is thicker than shown on that page but it still flexed in use. The 6" ones are great though for quick clamping jobs - they can be...

Home-made cutting guides are a perfectly viable alternative to the commercial options such as the Festool, as described here. I was producing excellent results from the guides that I built from that article until I went the Festool route. The only reason that I went the commercial route at all...

If I had the space, I too would probably get myself a table saw. Circumstances dictate that it's not a choice for me though, so I make do quite well with a bandsaw and a circular saw with cutting guides. There are times where the repeatability of cut of a table saw, its ability to handle small...

I have the DX4000, which is basically the same extractor but fitted to a drum rather than a wall-mountable frame. I've found it fine when connected to my portable thicknesser, and not bad either when connected to my bandsaw and hand tools (though my Nilfisk Alto is more effective with the hand...