Recent content by Doug71

I try to avoid the finishing side of things so the client or their decorator will be doing it, think it might be getting stained quite dark or maybe just the top stained and the bottom painted.

It's not roughness, the finish is comparable to any other 2 knife planer, it's more that sometimes if you are trying to thickness something thin on occasion the machine can just eat it and not much comes out the other side! I can get a bit of tear out on for example Sapele when thicknessing if...

Pretty sure that is an old Sedgwick MB, I have the same model. It is a solid old workhorse, think it weighs nearly 400Kg. I converted mine to ESTA knives and added a Wixey gauge to make it more user friendly. It's nice that you don't have to lift the tables for thicknessing as you know no...

I went to Harrogate Toolfair today, it was okay but nothing amazing. I go every year and always say I won't bother next time but still end up going, it's the free entry, free parking and free bacon sandwich that sucks me in. I stocked up on Big Wipes as they are always on a good deal and bought...

An Oak table, nice straightforward job, it's a bit Rag 'n' Bone Brown so something different for me. Customer is having a new kitchen and asked if I could use the the old Oak top from the island and some Oak from a surround that was taken down to make a table. What we started with There...

Had my 3m Festool rail a good few years, just checked the price and they have gone up a bit, sure it was less than £200 when I bought it. I can still picture all those years ago the delivery driver walking down my drive with this long box on his shoulder which was drooping down at the ends 🙄...

I have a 3m Festool rail which I wouldn't be without but I do have plenty of room in the workshop to spin it around and store it, and I use it enough to justify the cost. I get perfectly straight cuts with the rail, it always puts a smile on my face when I use it.

Fitting the 0mm plate to a 9mm block of wood gives the same offset as using a 9mm mounting plate.

I think the fact that the CSC SYS 50 is such a small saw will make people naturally put their fingers closer to the blade, there isn't much table in front of the blade which makes using push sticks more awkward. I would suggest leave the guard on, use push sticks and set up some kind of...

@Jfw2708 you say the saw is unstable, in the photos there is a small foot/bolt at the front which should rest on the surface you are using to support the saw, is this in place and actually resting on something? It looks like you can push the saw back to the wall but need bench space in front to...

Are we talking single or double glazing? I'm not a fan of internal beading for glazing but there are reasons for and against both methods. Most of the draught strips need a groove cutting in the window frame before they are assembled so not easy to retro fit. You can use a wiping seal like...

That looks a fun project. Are there any totally original windows left to copy? The windows in the photos have been messed around with, looks like someone has taken the easy route and replaced the bottom of them but left the Gothic arches untouched. You will be fine with the machinery you have.

Unfortunately because FENSA is self certification it doesn't seem to be a guarantee of quality work.

Any replacement window should be signed off by Building Control or done by someone who is FENSA registered. If doing it yourself through building control you will need to prove it meets the regs for U values etc plus they will charge you something like £200 for the application.

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