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On my model the rod is , in fact, straight, and the hole it goes into is angled. Yours could well be bent because the hole is drilled...

There should be enough play on the head of the clamp to allow it to clamp the wood squarely. I would make sure by undoing the assembly...

Even further away for me, which is probably a good thing, as I can't be tempted. :giggle: However, when I was teenager, it would only...

I wonder if any language pedant, ever wrote a good book. Except, maybe one on grammar and punctuation. :giggle:

These really are tough times. I've had good experiences with FFX on a few occasions. Although I've never had the need to test their...

Wedges and hide glue on the sliding sashes. but the boxes would just have been nailed with wedges into the sill. However, stiffening...

I'm of a different opinion, having dabbled in a little courier work recently it's not as clear as you believe. Trying to carry out a...

My goodness! I've dealt with these guys quite a few times in the past. They were always a pleasure to deal with. Is this the beginning...

I would echo @Jacob and say W B McKay The section on Joinery is available as a separate book. The relevant bit is Chapter 10, on Cased...

On the contrary, ey_tony, we have both saved and started, or belonged to pensions schemes that have, on retirement, provided a pretty...

I always thought an "oxymoron" was a "silly cow". :giggle:

I think that if one doesn't have the funds, but can find the time. then this is a way to have something that one otherwise could not...

What ! ... a bunch of " Old Gits" on a forum successfully sorting out all the intractable problems of the world, Who could have thought...

Surely the logic is that those flats will be purchased and occupied. Those that have purchased them, will in turn vacate rental...