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    Woodworking channel

    Real player and Quick time have a browser built in so you go file open and paste in the woodworking channel they should work like internet explorer, but a firewall may stop things and need setting to allow them to act as a server. why they work and not IE i do not now.
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    Help identify this

    Could you use it to turn a wing nut (two sizes).
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    Sawdustalley.co.uk

    Just had a look its got loads of spam and it was the same 10 hours ago.
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    suspended floor for workshop

    I am completely confused so like the 'dragons' say i am out, you need a builder it will cost you less in the end.
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    Can the waves of the PC affect your brain?

    Have a look at this link and follow the advice it helps. http://www.ergonomics.com.au/pages/400_ ... to_sit.htm
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    Workshop roof

    When i felt a w/s roof i use tile battens (treated) and space them out to be over a timber rafter and nail them on, also fitted at the ends where any facia boards can also be fixed if you use good felt the wind wont harm it
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    suspended floor for workshop

    If you are spending £10k the cost of treated timber for a base you will not be able to get at should not come into the equation . A sloping site will have to be leveled with say excavation and/or stone fill this is the same for both methods. The poly under base and up the sides gives a release...
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    suspended floor for workshop

    I notice expense is a factor have you costed a concrete base you could clean and use the shuttering in the construction. You will require lots of 4x2, slabs, beading for slabs etc (lots of work lining up the slabs)against poly sheet and ready mix & some threaded rod might be worth looking at.
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    suspended floor for workshop

    47x97 at 400mm space max span for 1.5kN/sq m is 1.92m your proposed span 1.0m so almost twice the spec. concrete is not waterproof so dpc required, treated all or local desirable drainage of the area is a factor.
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    suspended floor for workshop

    Yes http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/lo ... _walls.htm Looking at the above tables you may be able to increase your proposed span. But i would use treated timber with a dpc to the slab.
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    Computer PSU problem

    Nice to hear that it all worked out in the end.
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    I think it's time to get a Router

    1/2" routers are heavy and have a torque reaction on start up so i would recommend a 1/4" router as your first one spend as much as you can afford to get light weight smooth plunge good fence and easy handling you can do a lot with it and will soon get comfortable then you can go to the larger...
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    2 Cherry's Mortice Chisel

    It would be a refund for me, dealers have to do this but they do not like it so in the fullness of time they stop selling them or the quality is improved to fit for purpose its the only way to get change apart from posting. What to do now, difficult you have to handle and test the quality maybe...
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    How to cool the workshop

    You need cross ventilation of some sort and some ventilation to gable ends so then the temp will be the same as out side still to hot.
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    bandsaw advice!

    All the settings are important use the handbook and the m/c should run/sound smooth. look at the guides do they run true and maintain the hand book clearances. With a new blade it should be cutting at its best i assume the weld is smooth and flat, careful set up should fix this problem go and do...
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    Farmhouse Table Legs:

    Pine is not easy to turn soft and inconsistent density but when you can get a smooth turned surface you will be able to turn. these digins you know what causes them so practice its a 3D skill and it takes time to learn, practice the shapes you want in the legs individually on scrap pine make...
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    bandsaw advice!

    The set up may have altered due to it all being new, back off all the guides and do it again make sure the blade is running central ,tension correct etc when finished turn by hand and investigate any roughness. line up the fence with the slot in the table and try again light cuts to 'run in' the...
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    Computer PSU Problem (Part II)

    Photoshop needs a fast processor lots of disc space and ram but the video card does not need to be fast, this is of cause if you use its capability and store lots of images. here is a link to a computer forum with lots of info. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/index.php?
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    Worktop router buying advice

    Makita 3612cx is a robust machine but guide bush is not supplyed. http://www.mtmc.co.uk/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=4921&strPageHistory=cat
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    New workshop plans and advice

    Three phase power, you will need a quote from your supplier depends where nearest feed is. Also a new quote from the electrician to distribute it. Initial installation costs can be high but s/h machinery is less expensive .
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