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  1. J

    How do I make this

    You mean the cornice detail? If so google 'kitchen cornice' and click on images, that will show you how it's shaped and fitted.
  2. J

    Bench top support

    I made a couple of These the other day, might suit your purpose, or could be modified to.
  3. J

    Ultex Double Sided Diamond Plates on offer at ITS.

    Might be a glitch in my browser (Firefox) or a mistake on the web site, but all except the medium/fine show 6 additional images, the last one being for a free honing guide? Many thanks for the heads up, might need to invest in one or more.
  4. J

    How to make this dado rail with a router table?

    Might be possible to adapt this method. http://woodgears.ca/router_lift/molding.html
  5. J

    Titan compound mitre saw

    If it's the Titan TTB598MSW you're referring to (the link takes you to SF's home page) it's been out of stock for months. I was after one as a replacement to my 20+ year old Elu/DeWalt. In the end I went with the Evolution RAGE3-S 210mm Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, takes a bit of tinkering to...
  6. J

    Most cost effective benches/shelves/storage?

    For timber and sheet materials check out Gumtree, there are some really good deals on timber and ply go up on there all the time, literally 5 hrs ago a load of 6mm ply went up on mine, and while only 6mm, if I had a need for it, I'd have grabbed it. As for storage, I recently adopted Jay Bates'...
  7. J

    Heavy Duty Clamps for Glueing tabletop?

    Well, following on from earlier, I just got done making a quickie mock-up of Jack Houwelings panel clamps, using some 3/4 x 2 & 1/4" Birch Ply, 28" long (all I had to hand, need longer to get a better overall impression) a knackered old garden rake had some good usable 1" dowel as a handle, and...
  8. J

    Heavy Duty Clamps for Glueing tabletop?

    Thanks again Keith, looking forward to seeing the pics of the stretchers you used. @ sitefive: if you go ahead with a mock-up, could you post a link to the metalwork you used? Just got home from work and searching for something suitable, and easy to work with, and bend to my own means ATM, ta!
  9. J

    Heavy Duty Clamps for Glueing tabletop?

    Cheers Keith, much appreciated. Final question, what diameter are the 'pegs', they look about 20mm? Edited to add: I have to make some of these bad boys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZMGJRVKsw
  10. J

    Heavy Duty Clamps for Glueing tabletop?

    Those look absolutely amazing, wasn't aware of them previously, but 3 or 4 of them should be enough for most table tops, cheers for that! How many did you use on that slab of Yew may I ask? John.
  11. J

    Dust Extraction: Adaptors/steppers and how to make them?

    Bit of a forum newb here and should have said hi a couple of months ago, so ... Hi!! Couple of months ago I found the need, as you do, to suddenly adapt the nozzle on my shop vac to fit something new, and since then struggled to connect it to the stuff I would normally connect to, the main item...
  12. J

    Cheapo palm router

    Had one of these delivered a couple of days back. http://www.aimtools.co.uk/101748-6mm-1- ... -220v.html Free delivery and arrived within 24 hours. I was extremely sceptical about buying a clone of a Makita, but I have to say, this thing is extremely well made. Compared to my old Makita 3703...
  13. J

    SketchUp - Tutorials?

    Absolute ton of tutorials here: http://jayscustomcreations.com/category/sketchup/
  14. J

    Clamptite tool

    The Haywire Klamper does a very similar job and a lot easier to emulate/make yourself.
  15. J

    Newbie seeking advice

    Read, read, read and read some more. Find out what are good and bad brands, both for hand and power tools, also what is good condition, poor condition, and avoid at all costs condition. Armed with that, get up early on a few Sunday mornings, personally I arrive at 05:30, and hit up a few car...
  16. J

    Lidl Plunge Saw Question

    These are my observations so far, C&V'ed from the HUKD thread. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Lidl had 2 on display, although they may have had more in the back. Arrived at 07:50, young lady and elderly couple in front of me, so felt...
  17. J

    Saw blade for a Radial Arm Saw

    Just a heads up, but B&Q have a clearance going on at the moment, my local store (Bradford Thornbury) has a range of Bosch blades from 165,180,250,254,305 (from memory) with varying TPI and bores. I picked up a 305 x 100 TPI, 30mm bore the other day, and just nipped back now for another, plus a...
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