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Order looks right except ideally you’re missing a vapour barrier on the warmside of the insulation, necessary in a permanently occupied space like a house, but probs overkill in a shed. Yes ventilate the cavity else no point having it. 50mm is not much insulation I’d go 75mm min and 100mm ideal...

Welcome. This place is not shy about giving advice on anything from woodworking to life issues, plenty of experience with both from the members. We’re also pretty good at listening and empathising, likely well practiced through hundreds of years of marriage between us all.

Well detailed insulation, installed correctly.

I doubt you'll find output power on most machines, use input power and if only one power is specified it will be input power.

I had a Startrite 352 with a 3 phase 750w motor running from a 1.5kw VFD and found it under powered, it would struggle with oak at 200mm depth unless the blade was fresh out the box. Others seem to have better experience, but I'd turn up with a block of what you want to cut and test the machine...

The depth of cut physically possible and that achievable are likely somewhat different. On my old bandsaw the height under the guides was c. 300mm but it struggled over 200mm in hardwoods unless the blade was fresh out the box. I put this down to motor power, at 750w it was seriously under...

I have become pretty proficient with the tap, tap, tap method and experience with the stud spacing in my house. I have a cheepo detector but I'm just as reliable without it.

My favorite line: "Homeowner, Steve Holden said: "[The builder] assured me that he could build a moveable structure that didn’t require planning permission." Perhaps because he wanted to sell it to you!

The sash router sets are not far off the profile but they only work for sashes up to 40mm thick. My sashes are 50mm thick to work with the existing boxes. A spindle has been on the cards for a while, and I was hanging my nose over the one Imageel had for sale hence his comment, but Essex to...

No it's not a Richard Maguire vice, as far as I know he is no longer producing vices and workbenches. However, there is plenty of inspiration in my build from watching his vidoes etc. His wagon/tail vice is a thing of beauty, mine will be much more agricultural. The vice screw, nut and garter...

It was getting late but I could feel the end in sight so my photos seemed to dry up with excitement. The screw and nut in the hole had about 1-2mm of space so I marked the nut in a position that has equal play all round. my plan was to always inset the run into a rebate on the back of the...

Next up is installing the vice screw, which I need to make a 65mm hole through a 125mm thick leg! The hole was marked up on the front and rear, an offset line 6mm in was divided such that a series of 10mm holes would remove most of the waste. Holes had to be drilled from both sides with...

Amazing, I’d not got that far in my thinking yet, but having walked to the window you’re spot on.

All, I'm remaking some windows and I would like to use the same profile as on the old windows. Based on the measurements I can take it looks like below. It's not a big profile so I'm hoping I can find a router cutter to match. Thanks Fitz

It's a total bargain well worth 4hrs, but probs not 6 or 7!

Welcome along, looking forwards to all the photos of your first project. What's will you make first?

Love the construction, the rail does look pretty slim for the size of the table but I had a similar issue a few years back and it turned out ok. Built this desk which has a 1300mm span between the legs and 60mm legs and 65mm rail, which slims down to 40mm to give thigh space. Rails are 25mm...

Lovely write up, no idea how you remember all the details after all that time.

Ed, as much as it pains me I’m out of options on this one. Getting it up to Aberdeen is going to be too difficult, or too expensive. I’m going to have to hope someone else gives this lovely machine a new home.

I’ve not owner a combi machine but even a planer thicknesser was annoying to change mode on. I’d only go for a combo if space was not available for separate tools. Bandsaw or tablesaw is a long running debate with it coming down to personal work style. The Maxi 26 has a spindle moulder...