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This stuff is popular these days and supposed to be okay for all doors. https://www.howdens.com/hardware/woodcare/wood-oil/osmo-3060-1l-clear-satin-door-oil-obj-sku-family-9818989?skuId=GAR0542&u_s=door+oil

In some situations if I think a bit of wiggle room is needed for the dominos I leave the tool on the tight setting and make a plunge a mill to the left of my line then another a mill to the right of my line, I find this is generally more than enough and saves switching settings on the tool.

I find both Domino machines excellent, really quick, accurate and easy to use. I rarely use the widest setting on the df 500 but do sometimes if I want a wider tenon but can't fit two in, obviously have to make your own dominos though which I do anyway.

If none of the above suggestions work out or you want the cheapest solution buy a sheet of Tricoya MDF, cut the shapes you need out and stick them to a piece of glass (someone had to suggest it)! I know not the proper way to do it but could look practically the same for a fraction of the cost...

Well I fitted the worktop and can confirm it is very hard on blades and doesn't smell great when cutting it! The straight bits cut fine with the tracksaw but I did struggle with some rounded corners for the inset sink which I cut with the jigsaw, couldn't work out the best blades to use? I...

Before you start ripping things out and to reiterate what I said earlier look at the casing (cupboard?) in the middle. The door on that cupboard opens into the hallway, the others open into the rooms, this means the rebate on the cupboard casing is on the hallway side but the others have the...

It's always becomes a bit of a compromise if you are using rebated casings close together with doors opening different ways (often in and out of a hallway) as the top architrave is a different height on the rebated side to the non rebated side even though the top of the casings are at the same...

I have been with the RAC for a few years and today was the first time I needed to use them. The clutch went on my van this morning, luckily it was right outside the customers house where I was going to be working. I phoned the RAC at 10:30 am and they turned up to recover me at 5:44 pm, over...

It seems to come up all the time but I really don't know what you guys do with your pencils :dunno: A pack of 12 Staedtler 2H 110 Tradition lasts me a year. My clever system is I keep the pencil in my pocket, take it out to when I need to use it then put it back in my pocket again, it really...

Sorry, I wasn't really clear, I meant more how the windows sit in the opening. I'm presuming the Windows aren't the problem, Marcus just needs to get some that have the correct U value or energy efficiency rating whatever it is these days. If he wants them to sit behind the brickwork that is a...

Do you have an architect on the job, probably worth running it past him so the openings can be designed to take the windows, that's if it's not already been built!

A couple of cramps to pull them up (obviously 4 if you are cramping both ways) and a few screws if you want, job done. They should pull up square when you cramp them but measure across the corners to check.

It's good to know you are taking the health and safety side of things seriously (y)

I hope you rigged up some dust extraction or I consider it dangerous 🤣

Got this at a tool show a couple of years ago, only used it a few times but it's really useful when you need an extra pair of hands. I never see it mentioned anywhere so thought I would post it here in case it's of use to others. I think you need to be careful which extractors you use it with...

About a year ago when there was a shortage of stuff I got sent some 18 mm MR MDF by Lavers which was normal MDF colour (just slightly darker if anything). Their 18mm is normally Medite with brown faces and a green core so I was a bit suspicious of it but they assured me it was MR just a...

This looks handy but won't be cheap! The saw part starts about 9 mins in.

I just want people to give me a price and that be the price, I don't do the phoning round suppliers playing them off against each other. A few weeks ago I was given a price for something and told " If you get a better price elsewhere come back to us and I will see what we can do." as if there...

I don't have the time or patience for the whole price haggling thing. I went into a branch of Howdens last week that I have never used before, just needed a few bits and pieces. I thought the total sounded a lot so went through it with the assistant. There were two tower end panels which he was...

Not sure if I am misunderstanding the scenario (a drawing might help) but a rim latch and it's keep tend to go on the same face of the door as the knuckles of the hinge. Some you buy left or right handed and some are reversible but they still go on the same face of the door. It sounds like your...