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Northern Norway, possibly Skjervoy

That depends on how big it is. Some dims would be helpful Brian

A few observations:- 1. I agree with Paul above on the strength of the T&G 2. 32mm of oak is not going to flex much and the metal plate is not going to provide any extra strength in addition to the worktop joining bolts. The diagonal brace has more merit. The plate, however...

Your arrangement is very similar to the the one I made, ie, constrained at 2 ends. My MDF desktop was split into 3 sections, but my methodology would work for your 2 sections. My problem included out of square walls. My 3 sections used biscuits for alignment and these clamps on the underside for...

Squeeze it up until the joints are visibly closed. If not under any stress, should be safe to release after an hour. If it is stressed keep it clamped for a few hours. If you over tighten you may be introducing stresses which then cause movement on release. I recently looked up the difference...

Just had a further thought on this. I'm in the process of extensive changes in my workshop including the DX. Having seen the amount dust lying on the roof trusses after 16 years I realise my set-up is not the best. But, and it's a big but, this is not necessarily the fault of the vac system...

It's all a matter of degree - how safe? how healthy? You could go on for ever trying to get the perfect (in your view) system. Try Porton Down - they've got some good kit. Brian

Oh yes you can as Dave has demonstrated and others have stated. If ever there was a subject where 'suck-and-see' applies this is it. Once you have an idea of what might be needed get something and try it. Err on the upper end of your estimated capacity and jfdi. Brian

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If the 2 legs are of different widths as your sketch suggests, or is that artistic license, the mitre will not be at 45deg which might look a bit awkward as it comes out on the curved edge. Brian

What was planned then? Anything to do with the apostrophe? Brian

Don't go to GL20, come to GL19 where there is a lovely spacious workshop available with a house thrown in. 😀 Brian

That's how I imagined it. Will you be building up from several boards?

How are you making up the 2 legs of the L? If you jointing several boards together to get your required width, you could add extra material at the inside corner to enable the cutting of your curve. There are many ways of joining the mitre (I used biscuits) but if you have a domino machine, use...

My 10 x 6m workshop was fitted with 8 x 5' fluorescents. These started to fail a couple of years ago and I've now replaced 4 with 600 x 600 LED panels of no particular brand. Huge improvement with reduced shadowing. I'll get round to doing the other 4 before long. Brian

No, Star Heads

Seal the whole surface that is subject to the vacuum suck. With luck the sealant will hold if it's well cured.

Have a look at my Startrite 440R It seems to be in the class your looking for and well within your budget PM me if interested Brian

I liked yesterday's prog. Just about to abandon the keyboard and watch today's

A bigger capacity pump is not the answer. The tiny flow through your seal is insignificant compared with the free flow rating of the pump, be it large or small. A larger pump may well pull less vacuum than your present one. A higher quality pump may improve the suction but that could be an...