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Adidat - is PVA ok to use or should it be one of those (expensive) silane based Bona style adhesives?

Thanks for the advice - I may secret nail - I didn't want to screw them since the grain is lovely (underneath the present grime!) and most of the timber is largely knot free :) Yes the shingles are Cedar Ed

Hi everyone -I've been lurking these forums awhile and really appreciate how informative and friendly you all are :) I've been building a workshop cum home office for a bit - well actually over a year and have captured most of it here - http://www.image-electric.com/home/albums-9 It's not...

You could try Brooks Bros in Maldon - huge range of hardwoods or Thoroghgood at Ardleigh near Colchester, smaller range but huge stocks of wood Ed

Chems - Oak will certainly last a lot longer than a year as other have said, however it will turn silver grey mainly as a result of UV bleaching the tanins in the wood. So if you want it to remain brown I would suggest you look for some oil/varnish that offers UV protection as to my knowledge...

**** - that is fantastic, the workshop and my, what a lovely view!

I have a Kity 613 - not sure if they have similar electrics - can check it out at the weekend if that helps. (Am only up the road from you too at Feering)

Thanks for the tips - I'll take it apart and have a look :-) Ed

I have two of these routers, both bought cheaply since they are 110V. Does anyone know if you can get spares for them since the speed control on one of them is faulty (full speed only, but still soft-starts). Also are replacement collets available as both are badly worn, Cheers Ed

I bought a set of these a while ago for much the same reason - had to drill some large holes for front and tail vice screws, and I too was pleasantly surprised at how clean they cut. Only problem I did find was that the 10mm one had a significant wander in it, enough to make it useless for...

I concur with **** - I used 800 mm Celotex in my shed and it was a 'mare to cut. I tried using a filleting knife as suggested by a previous poster, but making long cuts it was difficult to keep straight, and maybe I'm weak, but trying to haul it through that thickness of foam took some effort...

Mark, Perhaps I have misunderstood - so from the outside wall inwards you have - cladding, permeable membrane, studding (infilled with insulation), vapour barrier,small void for cabling, whatever material to finish presumably ply/plasterboard. I thought you were thinking of filling your service...

Mark - I think there are derating tables in the IEE 17th edition reference thingy I have - will have a look and post what the formula is. Are you sure that you are putting the cable runs in acceptable places? - there are regs for the zones where they are permitted to run (roughly in line...

Hi, An interesting thread - how straight is straight?, part of the answer depends on whether it is fit for purpose, however when it comes to say adjusting planer outfeed tables, the end purpose is undefined or unknown, so in that case a higher level of accuracy is probably required. I've been...

Would skew screwing the assembly either side into the top plate work? Might need to use some largish ones to penetrate far enough... Good luck with the sheets - I managed to get mine up by myself, however your roof is somewhat higher... Cheers

****, Those house pictures were my previous residence, now wholly owned by my ex swmbo....... :cry: my new 'old' house is another project entirely, largely untouched 1930's one complete with rubber wiring and brown bakelite light switches! Insulation on roof slow - have about 2/3rds done over...

I recently built some windows in sapele for my workshop/shed, and having built replacement softwood windows before (just for my home) just by scouring the metalwork sites (espagnolettes, hinge manufacturers etc) for design hints, I did some digging on the net to find out if there was more...

mm not sure what happened there.. link should have been http://www.image-electric.com/home/images-103 **** -if you wish I'll send you the doc I worked from. Will see if I can upload some more pics of the windows later. The staining I was referring too happened soon after the cedar cladding...

I'd replaced windows on my previous house made by myself out of necessity - I couldn't afford to buy! I found a copy recently of the 2009 Trada doc on wooden windows which I used to design the ones for the shed - can share with you if you wish. It's funny isn't it what drives us to this - I...

It's 4x5m but only 130ft from house line so wanted something solid and fairly well insulated to cut down noise particularly whilst planing :lol: The roof has been on since last August but as I only get to work on it at weekends progress has been slow, and with no proper workbench (B&D...