Search results

Problem with painting it white is that's not historically the right colour, and might even cause issue on it's own, some people are right twitchy about that, and not just officials either, an annoyed local could still drop you in it with an official complaint. While the idea seems good with the...

You've got some balls, Pete. From what I've seen both dark red and purple paint sometimes don't do so well outdoors - the dark red can fade to mostly purple, and the purple to almost dark pink. It can depend on the brand and the type bought ofc - but just a heads up.

:roll: WOW, just WOW ....... Seriously thetyreman - get a grip, that information was for JulianF - Edit - a comment from the OP, which I read, but you clearly missed thetyreman: Hence the reason for my "lecture". You effectively said "you're not good enough", while I tried to show that HE...

There's ways and there's ways.... His bench design lends itself perfectly for this sort of adjustable castor arrangement: https://www.instructables.com/id/2x4-Wo ... bly-Table/ Scrolls down for Step 7. I'm doing the same thing for my new workbench build. Castors I've bought from amazon...

So far so good :)

hmm, not REALLY "intermediate level possibly advanced" - I've done it a few times inc on the tabletop previously mentioned - routed out the mortice (and not even with a fancy router table either), chopping the tenons is just a matter of patience and a sholder plane. Marking the position of the...

My only contribution would be that if the wood is only about 20mm thick, then bread board ends (as per the top example) is probably your safest option to keep the sections flat, unless by some miracle the wood you have is all quatersawn. As for the rest I've not actually made a table so can't...

nope - saw it go live, and now it's not here.

(if mods will allow this) For anyone considering this - It really is a good bit of kit - I've used it's bigger brother (same everything except a pump system that sucks right out of the can instead of pouring it into the top tray) owned by Eriktheviking and while it might seem pricy, it really is...

Right hand stack looks to me like - Spruce / ash (sycamore?) / dunno (spruce again) / ash (sycamore?) / beech. But I'm strictly an amateur at identifying wood.

OK my post was deleted with no explanation....

While I understand people like the accuracy of class 1 & 2 tape measures - the reality is it's all relative. If you are working to anothers given dimensions, unless you have specified they use a class 1 or 2 tape, then one of you will have a margin of error no matter what you do. If you're...

Oops! Personally I'd contact the boss of the gang whether it be a person or a company and ask them what they intend to do about it, and insist they cover most of the cost to put it right. It's not just that the wall is out but obviously everything else INSIDE - any and all fittings that come...

This - knotting can leave a visible mark if you only put on a couple of coats of pant and don't knock it back (pretty common home DIYer mistake) Zinnser is a great primer (it's become my fave for customer work now) sands back great, doesn't really clog either and you can build up several layers...

What he said :) It's also why it's recommended to sand back the glue areas on wood that's been standing around for a while, to ensure a good bond.

As mentioned it's the tannins that cause the reaction, but sycamore might be tricky. Coffee is an OK source of tannin IF the wood already has a decent amount, but for wood with little tannin is won't get you far. I do quite a lot of ebonsing oak and I was recommended "slippery elm bark powder"...

It may well be that the outer run of the worktop uses blocks with no finger joints as they are somewhat ugly. As for clamping I think you might struggle a bit as small blocks tend to slip around with glue on them, keeping them properly aligned so you don't end up having to do a lot of planing...

If you mean the Bessy copy pipe clamps (red ones) then no, sorry I've collected them already.

Personally I'd go with birch ply, for two reasons. If you're going for those legs which aren't cheap - even MRMDF will look tacky unless you paint it and lip the edges with something nice (and it'll need a good looking paint job as well) or possibly a sheet of melmine over it; secondly unless...

I'm sure I also heard that your local chinese, indian, thai, texmex, bulgarian and whatever else is nearby all seem to have reports of customers having food poisoning recently...... seems it's quite endemic down your way.