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I make various toolboxes for stuff like spindle moulder blocks etc. I normally use comb joints made on the Woodrat and cut the grooves for the top on the tablesaw. I run the grooves all the way through and glue the box up - this leaves little gaps at the ends which I then plug with little end...

Bear in mind that the gravity cup is aluminium (at least mine is). and thus not suitable for waterbased finishes. The polymers in the paint attack the aluminium and you will get grey streaks in the paint and it will not finish well. My Fuji suction cup is the same, but I have seen (pictures of)...

Hi I think you need an espagnolette bolt fitted to the fixed door - this shoots the bolt to a keep at top and bottom (into the floor if no threshold cill). There are surface mounted and recessed versions - simplest would be a surface mounted one - I have used these...

Hi In my experience the paint mist will be dry dust by the time it gets through the Andreae filter and mesh - I ended up wedging the secondary filter where it fitted the taper of the fan box, which was about 3" behind the Andreae filter. Given the tapering shape of the fan box, the further...

Really great link - thank you.... I am just planning some panelling to our dining room and so I shall follow those instructions to the letter...um.. or I might use some fill and fix foam etc! cheers

Well it is just my humble opinion and experience that in some cases it is best to level up the skirting so the whole room does not look wonky. For example the architraves will hopefully be vertical and to my eye it looks best if the skirting is square to that - likewise radiators and other...

I agree that you need to do what looks best to the eye - if the floor is badly sloping, probably go with the slope; if the floor is only moderately out of level, I would think it might look neater to put the skirting in level. (my real preference is to level the floor first, but that will not...

For waterborne finish (all I use and therefore know about) I use acetone to clean the gun periodically. You want a gun cleaner brush (I am still using the one that came with the gun) and an old toothbrush - cleans up a treat). Mostly I only need to use water. For acetone, you can use SWMBO's...

I guess it is possible that the gap was there before the dipping and the paint or whatever was there before covered it. Doors will expand quite a bit when they are dipped (and then pressure washed off). The first thing I would do is leave them rehung for a good long time to dry out - you do...

I bought one of these some years ago and have used it a lot for mouldings on panelled doors. It is a delight to use - the shearing action leaves such a clean finish on the end grain - I have long forgotten the cost... Cheers

The way I do this is to cut some strips of plywood - 6mm is ideal - and scribe one to each of the sides of the space to be fitted. I usually roughly mitre the corners for a good fit into the corners. I then join the corners with some small plywood or mdf plates hot glued, sometimes with some...

I have one of these in ultra-fine. I bought it from Rob Woodbloke of this parish and your question prompted me to go back to the note that Rob kindly sent with the stone. It read as follows: "This is a great stone (10,000g) but you'll find that it will stop cutting after a while...ie the...

Plus for the £20, you get two sides - it compares very well with the cost of regrinding/postage of single sided blades and the unbearable faff of refitting them. However, last time I looked at a Felder AD741, I think it was about £7,000 with all the bells and whistles - I concluded I could put...

Martin A worthy idea that deserves support. I will pledge £50 if you will post the thing to me. Cheers Scholar I will send you a pm with details

Giles If you send me a pm with your contact no, I would be happy to help out. I am pretty close to you I think Cheers

You could have a look at this for sale thread.....for-sale-record-dx4000-extractor-and-100mm-duct-fittings-t58430.html The various self-made fittings were made from soil pipe (the push-fit connectors were made from two concentric rings of soil pipe each cut down to the appropriate diameter and...

What Lord Kitchener said, particularly re the bottom rail. Here is my set up - the table saw normally sits in front of it. I like the system, but in truth do not use it very often; it's good when it's just what you need eg to glue up some smaller to mid-size panels. One thing that annoyed...

Hello Grain A few points from my own experience and thoughts on future plans. We have some engineered oak flooring that sounds just like what you describe; in this case it is a big expanse on a Ist floor suspended floor (in an old chapel) and the boards are 300mm wide. It looks fabulous and...

Mark I can sort of visualise the situation. I think you do need some kind of jig to ensure that the spacing between hinges is spot on both on the frame and the door, and also that the hinge holes are equally referenced off the front face of the frame and door. For the 15/16ths hole, I would...

Mark SOSs hinges are excellent and should not end up with any "waggle" if you have enough of them on each stile (follow the guidance). Routing the recess needs to be much more than millimetre perfect so the only way you can do this is with a jig. It seems to me, having researched this...