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If it is safer and is a practical control why wouldn’t you want it to be developed and then applied ? Accidents happen, I liken this technology to abs on cars. I moderate my behaviour for example when it’s wet I may drive more slowly or with a larger gap to the car in front. I am taking action...

But you are thinking in a very closed off way, and not putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. Example - if I was speccing a workshop with a big budget, lots of staff of varying levels of experience and high turnover then why wouldn’t this saw (or several of them) be top of my list. We likely...

I think it’s probably a bit reductionist to say blah blah spending 25 grand to get this technology etc. I can’t imagine many are going to upgrade their modern all singing all dancing altendorf to one with this tech (unless their dealer offer some kind of incentives) I don’t know how much more...

Whoops, meant covers Chichester

I’m sure lathams would deliver it to you. I’m Chichester I know covers stock it, but the website seems to indicate you have to buy large quantities.. would be well worth giving them a call though and I’ve always found them very helpful (and much keener priced if you get into contact with them)...

Most proper wide belt sanders will also require a fairly good and big air compressor, and I would suggest much more serious dust extraction if you are planning on fitting ducting and blast gates (so you don’t have to move the extractor to every machine each time) also worth considering siting...

If you are expecting paint touch ups onsite.. attach battens then pin nail/ fill plus glue

It’s just a trend isn’t it. Largely in interior decor terms, more people want Matt paint on their walls, as it currently looks better. It isn’t anywhere near as durable however. Guess what level of Sheen we have in most of our house ?! Furniture trends as far as I can see from the mainstream...

hello there, someone with first hand experience of doing exactly what you are considering. Had a fairly comfortable fairly well paid job in events but didn’t love it any more. So they’re a few observations, most of which I’m sure have been talked about above. Are you already a master...

Yeah I guess so. Incredibly unlikely to be killed by a thicknesser, or even hit by a projectile coming out of one if you use common sense (doing anything a bit maverick stand off to the side for example, if anything gets stuck stop the machine before looking, take very small chomps with the...

If double sided tape isn’t strong enough, masking tape applied to both sides then mitre bond on the masking tape to glue the tops of the tape together, if this makes sense ? Also a great trick for holding for example a router template or jig in an awkward to clamp space. You might also try...

18mm is good, several options for making them shaker, proper panel and groove with stub tenons which is a lot more work but they do seem somehow stiffer, or “faker” with just pinned (or mitre Mate and titebonded) on trim pieces.. at 5ft high the worry is cupping or bowing during painting...

There are things you can do to speed up both marking out whilst increasing accuracy, and increase the strength of the joint when using medium slip setting (on only one side of the joint) Use a rod board for marking, no measuring required. Just cut a bit of offcut the same size as whatever face...

If you are painting by hand with roller and brushes - are you sure it’s running, and not just corner build up ? For some (probably very technical) reason, if you roller up to an edge, you end up with a bead of paint on the corner, usually worse in my experience the smaller the arris. You have...

With regards ball parking and not wasting your time on quotes that go nowhere, I believe some fitted furniture pros have a broad rule of thumb pricing to discuss early on (likely before even seeing the space) For example - £1500 per linear metre of installed wardrobe with mdf shaker doors, add...

We can all use quotations or capital letters to try to drive our point home, but the criticism levelled at me, I.e. that I have not responded to the ops questions, could equally be levelled at both of you. Not once did the op ask what the payload of their van was, so I as an individual can only...

Jesus Christ, You pair want to overreact much ? We’re not talking planes lads He’s asking for help. Before posting a very long response - would you like to think. Am I trying to help, or prove myself superior ? Just do what you think is right op, you know the options and can easily work...

I think if the face frame is sturdy, and sturdily attached with something that will reference it to flat (ie biscuits or dowels etc) on the face of the carcasse then it will likely pull it straight. If you cut a bit of mdf the same size and thickness as the carcasse uprights, the middle will...

Yeah this happens. Even if the boards and corners are square, long runs will “belly” one way or the other. In commercial world the usual “fix” is to either pull it up when fixing to the wall, or use overlay drawer fronts and doors (which will mask as much as possible any issues with the...

Forgot to mention - there is another option if you have considerable financial backing and that is a truly full time course, from the likes of waters and Ackland, rycotewood etc etc. the stuff they turn out is incredible, and you will be working with very motivated students, and no doubt...