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If your vent only has mesh at each end any breeze means you'll get a cold draft coming in during to winter - this will lead to a backdraft through through a door vent (or underneath/around it) making the kitchen colder. To reduce the cold air ingress, I'd fit a flap vent with insect screen on...

Have you considered creating different surfaces for the same table? I'd look at a 'normal' MRMDF topf for the MFT, then take a piece of 12mm ply, attach 4 (threaded) dogs to match the corner holes on the MFT with (I think the dogs take) 8mm countersunk machine screws, then laminate over the...

Yes, I looked at this when I built mine - whilst a very smooth top is an advantage on a router table because you want the wood to slide easily, it's a bit of a disadvantage when you need the wood to stay in one place whilst you cut/plane/sand it. IMO, on an MFT you don't want a surface that's...

MRMDF is water-resistant anyway and doesn't tend to swell/bend as much as the normal stuff - I'd think that, if you seal all sides of the MDF and fix it securely to the framework, you should be fine. The 22mm that I used is about as thick as I'd want to go as anything thicker would make getting...

I tried taking photos but it was difficult to show the arrangement so I knocked up a quick diagram of the framework that holds the MDF top, I've ignored the 19mm trim as that would make it too messy. The hinges are rebated into the framework and the 4x2 attached to the wall. The infill piece is...

If I have time tomorrow, I'll see if I can grab a couple of photos that will make it clearer

For the hinges there is a 4x2 fixed through the plywood walls to the 4x2s that make up the workshop wall framing - I removed the plywood and added a couple of additional horizontal noggins between the verticals to ensure support across the whole width . The L & R sides of the framework are...

It's not essential, I just thought it would look nice - I guess it's something to experiment with... (y)

Thanks - is the Milliput easy to smooth and is it shiny when sanded? I've been looking at the pourable, liquid epoxies as they will mainly self-level and I can sand down any dome caused by the meniscus. Once flattened, I was thinking of using wet & dry paper (I've got grades down to 7000 grit)...

Ah - I wonder if cement dye will work as well, it's a powdered pigment and I happen to have some black left over from pointing a slate path. Something to experiment with...

Have a look at Bosch PBD 40 drill on offer for a fair few comments on the PBD40 and it also contains a link to the 3 spoke replacement handle

Thanks Bigegg, I'll only have to fill 9 letters (think they're 75mm high) and I'll keep them below 10mm deep so I'll have a look at epoxy - if it's too expensive I'll go for the polyester. I wanted to dye the resin black so I guess I'll see if I can pick up a small tube of the blackest black I...

I've got to make a wooden sign for use outside - the sort with routed out letters in a solid piece of wood. I've got a nice piece of 35mm thick oak that I can use along with letter templates for the routing. Ideally, once routed, I'd like to fill the letters with a coloured resin before sanding...

My lunch always tastes better now and almost completely crumb-free

Another vote for the Makita AF506 - purchased after looking at lots of reviews. It's my first air nailer so I can't make real-world comparisons to others but it's very well put together, fits nicely in the hand, the depth control works as it should and it has no problem sinking 50mm 18g brads...

If they want 'solid' wood rather than MDF, would they consider sections of something like a short stave worktop? You could get a 4m oak, beech or <insert preference> worktop and cut it down to strips of the appropriate width/length - should resolve any issues with cupping and they can look very...

If there's a lot of work going on in the room, I'd plasterboard & skim the ceiling to flatten it - more work & cost initially but will look much better afterwards

I think that's the FSV/2 connecting pieces - they're only being sold as a pair because they're not identical. IIRC supposed to be available in October - RRP about £50

[I've copied the text below from my post on another thread as I don't think I can say it better by rewording it...] Don't get me wrong, I love the freedom & flexibility that comes with cordless tools but, for anything that routinely needs to be attached to dust extraction, I'm quite happy with...