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Some Good suggestions there. Thankyou once again. The link is A mft table could be the way to go.

Thanks again. I do like the idea of doing a few in one go, though most of the windows will have 2 opening casements so 21 at a time might be a tad too many for me. I'm not sure if I'm interpreting your suggestions correctly though re. the ply webs. Would these be mounted on a solid baseboard or...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, they're traditional mortise & tenon. It's just that the here are so many of them that I thought a jig would help speed things up a bit. The flat packs are made by KJ Joinery and I'm planning to buy one and try it out to see how I get on. They even have their own...

Hello. I'm doing a stable conversion (see photo) and am considering buying some'flat pack' casement windows made in sapele/utile. I've made a few windows in Iroko in the past, and those I just assembled on the bench with sash cramps, but there are 27 windows in this project, so I don't fancy...

I have a stack of parana pine that looks exactly like this.

Elm will resist rot if kept totally wet (they used green elm for canal lock gates) or totally dry (floorboards etc). It won't last long if it keeps getting wet and then dries out. I'm guessing the elm in Nelson's boats must have been completely below the waterline. It's grain is like my temper ~...

Yes, we're looking forward to being able to move in. The pictures were obviously taken before we removed the roof. I'm now having to make some 'roofless' decisions!!

Thanks for the reply James. Rosemary tiles weigh in at approx 70 kg per square metre. The roof will have a steel ridge beam with calcs supplied & approved by building control so it's the span between the ridge and outside walls I'm concerned about. I've come across the same chart which our...

I'm wondering if someone can give me a bit of advice on rafter size please. I've tried contacting our structural engineer but he's on holiday for a week and I had a sleepless night last night! I'm converting some old Victorian brick stables and was about to place an order for the new rafters...

I've bought a hopper head to do this with my old De Walt radial arm saw. Not fixed it up yet. It cost about £8 from Toolstation.

We still have 5 elderly sheep and as a youth I used to keep geese. Both are good but once retirement age hits you, the enthusiasm for running around chasing, catching and wrestling an animal which is faster than you and almost as heavy, then trying to turn it upside down and pin it to the ground...

Great looking workshop. Hopefully mine will look like that soon. I'm currently making blast gates for a 110mm underground pvc system and plan to earth the pipes as you have yours. How are you heating your workshop?

Thanks again DW for responding in such detail. I've been looking online to see what a 'whip disconnect' is. 'Don't recognise the name but imagine it's a safety cut out device. Perhaps it has a different name in the UK or maybe it's just something that's bypassed me until now. I'll investigate...

Thanks for that info. Running costs are expensive so this might be the way to go. Don't you need to be a qualified refrigeration engineer to fit them?

Currently investigating heaters for my workshop too. Been quoted £950 for a 4.5 kilowatt heat pump (fitted and 5 year guarantee) and £1620 for a 7.5 kw (by a different supplier). My workshop is 14m x 7m and is insulated. The advantage of these heaters is that they use 1/4 to 1/3 the electricity...

Thankyou for the advice. What I've ended up doing is to take a couple of standard M16 washers and hand file them down to 2.3mm (give or take) and have now fitted one at each end of the spindle to help align the arbour and the pulley and to act as a spacer to prevent the locking collar from...

If I had a concern about this it would only be regarding dry rot. The dry rot spores like still air so if you do decide to go for an air gap I'd consider some sort of vent somewhere. The trouble is that your frame is likely to have so many different sections and, because your shed is made from...

My shed is an ex building site hut which I adapted for a family wedding. It has something similar to Tyvec between the frame and the shiplap exterior. I didn't worry about the air gap & filled the 50mm gap with celotex bought from a seconds outlet & lined the walls on the inside with shuttering...

Thanks for the reply. Mine is the same as yours. Perhaps that's why someone has removed the riving knife from my saw. I'm waiting for new bearings to arrive (without the flange). Maybe a 3mm washer between the arbour and the bearing to keep the blade in line with the riving knife will do the...

I know this is an old post but I'm replacing the spindle bearings on my AGS saw so would appreciate your views please. The bearings I've removed are simple 17 x 40 x 12mm, with no extended inner face so not 16.6mm. I can't see what the shims would do unless it's to reduce end float and I didn't...