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  1. houtslager

    You're not going to believe this...Good and Bad(ish) News

    well done ! all the best for the future and as someone else said get started on the next workshop ASAP for 1. nappy changing tablr 2. Crib see Dave R 's version :D 3. rocking horse etc................... :twisted:
  2. houtslager

    AIR NAIL SIZING

    Gary sorry I forgot to put the gun details online, as I already have a few other guns :) the new one is a " contractor's " framing gun 28deg ,Uses stick-fed nails from 0.113" to 0.131" diameter. There is the problem 28deg stick of nails can get but the diameter /gauge size has me foxed...
  3. houtslager

    AIR NAIL SIZING

    :D got a 10 gauge airnailer what is this size in UK sizing , need to order a load more nails but DON'T KNOW what to order :oops: or and if you people know a firm that sells nails CHEAP or at least reasonable cost. Wis
  4. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    with this good weather I am trying to get the rafters all up and installed so I can start the on the painful work of fitting the membrane and tile battens. Here is where I finished yesterday, as its the weekend I decided to grab a pass and go into a'dam for a beer :) A snap from the...
  5. houtslager

    RANT ! ! ! ! LOUSY SEARCH FACILITIES

    Is it just me or is the sites search facility CRAP ! I am looking for a link someone posted quite recently, and :oops: I forgot to book mark the link. No worries , just search for it - I get 795 hits and after 22 poages I STILL :evil: cannot find the link. Is there any way for the search...
  6. houtslager

    just found a great tool site!

    love it :D me want a sky hook for the apprentice :twisted:
  7. houtslager

    Making own kitchen worktops.

    Personally I'd go for concrete. Very one off ie; can be really personal with added inserts like with furniture one can add inlays, from coins to metal strips, this is my material of choice for my kitchen. The ideal info book on this material is not for the light hearted ;) it is - concrete...
  8. houtslager

    Not having a mid-life crisis......Honest!

    welcome to the nut house, I can't offer much help in this area but there are planty others who can and no doubt will bambozzle you with all sorts of advice ;) HS heading back to the flat lands :)
  9. houtslager

    Catch up on TV viewing

    typical all the Star Trek Enterprise have been removed :evil:
  10. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    Dom wrote the size is in CM not MM :twisted: :P
  11. houtslager

    Lots of fixtures and fittings online

    their a good firm , always been quick with sending and are pretty good on discounts :D
  12. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    well I am a stage further, so here are a few more pics.The weather has been kind to me and allowed me to get the four main rafters and the main purlin. Here you can see the purlin, it is 12 x 12 x 8.5m and was difficult to get up and into place, glad its done :D Here is the joint from...
  13. houtslager

    Blast off

    go on and make some shavings :D all the best Alice. HS aka Karl in Friesland getting ready for "spring" LOL
  14. houtslager

    Congratulations Alf

    well done old girl ! keep it up and you 'll be world famous. Well at least in the wood working world [www :D }
  15. houtslager

    Happy Birthday Alf

    :D all the best and may your postings continue here in the same spirit af fun and infomation :D
  16. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    :shock: have you guys tried lifting a piece of timber 6 x 18 x 12M :shock: as I am doing this on my own without any extra bodies, I have to make the main trusses in two, otherwise I'll be in hospital with a triple hernia ! :? The secondary cross bent arrived today, its only 12 x 12 x...
  17. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    Got the second part up, scarfed in and glued up! some more pics for your pleasure 8)
  18. houtslager

    New Fangled Workbench

    well I made my mods at the time of building, instead of the support frames being joined together inthe middle by 1 wide timber, I used 3 frames and notched out for 2 x 2 's I places 2 in the front and 2 at the rear. In use, it has been very versatile, and the only problem I have had, is the...
  19. houtslager

    Getting there SLOWLY

    Well as some others are bounding along, with their workshops.I thought it was time now the sun is shining to play " catch up " :D thats the second load of timber, this will be the roof rafters,each one weighs approx 80kg :? and I am trying to get them up 7 m onto the roof junction, let me...
  20. houtslager

    New Fangled Workbench

    LOL sorry guys but I've been using this type of bench for the last six years :D
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