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+1 for the pbd 40. I looked for ages at pillar drills, and in the end I decided I didn't like the idea of cheaper "traditional" pillar drillswith clunky speed change. The PBD wouldn't cut it for precision engineering in metal (although it's perfectly capable for most jobs), but for wood the easy...

I'm not proselytising - just, as a DIYer, showing what I did. Take your point about ventilation - our windows are often cracked open which kind of makes the draught proofing irrelevant (until it's blowing a hooley and you want to batten down). I chose Teknos purely because I had read that pro...

I made a house full of sash windows in accoya a while back and found I could work to very tight tolerances. Accoya doesn't move about, and 3 years later they have stayed 100% stable. Mine were not traditional - based on design of one of the big suppliers who conveniently post CAD drawings -...

IMHO this is the reason. Traditional materials and well seasoned slowly grown softwoods last for decades. But modern softwoods just seem to move around too much, so paint finishes crack, and that's the end of it. I have had good success with Accoya and modern paint systems (I have been using...

It most certainly does. When I lived near Manningtree in Essex a local wood was nearly all sweet chestnut coppiced for chestnut and wire paling fences.

Are the fixings in shear or tension (i.e. are they downwards or trying to pull out?) If shear, just screw and plug. If they are in tension and the wall is crumbly then resin is a good option. Use gunned resin (drill a tapered hole) and a piece of thread bar. Once set, fix to the thread bar and trim.

Hi. Have a look at a couple of pictures online - the 626 is completely different design - the depth stop arrangement is completely different. They won't be interchangeable.

I do have a T11, but it's in my table, and can't easily access for measuring. I am 99.9% certain the DW625 and the T11 are the same machine apart from the extra below-table adjustments that can be made on the T11

POF500 was one of the first power tools I bought - probably about 1986 - Mine shows it was made by Scintilla in Switzerland. Still going strong, and still a great little router

I bought a 700 specifically to make a load of sash windows - I couldn't face cutting 64 haunched mortise & tenons. It worked perfectly and 3 years on all joints are still tight (in Accoya). Since then I have used it for a few doors - a couple of 14mm dominos makes a good joint, and several other...

Another long-time Turbocad user here - in fact right back to V1.0 for DOS! Couple of comments. The latest version of Pro does open Solidworks - opened a few things from grabcad - not sure how integrated it is ultimately. 3D is a bit of a learning curve, but once you get your head around working...

Thanks for that - not seen that before :D

An alexa in the workshop is handy for radio. This is a good idea as well - I already have several TP-Link adapters, but not on my vac at the moment. A couple of years ago I knife and forked a little device out of the guts of the remote controller for one of these remote plugs, a sound activated...

Much as they may hate it, if the distance selling regs apply then you are entitled to a full refund. If you don't get it you can refer to your credit card supplier. The "services" element of the order is irrelevant (turning, selecting) unless they individually priced this service as a line-item...

Not local to you, but you can get laminate from here Deralam Have bought from their trade counter before now.

If you can get your head around 3D cad, plans become very easy. I use TurboCAD Deluxe - Advanced & Affordable 2D/3D CAD Software. There is nothing like drawing up in 3D, and then being able to rotate and explode whatever it is you are drawing to get all the cutting dimensions. You have to get...

Hmm. "useability" - a meaningless air-flow alarm that goes off all the time in normal use. You know it makes sense :p

You can blame the EU for the annoying alarm. First, a point - although the standards allow different filter grades in M and H vacuum cleaners, most manufacturers put the same HEPA filters in both M and H machines. The big difference is that H versions are also supplied with filter test...

I agree Ollie78 in post #33 has the solution - use 4-6-4 units and get some decent beading. FWIW I made a load of sash windows about 2-3 years ago now. Mine were internally beaded. The DGU were dry-glazed using clips from reddiseals and the glazing had lipped EPDM tape on the outside, and...

I've used Skirting 4 u - MDF Skirting Boards, Architrave and Dado Rails for a whole house recently. No issues at all. - Good range, good prices, and the delivery driver we had was extra helpful unloading a whole house load of archs and skirts. If installing skirts - lay your floor with...