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A look at the date of the posts is relevant to the CE vs UKCA marking requirements

Gosh, it’s almost like we can have different opinions, what a world we live in.

It’s personal opinion, but I’d not use pro craft hinges on a box that took more than an hour to make. They are certainly functional, but nothing like the quality of far more expensive options

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My Jet machines look slightly different in strong daylight, might be the surface finish but I’d contrast the effort for a perfect colour match against the benefit from it. Brilliant white is a cheap colour available in many mediums and paints that can go straight onto rust and over paint in one...

May I suggest they are perhaps not quite so well built? That thread is from January this year, if that’s when you bought them, I’d be taking them back

Depends where the centre of mass is

Chestnut

There are many grades of balsa, some hard, some very soft. Sounds like you want sycamore or poplar veneer or similar

Score cut, then full cut, use the right blade and have it new/sharp

So many words, so little understanding. The term has been used for about 100-years, which is about how long they’ve been made for, have a look at the patents of some bloke called Willy Messerschmitt. But I’m sure nobody’s heard of him so he can’t be real either.

Orthogrid is easier to make than isogrid especially in wood. Isogrid may have improved performance if the topology is optimised but you’re probably not going to get much of a cost/time benefit to make it worth it

Cast iron is soft, any countersink should do it, I’ve used cheap snail-shell ones to do similar with no problems. It self-lubricates too so for your application I wouldn’t even bother with oil

If I’m taking the liability of something being safe (which I would be if I sold it)… I’m one for playing it safe

If you’re selling these and someone has a nut allergy… I’d use mineral oil, doesn’t shine as much but saves that worry.

This comes up a lot, so does that study. If you notice they don’t wash the boards, which although I’m no microbiologist, I really do recommend. I put my plastic boards in the dishwasher, I don’t do that with wooden boards. So maybe use the wood ones for looking nice and the plastic ones for...

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Depends on the size of your door, butt hinges can be just fine in MDF.

Any PVA will do, if it’s chunky you could edge join the veneers first and glue it down in one hit if the pieces can fit in a bag. I’d use a balance veneer for sure.