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Hi col I’ve got the dewalt 7485 that I’m really pleased with. Rack and pinion adjustment on the fence which is really handy. Noisy mind (as most of the portable ones probably are!) Cheers Pete

Hi Col I’ve never used one but Kity Combo machines often come up second hand on Facebook/gumtree at around the £500 mark. Could be worth a look as Kitty always get good reviews on here. Only possible problem i can think of might be getting spares for them as they are from the 1980’s/90’s I...

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If only I didn’t live 6 hours drive away 😞

Hi Colin I haven’t used those hinges before. Is the frame definitely true and square rather than it being an issue with the hinges? Cheers Peter

Lovely neat job that Doug, looks great 👍

Hi sammy I used green caberwood in the past (not sure if it was pro or not) and it was really really difficult to get edges sanded smooth without a “pitting” effect. I’ve recently used medite and wouldn’t now use anything other than medite. I know people mention Hidrofugo among others but for...

Hi Dan I bought a sheet of 18mm MRMDF for the same purpose some time ago without really understanding the difference between different brands of MR. I ended up phoning several places and just going with the cheapest (think it was about £60) for a full sheet. I have to say the quality is really...

Hi there The hinges you’ll be after are 71B3750 - also recommended by Peter Millard in his concealed hinge video!! I’ve recently made some doors with 22mm rails and stiles but used a 9mm panel which made them much more rigid and less likely to warping (mine were over 2m tall though!). Is...

That’s great Doug thanks. I wasn’t sure if the mounting plates had slight differences too but if it’s just a case of fitting the plates to some 9mm mdf I’ll give that a go. Cheers!

Hi all Has anyone ever used Blum mounting plates that aren’t the standard 0mm spacing? I need some 9mm spacing ones for some 170 degree wardrobe door hinges which I haven’t used before. Would mounting the standard 0mm spacing mounting plates on a small block of wood to move them in by say 10mm...

Hi Pete Not sure how familiar you are with routers but if you go with the router option, make sure you don’t do the cut in a one-er. Take several passes down to full depth. Hope I’m not telling you how to suck eggs! Cheers Pete

Hi everyone Looking at a cheaper alternative to the above. I’ve seen a couple of recommendations for this Bosch https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/bosch-gex-125-150-ave-random-orbit-sander-in-l-boxx-carry-case And also a couple of mentions for this makita...

Thanks for all of those recommendations everyone. I use Wealden router bits and they are great so I’ll probably look to try those. Fitzroy - no offence taken, you are possibly right. That’s why I’m probably better seeing how I get on with the Wealden ones (at approx £1.50 a go) compared to...

Afternoon Can anyone recommend a decent brand of Brad point bits? I recently bought 2 3mm ones by erbauer and they both broke within 5 minutes! I’ve heard fisch, famag and heller mentioned but are there any others? Cheers Pete

I’d add avoid erbauer, I bought one and it’s poor.

Hi geoff I’m not too sure on spraying but I wonder if an alternative option might also be to outsource the spraying to someone else? Would save you investing in something that you plan to use once unless you would think about selling after use? Cheers Pete

Thanks Clive, I think I’ve just been thinking about it the wrong way round. I’ll make the carcass and the frame first and then worry about the doors rather than the other way round! Cheers Peter

Thanks for that Doug. I guess I’m just not 100% sure on face frames. So for example I’ve got a run of built in wardrobes all with inset doors sitting flush within the carcass. How do I then add a face frame which also sits flush with the doors and the carcass and doesn’t show the end grain of...

Hi all Thanks for all the suggestions some really good advice. And on the back of this I’ll be heading to ikea tomorrow to see if I can get any inspiration. I’ll try not to buy too many dime bars 😂. Cheers Pete