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Is there any way of correcting other than making another door?

Good idea, I’ll check!

Hi baldkev yes I’ve tried that and the top protrudes now. What do you mean by “adjust it back a touch”?. Cheers.

Hi pulleyt that’s correct.but I’ve tried putting a stop and the bottom and then the top doesn’t fully close.

Thanks all. The hinges are definitely in the same plane and the doors are perfectly flat with no warp. Good shout about the hinge I’ll try swapping that. It’s the first time I’ve used the hinge mounting plates with the cam adjustment on them so I wonder if anyone has any experience of that? Is...

Hi everyone, I’ve never come across this before but I’ve made some cabinet carcasses (all square to nearest mm) and inset cabinet doors, also square and flat. When I come to close one of the doors it sits flush with the top of the frame (using a small stop inside) but at the bottom of the door...

Has anyone got any ideas of how to setup a small workshop where I’ll be able to use say a plunge saw to cut down full size sheets. Working at waist height rather than bending down on knees all day outside on the decking. Current setup is 2 use several 4 foot lengths of 4x2 to support the sheets...

Hi fireburst, whereabouts are you? I’ve got a Kity 8500 I no longer need if you are interested. Got loads of spare brand new blades with it too.

Thanks all. As spectric suggested I did end up just glueing narrow widths of the Mdf together and it worked a treat. Especially as the frame was then secured to batons in the wall with 64mm nails :-).

Hi, I need to create a decorative frame round some cabinets I’ve just built and because I’ve got a couple of sheets of 12mm mrmdf left over I was planning on glueing up and clamping to create a 24mm deep sheet. I’m just wondering if anyone has tried this (I’m guessing yes, lots of times!) and...

Thanks for all of the really useful info everyone, great knowledge as always!

Hi everyone, could anyone shed some light on how tight a blade should be on a bandsaw? I’ve got a little inca euro 260 which is tremendous but I’m struggling to work out if I’ve got the blade at the right tension. It cuts well but if I put a small amount of sideways pressure onto the blade it...

Hi Claus It would be worth doing a quick google search to see if anyone offers a course on setup and sharpening of hand planes/chisels. I was looking a while ago and there are a few places that offer one or two days courses. Can’t remember if any were in the Sheffield area though. Cheers Pete

I don’t have a huge amount of experience with routers but I’ve got a makita RP2301 (1/2” with a 1/4” collet I believe - although I’ve never used it) and I love it. Loads of power and brilliant build quality.

Hi Brandonb sorry for my ignorance but I’m not sure what you mean by a central support for the overhead shelf similar to kitchen cabinet central support. Do you just mean a framework underneath? Cheers Pete

Morning all If you were fitting a 2x1 framework as a shelf support within an 18mm Mdf carcass what would your choice of nail gun be? Would 18 gauge brads be enough or would 16 gauge be better? The shelves themselves will be housed in groves/dados so a large proportion of the weight of whatever...

Thanks for all your help everyone. I actually popped into North Shields Axminster today and found myself a 30mm makita bush which fits directly onto my router base so all sorted. Many thanks Peter

Evening everyone Do any of you know whether ujk bushings are a universal fit for most routers? Any of you have any luck pairing one with a makita? Cheers Peter

Hi both Thanks for the replies. I suspected it would be around 600mm. My design is going to use cabinets closer to 850mm width so I’ll have to factor in a brace underneath the cabinet tops. And yes, rogxwhit it’s fitted cabinets so they will be fixed to the floor via 2 4” wide brace pieces...

Evening all If you were making a simple cabinet from mrmdf what’s the maximum width you’d design the carcass to be before having to design in some sort of bracing to avoid sagging to the top of the cabinet. I’m using 18mm for the top and sides and a 6mm back panel which will sit in a grove in...