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Afraid not, I make far too many mistakes.

I am currently using a Makita nb2012 thicknesser, a Record No 7 plane, track and table saws and a 1/2 router to make a new front door plus frame. I now reckon you need more than my hobbiest gear for this kind of work, I'll get there but it's a struggle. Would have speeded things up if I'd not...

I used these for my Sabre 350 base. They are similar to what Paoson used for his mobile workbench. Even unlocked they give far better stabilty than regular castors.

This is what I've used when it's gone pear shaped: https://www.westsystem.com/products/six10-thickened-epoxy-adhesive/

And I agree with Peter! Grass undermounts are also excellent, I have used the Chinese copies and they are good value but made to a price. You pays yer money etc etc

Makita SP6000 for the win! Well worth the investment. With a 1m rail and a rail square you can cut panels with decent precision. TBF, I'm sure the Bosch is good but Makita rails being interchangable with Festool means the number of accessories is huge.

dpm, 25mm Celotex, Wisa T&G sprucefloor glued all aorund. Best workshop improvement I ever did, stands up to mid-sized band saw / tablesaw on castors no problem. Thread + pictures here

This is from Rupert Newman's book on oak- framed buildings, excuse the carpet in the background.

I've got the Sabre 350 and need 53" / 1350 mm

City and Guilds apprentices tend to use Brian Porter's Carpentry and Joinery. All three volumes are useful, vol 3 deals with outdoor buildings and cladding (and windows and stairs). Can pick them up for a few quid 2nd hand.

My space isn't large enough for a usefully sized planer thicknesser but I've got a Sabre 350 and a Makita lunchbox thicknesser. I prep the face of sawn boards using a scrub plane followed by a number 7. As a hobbyist it really doesn't take that long and I enjoy the process and the workout...

Thanks for the tips all - I'd never imagined that paint increases the sound levels. g

Ta, the table is my first ever attempt at a bit of furniture. Just need the time to get it finished... along with skirting boards, painting the workshop walls etc etc

True - I'll do something simple I guess. g

My ebay MFT3-style top and homemade table, with the clamps that came with the Makita tracksaw (that I only just realised can be used). I use Parf dogs from Axminster for the tracksaw, and the table for just about everything. It wheels nicely on my new ply floor!

My "workshop" is a 6 x 3m garage, so not huge but it does have a loft. My large tools are on castors but the floor was - well, okay for a garage but pretty rough concrete - ugly, cold and hard underfoot, and difficult to wheel things around on. Here's a low-angle view of the empty garage...

Moreland also sell lightweight melamine-faced ply for vehicle fit-outs. The on-line shop is here: https://www.morland-uk.com/shop/vehicle-fit-out/lightweight-furniture-ply.html I normally use http://www.bristolpanelformers.co.uk/because they are local, and v. good. I'm surprised that Custard...

http://www.russelltimbertech.co.uk/ did a good one for me, also recommended by others, but it depends on what price is too silly for you I guess.

Because I'm an *****, when I first got my dust commander I connected the vacuum source to the horizontal port on the cyclone. That setup caught all the shavings in the dustbin but let dust through to block the filter.

I've used many of the fixings the OP refers too and they are just fine, used within their limits. They allow one to adjust the height of the shelf by a couple of mm which I have found, ahem, handy should ones drill holes happen to be not quite level.