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A friend and I made a very heavy duty rocket stove for my workshop. I've not installed it yet but we lit it outdoors and it seemed to work well. It's the 'mass heater' design with a capped lid so there's not much heat wasted going up the chimney. Yes it does look a bit industrial but it'll boil...

Thanks very much Glossop Guy for the suggestion of a 3mm gap. That was something I wasn't too sure about. Very helpful.

Thanks for the additional comments. Interestingly, it's a Victorian door, which is 4ft wide, which I'm replacing. The door pictured was apparently made by 'Timber Windows of Horsham' for a couple called Mr & Mrs Venn, of Pulborough. I'm not really here to agree or disagree with the timber-type...

It's meranti with a light oak stain.

I get that yes, but this one (on left) has similar proportions (1.2m wide & 2.2m high). I think we can probably live with that. Not so keen on the side panel to be honest. Thanks again.

Thanks to everyone for your contributions. The doors are to be for domestic use and will be inward opening but, since the project is a stable conversion, I want to make them stable door type. I was going to try and make use of the existing stiles that came as part of the package I've bought...

Thanks for your input Agent Zed. I've always used plant on stop beads on internal doors but this is my first foray into the world of exterior ones so I'm taking baby steps at present. Hence the need for advice.

Thanks very much for your reply Johnnyb. Sorry I mistakenly put 'mitre' instead of 'rebate' in my last sentence, (I was thinking that stop beads would be mitred). I've just edited my post to change that. I went with walnut because I'd read that, while not being the best timber for resisting...

Good afternoon. As part of a stable conversion I'm making a couple of exterior stable doors and frames from some lovely well-seasoned walnut which I've recently bought. I'm just working things out prior to making a cutting list and have a few questions for you experienced contributors if that's...

From the grain on the front and inside the top I'd suggest either pitch pine or Columbian pine, which are quite similar to one another. Pitch pine is especially difficult to get hold of nowadays but in the 19th & 20th centuries it was used a lot for staircases, doors etc. As you probably know...

I'm planning to build and fit a rocket stove in my workshop with a single-skinned flue pipe (with suitable fireproof protection of combustible materials of course) adapted to a twin wall flue where it goes through the roof and with capped twin wall flue thereon up. There'll also be a heatproof...

Don't get me wrong. I'm in favour of cleaner air. I just think there should be a fairer system of enforcing it. How can people who don't know they're doing wrong take evasive action.? Perhaps a 'first instance' warning might be more appropriate rather than a hefty fine. A few years ago we were...

PLG on my V5. 1998 Hilux Pickup, not plated, not imported, always been PLG.

I drove 3 miles round the North Circular back in 2016 in my privately registered (PLG) Hilux pickup. I didn't realise that it wasn't compliant (if it had been a Hilux Surf estate with the same engine there wouldn't have been a problem) and received a fine for £500, reduced to £250 if paid within...

Thanks for your reply Noel. I guess that's not an unusual reason for joining a group like this. Shame about he Sip saw though. I can still buy parts for a car that was manufactured in 1958 but not for a saw that's only a few years old. I'd expect it with a bottom end make but thought that Sip...

Hi Roger Luke. I'm wondering whether you ever resolved this, as I have exactly the same problem. Nowadays the stator/armature is listed as 'discontinued'. I'm sure this motor would also be used by other manufacturers (can't believe they'd make it for SIP alone) but there are so many out there ...

Wow!, what a fantastic response! Thanks very much for all your input. I'd no idea about having a face-fit, but it does seem a logical way to do it. It looks like I may get something like a JSP, Eclipse or Moldex to get me started. These do all seem a bit like my old Stanley though, so I will...

Can anyone recommend a decent dust mask which doesn't cost hundreds of pounds please? I find that with my old Stanley rubber one and with the disposable types, my glasses steam up, which is obviously not safe when using power tools so I tend not to use one every time I should. I'm currently...

Not sure really because they just gave me one price for all 27. I don't think it's a huge difference though. Hope it works for you. There's another company that sells flat pack with glass etc. You just need to fill in the details online for a price. KitWindows - Flat pack wooden windows, made...

Type ''Flat Pack Sapele Window 900mm x 750mm Self Assembly Unassembled Solid Hardwood'' into Ebay for an example, but I've had a quote for my exact sizes.