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@Fitzroy Sounds familiar. As I've said above, I think unfortunately that LandVac and sashes are not ideally compatible (because of the edges, plugs, etc.). Fineo might be more suitable by the sound of it. I have no idea of their pricing. I'm no expert on DGU, and this may well have become an...

I have bays, one upstairs and one downstairs: each has 12 panes. So my first order covers the upstairs bay (as well as a back room). Yes, it works out at £280 per m2 + delivery + VAT. But what's your situation? Single glazing? Or have you already got double glazing? Because if you want to...

Yes, I understand the logic of that. And yes, I reach the same conclusion as you about the possible applications. It's exciting stuff, but not practical for everything. I calculated my first batch of panes not making allowance for the extra large 25 mm margin which will have to be concealed on...

I was in fact pleasantly surprised at the price. But partly that's because I was comparing with other options to upgrade my house's heat and acoustic insulation. My semi has no fewer than 53 single-glazed panes (and a further large french window arrangement) and they all have to be upgraded. To...

I've just cleaned up the "brown" plug: it's actually yellow. Yes, it and the plug on the other side are certainly permanent. Vacuum-glazing is a different animal entirely to normal double-glazing, I think that's pretty obvious. The heat and acoustic ratings for LandVac are as good as triple...

Thanks, this is a bit of a revelation. I've just looked in the box and at the manual. In the booklet it lists "optional accessories" and they include, lo and behold, "... Collet cone 6.35 mm (1/4) Collet cone 8 mm Collet cone 9.53 mm (3/8") ..." (it also says "never use other accessories than...

@Fitzroy Here are a couple of pictures. The measurement from the outside to the inside of the brown line is precisely 10 mm. However, because of these two plugs and the curved corners of the brown stuff obviously these things will be visible from more than that from the edges at those points...

Thanks to all, all very useful. @RogerS: these are on the *outside* of the frame, a casement frame, i.e. the bit which swings and is attached to the fixed frame by a hinge. So no issue with corners. In fact I'm expanding the (inner) rabbet, to hold the new pane, by hand: I have these sorts of...

I've been experimenting with my Makita 1/4" router device (it's actually called a "Trimmer" on the box rather than a "Router", which is interesting). I have a Wealden 1/4" shank bit (T5887 on this page) for cutting "just grooves" for AQ21 weatherseal. My understanding is that the idea here is...

Thanks for the recommendation. Recommendations re brands for this sort of thing from someone experienced are so valuable! Earlier in this thread people suggested this sort of profile (but I think they didn't realise this is a very simple application, just a bog standard casement). My slight...

Slowly. The panes were delivered a few months ago. To date I have not yet removed the first casement. Meanwhile I have been experimenting a bit with my router. I'm quite concerned that in fact the whole router plan might have a fatal flaw, i.e. too much mechanical aggro. As implied by Ollie78...

Learn something every day. Quite a few available on ebay.

These are all great ideas, thanks. I can see a consensus emerging. @Adam W: what exactly are those? Are they some sort of chisel? To withstand the torque I'd be applying the metal would have to be solid stuff. Mostly the stuff I've bought of ebay made 50 or more years ago seems to be 10 times...

Renovating 1930s house. The hinges of the windows (all original) are screwed on with a particular type of very narrow slot slotted screw. The slot is also very shallow! Scratching my head about what screwdrivers the 1930s carpenters may have used. So I'm trying to a) understand how to specify...

Like the look of this Dewalt: up to 205 Nm. On the subject of batteries, that Dewalt comes with one 4 Ah battery (and charger). It'd be nice to buy a compatible 5 Ah, so I have 2. "Aftermarket" batteries seem to be a bit of a nightmare judging by Amazon reviews, with some people saying you...

Thanks for these insights. One funny aspect of this is that there are a lot of corded drills out there... and the marketing of some (a lot) of them says that they are "drill drivers". I assume this means that they have a clutch. But you rarely if ever seem to get crucial details: about the...

Thanks. I think you may be right. I had spent a couple of hours today searching without finding that, so thanks. One fly in the ointment though: the max torque there is said to be 90 Nm. Whereas a Makita cordless impact driver, on sale in the same site, has a max torque of 165 Nm. On the...

I have a reasonable corded power drill. It has a hammer action but it doesn't act as a screwdriver in any way. I have no need for cordless technology: I hate having to manage batteries, battery lifetime, battery rating and charge all the time. Plug in (to socket) and go is what I want. The...

Thanks. Good to know how long-lasting these things can be if you treat them right.

Here's a photo which hopefully shows things: it shows the external "lip" going round the outside. It also shows the hinges fairly clearly, and to date I've never found any problem with "fouling" of the casement frames. Not sure about a "90 degree crank" - not sure what that means. These hinges...