Shultzy
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Wizer, just in case I go back where were the tools.
PS. whisper the location, I don't want everyone to know
PS. whisper the location, I don't want everyone to know
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wizer
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Right at the front of the warehouse.
:lol:
You might be fooled in thinking it was just electrical stuff, but if you look closely there is woodwork stuff sprinkled hither and thither. Not much and tbh I can't think of much else I haven't mentioned. But then I missed one of the router planes until Mark dug it out. You really have to route around.
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You might be fooled in thinking it was just electrical stuff, but if you look closely there is woodwork stuff sprinkled hither and thither. Not much and tbh I can't think of much else I haven't mentioned. But then I missed one of the router planes until Mark dug it out. You really have to route around.
DeanN
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My visit was a bit rushed, so I missed most of the items that have been mentioned, and certainly didn't see any of the tools. I feel return trip on the cards - just to have a good look around.
ByronBlack
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I'm very tempted to make a journey up there now... how long did it take you Wizer?
ByronBlack
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Not bad at all, I'm very tempted now... anyone from the south fancy a return trip?
OPJ
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That depends... Where in "the south" are you, Byron??? :roll:
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Sunny Essex
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I meant to say. I got a feeling that they were about to up their prices. The guy who showed us around seemed to squirm when pressed for prices of stuff and I am sure he referred to the prices we paid as 'the old prices' at one point. Might be worth a quick call to confirm this if you are considering a trip.
Sorry Byron, I didn't think of you when assembling our band of wood hoarders. There would have been plenty of room in the van and we passed through Thurrock on our journey. It's the wrong end of the year really, it it was spring, I'd be interested in a return trip. After seeing what we got in a transit, a little Berlingo style van would hold a substantial amount. If it helps, we spent a total of £38 on Diesel for the whole journey. The more wood you get, the better the deal.
Sorry Byron, I didn't think of you when assembling our band of wood hoarders. There would have been plenty of room in the van and we passed through Thurrock on our journey. It's the wrong end of the year really, it it was spring, I'd be interested in a return trip. After seeing what we got in a transit, a little Berlingo style van would hold a substantial amount. If it helps, we spent a total of £38 on Diesel for the whole journey. The more wood you get, the better the deal.
9fingers
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If 'old prices' mean what was charged for the last batch earlier in the year,
Ex lab benches were £5 (£2.50 for tops, and £2.50 for legs)
Big vices were £20 each.
Bob
Ex lab benches were £5 (£2.50 for tops, and £2.50 for legs)
Big vices were £20 each.
Bob
OPJ
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Damn. Just looked at this properly (Google Maps...) and it would take me three hours to get there (not accounting for any time spent driving round in circles, which usually happens when I don't know where I'm going! :roll: ).
As someone said earlier in the thread, "why doesn't anything like this happen down south???" :roll:
).As someone said earlier in the thread, "why doesn't anything like this happen down south???" :roll:
ByronBlack
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no worries wizer, at the time I stopped following the thread as I didn't think I would go up there or would need the wood, but seeing the stuff in the pics definitely made me think.
I might take the mrs' up there in a small van; a berlingo as you say would perhaps be enough to get a load of tops in .. the diesel cost isn't bad either, maybe it's a good time to do it while the fuel prices are still reasonable.
I might take the mrs' up there in a small van; a berlingo as you say would perhaps be enough to get a load of tops in .. the diesel cost isn't bad either, maybe it's a good time to do it while the fuel prices are still reasonable.
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I have just logged on and read your comments, thank you for all the nice ones!
As with the prices - We seem to get the impression that we are selling things may be quite cheap, unfortunatly none of us know much about wood!
However, as those of you who have been know, we are full to breaking point in the warehouse! Therefore, I have decided that selling everything and creating space is the best thing we can do right now and have no plans to increase the prices anytime soon until we can see the floor again!
So, at least until christmas, the prices stay at £6 a table, £3 for part of a table, £20 for 2 vice bench and £30 for a 4 vice bench. Anything else you see on your travels is subject to offers.
There is a subway, weatherspoons and dominos round the corner for those who want a break as well!
As with the prices - We seem to get the impression that we are selling things may be quite cheap, unfortunatly none of us know much about wood!
However, as those of you who have been know, we are full to breaking point in the warehouse! Therefore, I have decided that selling everything and creating space is the best thing we can do right now and have no plans to increase the prices anytime soon until we can see the floor again!
So, at least until christmas, the prices stay at £6 a table, £3 for part of a table, £20 for 2 vice bench and £30 for a 4 vice bench. Anything else you see on your travels is subject to offers.
There is a subway, weatherspoons and dominos round the corner for those who want a break as well!
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OPJ":s7c9ct0y said:Damn. Just looked at this properly (Google Maps...) and it would take me three hours to get there (not accounting for any time spent driving round in circles, which usually happens when I don't know where I'm going! :roll:
As someone said earlier in the thread, "why doesn't anything like this happen down south???" :roll:
OPJ - I'm in wilts just south of swindon and have access to a van (well pick up truck) , if I go up I would be happy to bring a couple/few of tops back for you, if you could then pick them up from me.
alternatively if you could get over to me i'd be happy to go up together if i go
I stress "if" tho as will need to clear it with swimbo as we have just moved house and she would likely kill me if i bring back a van load of bench tops unanounced.
btw - with regard to the quick disassembly of these benches - me thinks a chainsaw might be the answer to that
chipchaser
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I visited Education For All at Corby last week. When I visited they had wooden tables as well as metal framed tables with wood, composite or laminate faced tops. I also saw some strong welded tubular metal bench frames which will go to scrap. With a little imagination some of this stuff might be altered for re-use rather than scrapping it. It needs people with a potential use to come up with ideas. If I ever build that CNC router I know where I might get a solid steel base for it! Furniture is stacked as shown in photos posted by Wizer so allow time for looking through. Everybody there is very helpful but busy so, if you intend to find something you want, allow time to find someone to help move stuff around and extract it.
I went to Education For All to buy a woodworking bench for my own use. Up to now I have managed with my Workmate or a piece of ply on 2by4s clamped to two of those cheap folding workbenches. This lacks enough weight and stability for many tasks. Heather’s post prompted me to see what they had. There are woodworking benches of several types all about 810 mm high. I saw many two user rectangular pattern about 1500 x 750 with 2 number Record 52 or 53 vices fitted. These looked as if they could be difficult to dismantle and reassemble.
They also have square Beech benches by Emir, nominally 1070 or 1220 square with four record 52 vices fitted, and similar ones with square Beech tops on metal frames. There was one 1220 square bench at the side of the stack which, looking as good as any other, I went for. These benches have morticed legs and bottom rails with tenons and draw bolts to pull them together. The top is screwed to the legs via stout 4 way steel angle brackets.
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The mainframe was easy to disassemble but the bench I chose had 4 cupboards which were either pinned or screwed and glued together and attached to the lower frame rails. After removing all the visible screws from inside and below I knocked the assembly apart with a block and mallet. Some of the face ply, where well glued, was left on the joint but it was generally repairable. I was baffled by a screw in the centre of each bottom rail securing the small intermediate post which was hidden by scraps of ply left glued on the joint. Once found and removed this allowed disassembly of the cupboard parts. The underframe and cupboard parts went into the back of an estate car with the load cover in place but the bench top had to go on the roof rack. The top is four pieces of 250 x 40 Beech with draw bolts but I didn’t try to take it apart as I was sure it was glued The top weighs 37.5kg and I guess the whole thing with vices about 150kg. The pile of bits looks like this:
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I have the base assembled but need to modify the cupboards to form two useful ones rather than four small ones before I put the top on. I also bought a Record 53 vice which I will fit in place of one of the 52’s.
The bench complete with four Record 52 vices cost me £30 which I thought very reasonable. I travelled there and back from Warwickshire and was on site looking, dismantling and loading from 08.15 till 14.00 hrs. I expect that the total of travel, dismantling etc, re-assembly, including making good damaged ply before putting it together and altering the cupboards, will take longer than making a simple bolted frame bench from scratch to my own design. On the other hand I am pleased to have saved a good quality and better looking bench from becoming wood pellets and will enjoy using it.
I went to Education For All to buy a woodworking bench for my own use. Up to now I have managed with my Workmate or a piece of ply on 2by4s clamped to two of those cheap folding workbenches. This lacks enough weight and stability for many tasks. Heather’s post prompted me to see what they had. There are woodworking benches of several types all about 810 mm high. I saw many two user rectangular pattern about 1500 x 750 with 2 number Record 52 or 53 vices fitted. These looked as if they could be difficult to dismantle and reassemble.
They also have square Beech benches by Emir, nominally 1070 or 1220 square with four record 52 vices fitted, and similar ones with square Beech tops on metal frames. There was one 1220 square bench at the side of the stack which, looking as good as any other, I went for. These benches have morticed legs and bottom rails with tenons and draw bolts to pull them together. The top is screwed to the legs via stout 4 way steel angle brackets.
http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq27 ... hImage.jpg
The mainframe was easy to disassemble but the bench I chose had 4 cupboards which were either pinned or screwed and glued together and attached to the lower frame rails. After removing all the visible screws from inside and below I knocked the assembly apart with a block and mallet. Some of the face ply, where well glued, was left on the joint but it was generally repairable. I was baffled by a screw in the centre of each bottom rail securing the small intermediate post which was hidden by scraps of ply left glued on the joint. Once found and removed this allowed disassembly of the cupboard parts. The underframe and cupboard parts went into the back of an estate car with the load cover in place but the bench top had to go on the roof rack. The top is four pieces of 250 x 40 Beech with draw bolts but I didn’t try to take it apart as I was sure it was glued The top weighs 37.5kg and I guess the whole thing with vices about 150kg. The pile of bits looks like this:
http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq27 ... educed.jpg
http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq27 ... educed.jpg
http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq27 ... educed.jpg
I have the base assembled but need to modify the cupboards to form two useful ones rather than four small ones before I put the top on. I also bought a Record 53 vice which I will fit in place of one of the 52’s.
The bench complete with four Record 52 vices cost me £30 which I thought very reasonable. I travelled there and back from Warwickshire and was on site looking, dismantling and loading from 08.15 till 14.00 hrs. I expect that the total of travel, dismantling etc, re-assembly, including making good damaged ply before putting it together and altering the cupboards, will take longer than making a simple bolted frame bench from scratch to my own design. On the other hand I am pleased to have saved a good quality and better looking bench from becoming wood pellets and will enjoy using it.
chipchaser
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I made another visit to Corby last week when I bought a 15 drawer cabinet (40"x21"x 20") on castors and a beech table frame for the wood. Justin and Michael kindly gave me a post formed laminate top (which otherwise would have gone to the chipper) for the drawer unit as that had no top.
The drawer unit is great although I fitted a piece of ply rather than the "Formica" top because that was seriously bowed. Standing the "Formica" top next to a radiator for a few days has pulled it near straight but it now needs to stand for a few weeks to condition and allow the moisture content to equalise throughout and then seal the underside before use.
All the beech table frame parts turned out to be bowed except for one. With hindsight I should have foreseen this as the frame was not stacked neatly but propped at an odd angle resting on one leg and the stretchers. I am not sure whether they will straighten. The top of the Emir workbench mentioned above has moved, probably during storage. Although still almost perfectly square the width of each 250mm strip making up the top has increased by 1.5mm forming a step in each outer face where end grain butts against face grain.
I suspect that the moisture content may now be up to 2% above the 12% or less usually specified for internal joinery as the warehouse is unheated and the doors are roller shutters which are not draught proof and open all day anyway.
The timber is still good value if the limited lengths and sections are useful to you however, it should be inspected for defects and will need some drying if it is to be used in a heated indoor environment.
Still plenty of wood left!
Regards
Graham
The drawer unit is great although I fitted a piece of ply rather than the "Formica" top because that was seriously bowed. Standing the "Formica" top next to a radiator for a few days has pulled it near straight but it now needs to stand for a few weeks to condition and allow the moisture content to equalise throughout and then seal the underside before use.
All the beech table frame parts turned out to be bowed except for one. With hindsight I should have foreseen this as the frame was not stacked neatly but propped at an odd angle resting on one leg and the stretchers. I am not sure whether they will straighten. The top of the Emir workbench mentioned above has moved, probably during storage. Although still almost perfectly square the width of each 250mm strip making up the top has increased by 1.5mm forming a step in each outer face where end grain butts against face grain.
I suspect that the moisture content may now be up to 2% above the 12% or less usually specified for internal joinery as the warehouse is unheated and the doors are roller shutters which are not draught proof and open all day anyway.
The timber is still good value if the limited lengths and sections are useful to you however, it should be inspected for defects and will need some drying if it is to be used in a heated indoor environment.
Still plenty of wood left!
Regards
Graham
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I have just started to process some of the Iroko and have found a couple of uses for the Beech. As I said elsewhere, if it wasn't so close to xmas, I'd go back for another van full. Hopefully they will still have some in the new year.
cant-weld-wood
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i want to go back up after the new year tom
p.s
on wednesday nearly got run down by a smart car going into aldi car park
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on wednesday nearly got run down by a smart car going into aldi car park
13eightyfour
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Im going to go down next week hopefully tuesday if i can get my helper out of bed early enough!
Ive got to pick up a load of elm from mac timbers, and think it would be criminal not to atleast have a look at what theyve got. I just have one question though is there plenty of room for parking? I ask because i would be turning up in a curtain sided sprinter (plenty of room for cheap wood and bits ) its probably no longer than a tranny but is quite a bit taller. Will i have any problems?
1384
Ive got to pick up a load of elm from mac timbers, and think it would be criminal not to atleast have a look at what theyve got. I just have one question though is there plenty of room for parking? I ask because i would be turning up in a curtain sided sprinter (plenty of room for cheap wood and bits
) its probably no longer than a tranny but is quite a bit taller. Will i have any problems?1384
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