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by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:52 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: compound mitre saw - bevel cut capabilities
Replies: 2
Views: 4321

[quote="chris_on_tour2002"]found one - de walt 712, with stand £450!!! not cheap but it's a beauty.[/quote] got the same mate! beast of a saw! i use it on every thing from roofs to final fixes n kitchens etc...............
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Which saw should I use
Replies: 2
Views: 3706

Re: Which saw should I use

[quote="L&A"]Hi, I am cutting the bottom off a pine exterior door and after reading your cutting timber project I am about to buy a new saw; but on looking I am confused about all the different types of saw are available. What do they do and which should I buy?[/quote] when cutting the...
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: exterior door hinges
Replies: 3
Views: 4008

Re: exterior door hinges

[quote="L&A"]How many 4  inch hinges should I use on a half pine and glass exterior softwood door?[/quote]


3 hinges needed!
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: ATTACHING SKIRTING
Replies: 3
Views: 5385

try knocking a anail in @ 15 min intervals 1-2" below the top of the skirting line! once u hit a stud they are normally 400 - 450 mm centres apart! if u worried about hitting and services like pipes/ cables get a stud detector
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:01 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Where can I get a glazed, single pane, wooden stable door?
Replies: 1
Views: 3503

either magnet or howdens counters loads about
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:30 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: rotten joists
Replies: 2
Views: 3567

with out looking at the job its hard to say but the joists should of been completley cut out and replaced with new ones! the ends should really go into the wall each end and be bricked in so they dont tilt at all! at the very least a row of noggings/ bridging putt in to stop the joists moving. also ...
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:19 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: using a router
Replies: 3
Views: 5081

all depends on the nose u want on the work top! but if its laminated work type like chipboard in side u will only expose a ruff edge!
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:14 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: drilled holes too large for screw
Replies: 5
Views: 5458

when hagging doors or what ever you may be doing, if i have to pilot anything into hard timbers such as oak or close grained hardwood is to pre drill with a drill bit 2 sizes smaller than the screw. i .e if im using 1" 8s i will use a 6 mm drill! but if you have drilled the wholes to big you sh...
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:08 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Who will quote and make hardwood sliding patio doors
Replies: 2
Views: 4003

any joiner or local joinery in your area will cum out n give u a free qoute for the doors you require! and a decent joiner will match them in with any other exciting doors or windows you may have in your house!
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:05 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Replacing a Rotten Joist
Replies: 1
Views: 3342

rotten joist!

hope this helps! so i take it i either live in a masonette or a house that been converted in to flats? easyest optoin in to do it from above! maybe made harder depends on what type of floor u have down! i .e laminate or tiles will be alot more trouble to take up that a bit of carpet n underlay! once...
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:56 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Fitting rising butt hinges
Replies: 1
Views: 24286

ring butt hinges

in a response to your questoin u need to put a "leading Edge" aross the whole top of the door! going from nothing to about 3mm or more on the rabate side of the door! same principle that u should have on the hinge and lock side of the door any way if its hung right! hope that helps
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Joist hangers
Replies: 2
Views: 5769

Re: Joist hangers

[quote="Cala Sona"]The engineers report for out loft conversion requires a double bridle of 195 joists to support the floor at the side of the new opening for a staircase, using hangers at each end. The problem is that I can fit one hanger but that makes it impossible to fit a second hange...
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:59 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: jig work top
Replies: 4
Views: 4846

u must have a v sharp bit! and only go as deep as u dare go! n make a few passes on the cut! and u should always work from left to right!- same way that u read a book! if your not doing thing no wonder its not working!
and remember to cut the one joint on the back site! i.e turned over!
by CHIPPY2158
Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:54 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Joist hangers
Replies: 2
Views: 5769

Re: Joist hangers

there are such things as double joist hangers on the market! you can get them from abuilders mercants areound the county! lil jewson etc.... i take it your doubling up the joists for a trimmer for your stairs! the only way u will strugle to find a double hanger is if u have joists like 9 x 3's or an...
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