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Thanks yes I just meant glue for building the ends ;)

Yes that's what I normally do - just thought there might be a clever way ;) Any particular kind of wood glue I should use? SF No Nonsense/Gorilla/Evo Stick? Or even No More Nails?

So... whichever method I choose for actually building the bed, what's the best way to cut the planks to give a precision flat end? I have a hand-held circular saw and a sharp jack saw... Oh, and is it possible to use the router in unskilled hands to smooth edges along the length of the planks etc?

Sorry mate, should have said, this is a replacement bed, so I already have a (standard double) mattress...

OK... after much deliberation, I've decided to take a pile of advice from all the suggestions above, as it's clear my ideas of how to do this were somewhat half-baked. Just out of interest, I decided to do the obvious thing, and look for "make a pine bed" on YT... came up with this excellent...

Sorry, what are dominos and biscuits? And use the router for what? - Embarrassed of NI :notworthy: {edit} sorry, lazy of me - I've Googled biscuits and dominos. I need to sit down with a nice cup of tea

Oh that looks like an idea... didn't know those existed :unsure: Hhmmm... will give that some thought... I'd still have to build the two ends of the bed though, wouldn't I? Maybe I'm wrong, but it just doesn't feel like a good idea to have those holding the ends together, as well as locating...

Umm... sorry, don't know :sick:

Well, looks like I've jumped into this without enough understanding - what's new - but I still want to try and gain some experience. At least the financial exposure is very small. So what I'd like to try, if you'll help me, is cut a simple slot, 32mm wide or so, in a scrap 3 x 3 bit of wood. I...

Cheapest I could find on eBay - a "Performance Power 1020R". Probably totally crap, but it only cost me £23 (£13 of which was delivery to NI), and it should at least teach me something... even if it's just "Get a better router" :LOL:

Heh - don't think my explanations have been terribly helpful :( That's a deeply appealing option... but I'm determined to have a go. Probably expensive lunacy, but... I just bought a cheap 2nd hand router (½") off eBay for next to nothing, so I'll play around with it on some scrap wood when it...

Ah, sorry, completely misunderstood - you can tell I'm on unfamiliar ground here. OK, understood - but if you think I'd be better using the 19/20mm cutter I'll go for that? I don't care how long it takes... Here's a couple of pictures of the existing bed. Don't worry about the red numbers. The...

Yes, I'm basing my design on my old bed, and that's what it's got. But it was built by a professional, with presumably the right machines for that sort of job... Would this one be the same? Easier for me to pop down to Screwfix... That sounds sensible. It must be very clear I haven't the...

Oo-err Missus :oops: Not as much as there used to be, but still some, and I am a big guy :giggle: OK I'm determined to go down the router route (!) and will buy a 2nd hand ½" one off eBay. I'm retired, this is just a little project to keep me busy, so if it all fails it's not the end of the...

Thanks, that's an interesting idea - but I think that would leave the bolt heads exposed? I'd like this to look natural... I'm replicating an existing bed, where you can see only wood...

I absolutely cannot get the handle off. There is no screw - on the SF site somebody asked the same question, and they said it was tight, but you just pulled. I've tried pretty hard, with no joy, and am scared of damaging the tap or the sink - any secret plumber's tips for this sort of thing?

So I’m going to build myself a new pine bed (what the boredom of retirement will do to a man…). I’m reasonably OK with basic woodworking, but for this I’ll need to cut some slots in the legs to fit the side pieces into, and I guess I’ll have to buy a cheap router. SF have a recon one for £40...

A couple of years ago, I fitted one of these from Screwfix. Unfortunately, it drips incessantly (cold side I think). Is it likely to take some standard sort of cartridge? I know I can take it out and have a look, but I worry there might be all sorts of subtle variations, and I'd buy the wrong...

Yes, I now remember him doing exactly that, and looking at a little bit of filter paper with a grey mark on it! And I think that’s what happened – the machine went pop, and this guy likes money to move in only the one direction between him and the universe… No, pretty sure he’s never done...

Thanks John. I have watched him do it, and he always changes the little brass jet (nozzle?), and cleans and hoovers the baffles. Pretty sure he doesn't check the pump. My memory is a bit suspect at the best of times, but I *THINK* what he used to do was plug a little device onto the flue gas...