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You may want to consider toggle fixings: or plasterboard fixings Scrit

The blue/black stains are caused when the tannin in the oak combines with the water in the glue to form tannic acid. Tannic acid in contact with steel or iron produces ferric oxide, a permanent blue/black stain. You can bleach out the stain, however, using oxallic acid, which is available from...

MDF doesn't move due to internal moisture content - it swells because it is inadequately sealed, so seal the MDF properly to start with. MR-MDF (moisture-resistant, i.e the green stuff) is less likely to absorb atmospheric moisture and swell and so is a better choice of material if you can get...

Every staircase is different, so there's actually no such thing as an off the shelf plan. Staircases are basically laid out so that the going, width, etc. meets the building regs. You can get the method of working by referring to either Peter Brett's C&G texts "Carpentry and Joinery" (Nelson...

"since I was manufacturing" - and exactly what do you understand about furniture manufacturing, or when I was in it? rom what you write very little, I suspect. In durability terms vinyl wrap hasn't moved significantly in the last couple of years, not from what I've seen, at least. If anything...

I agree. Buy a "pre-coloured" material, such as melamine faced chipboard or melamine-faced MDF and only edge this with iron-on edging tape where the cut edges will be visible. In terms of strength (hardwood) plywood is much the strongest but difficult to finish well, MR-MDF is probably the best...

Vinyl wrap may suit vertical kitchen doors, but isn't used for shelving - for that kitchen manufacturers use melamine-faced chipboard. The reason why furniture manufacturers prefer melamine-faced board over vinyl-wrapped is partly durability. Vinyl is relatively soft and has little resistance to...

Try under "Kitchen Furniture Manufacturers" or possibly "Kitchen Planning & Installation" Scrit

Just a thought. If you have a local firm who make kitchen cabinets or bedroom units (as opposed to just flogging them) they may be willing to supply you with a half or quarter sheet. Scrit

Nope! Chinese stuff may be allright for some things, but they still don't make decent saws for laminate work. B-A is right about not going round corners, though :lol: Scrit

Do you mean MDF? If so, and you can live with 36mm, it would be much cheaper to bond two sheets of 18mm together. Scrit

On lower-cost pieces I've made I've actually used an 8mm melamine-faced chipboard or melamine faced MDF before now. this material is a lot stronger and more rigid than the 4mm stuff used in low-cost flat-pack furniture and will take a lot more weight, especially if you glue it into the grooves...

Any automotive paint suppliers. Machine Mart also do a lookey-likey grey polishing pad (they're like a fine version of the familiar green scouring pad) Scrit

Yes. But you can also strengthen flat pack stuff. When you assemble furniture make-up drawer bottoms from 6mm plywood, or better still 9mm plywood with the edges rebated so they will slide into the grooves for the original drawer bottoms (rebate uppermost, BTW). Backs can often be replaced...

A true high gloss finish is very hard to achieve. If you want to know how it's done search this sectgion of the forum - the details were posted about 6 to 8 months back (I think) Scrit

Depending on size £40 to £65 for a good, fine tooth triple chip laminate blade (the 190mm Freud on my portable saw cost me about £50) and no, every saw maker I've ever come across supplies a cruddy 'orrible coarse rip saw blade Scrit

It all depends on how many units, how many worktop joints, type of worktop, how much plumbing, whether or not there's extraction (with/without wall coring) to go in, etc. So there's no such thing as an "average price" - the price charged depends on the amount of work, the "risk factors", the...

How deep is your dryer? Some free standers take the full 600mm depth. If it isn't a condenser, how will you handle the exhaust? It shouldn't. Cut the worktops and then scribe the end one which runs against both walls so that it is a good fit against both walls first. If the joint is out by...

The other thing to bear in mind is weight. If you are fitting kitchens or putting up false ceilings the extra weight in a 14.4v or 18v over a 9.6v or 12v can make a significant difference. Working inside a cabinet with an 18v drill quickly becomes tiresome and they are too darned big to get into...

Lemon juice will destroy blood stains Scrit