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Sorry ... what do you mean by lay on hinge? Was hoping to use the old-school bog-standard butt hinge .. ie. all you see from the outside of the cabinet are two barrels top and bottom of the door ...

Subject sounds like the start of some terrible '70s joke. But anyway ... just wondering ... want to build cabinet doors with no handles that use touch latches to open (eg. you push the door in 2-3mm and then the door springs out). And I'd like to use butt hinges for these, as it is in a room...

THANK YOU!! Yes .... result! .... a £4.99 biscuit router bit from ScrewFix did the job perfectly ... albeit I had to do it in two passes, and squeeze the last 2mm out in bodgelike fashion with a drill bit. But thanks again ... great to have knocked it on the head!

Thanks 82 ... and yes, not possible to come in from the edge. A biscuit router may well be the answer, but it does depend on it being able gouge back 16.5mm into the door ... and start at a depth 4mm down and go a further 10mm. Would that mean I need a 33mm diameter cutter? Might have to...

Hey thanks ... well ... this is as far as I've got - see attached image. Yep - doesn't matter about the rounded corners. The weird thing is, there is a big ironmongery outfit who sell a LOT of these hinges in the UK, and apparently they don't bother stocking the very expensive 44mm router...

Hi Have taken on the challenge of fitting a No-Ha invisible door opening mechanism. Got 90% of the way there, but the last hurdle is to rout out a 40mm x 16mm deep recess, leaving 4mm either side of the door face. Hopefully the attached pic will make this clear. I have routed out the...

Thanks - I'll look at a thumb plane, hadn't heard of that before. Well - now done three with just drill & chisel - actually, you're right, doesn't take too long, and is quite flexible in a way.

This link for John D: http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/products/locks_latches_and_security/mortice_locks_and_latches/55011/dbb_morticer/247397 It does work very well ... but as I say, it can only cope with doors up to 55mm thick. gregers - I think you're right, I'll have to make my...

Hey ... just bought a really great bit of kit to help me fit loads of locks - basically a jig that clamps to the door and allows you to use a power drill to rout out a perfectly centred mortice which will accept the lock and face plate. However ... the jig is too narrow to enable one to then...

Ok ... soiunds good ... so no huge sweat about it tearing the door apart!?? Is there anything to be said for avoiding a water based primer? I prefer to use the water based products, just for the ease of cleaning the brushes and the headache avoidance etc. .....

Hi y'all Um ... anyone got a tip on the best way to paint a cheap Travis Perkins door which currently is in its original 'oak veneer' form ... ie. it hasn't been primed or anything. Someone who came round warned me that this kind of door does NOT take kindly to paint (ie. I think he was...

Thanks ... yup, think I might wait on the nail gun. Anyway, thinking about it, I find it quite therapeutic smacking a few nails in by hand now & again ... Good tip re: extraction - hadn't thought of that. We have a central vacuum system, very powerful, so hopefully might be able to link...

Thanks ... excellent ... you seem to have had a very similar set of projects to complete, so I'm very encouraged. A few other things seem to have appeared on the shopping list now I'm getting a little deeper into this ... things like a nail gun and sash clamps spring to mind. A lot of the...

Thanks EightyTwo ... to be able to cut up 8' x 4' sheets would be brilliant ... but realistically what do I need to be able to do this with (relative) ease? Do you buy one work table (£400 odd) and then buy all the relevant power tools to add to it? A reminder of the work I need to complete...

Um ... they've long gone Norcon ... and funds are low, hence gotta go it alone! Well, anyway, have ordered the UJK pocket hole kit from Axminster - seems to have got very good feedback. Still undecided on the mitre saw - just so much choice in that area ....

Should explain that I'm rather nervous of asking my cabinet maker friend for any help on tool selection ... he is far too high end I think and I'd be broke after the first purchase ...

Hey - thanks tomfe & ringi - much appreciate your feedback and help. Very kind. Haven't pulled the trigger yet (still working on the design of all the various cupboards), but must admit agree with ringi that since I should be able to get sheet materials cut to size very easily (I have a mate...