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Look at the trees. They move a lot in the wind. Trees that dont go with the flow break. Any wooden structure should have some natural movement. A panel fence is like the sails on a ship with the posts as the masts. They would move less if they were not so air tight but had gaps to let the...

Maybe someone should inform some of my neighbours who used old railway sleepers to retain their gardens along the brook that forms our rear boundary. I've pulled a few out that got washed away after over 30 years and use them as retaining walls for some raised beds. A local pub surrounded the...

The best treatment for wood is oil not paint. Red cedar and teak along with other hardwoods dont need treating. Look at all the 500 year old oak framed buildings that survive around the country. Paint is only any use for softwoods that are so cheap because they grow so fast. Pressure...

Not so amusing for the poor guy who holds the router that way BA. lol

Strange that I used untreated wood under the base of a kids playhouse that lasted many years and was only removed when they grew up. Western Red cedar was used under the playhouse and that lasted longer than any treated timber. MOD please see item 7 Item 7 and all other rules noted and...

The top of any patio should be 2 bricks (6") below the dpc. If you make sure the slabs start at this level then run away from the house slightly you should have no water problems. You may find you need a place at the lowest part with gravel sunk into the soil to allow drainage. The reason for...

I have used metposts and had problems fixing a gravel board although I managed to fit them with a bit of messing about. Better than filling the hole with concrete. Put some rubble followed by some gravel in the hole then set the posts on top of the gravel before filling with concrete. This...

You could use bearers but make sure they are level or the shed wont be. Make sure you use pressure treated timber but use added wood preserver (cuprinol etc) especially at the ends so it will soak up as much as possible. Tanalised timber now uses different chemicals which remove the need for...

Low formaldehyde is the safest but more expensive as normal MDF contains high amounts of formaldehyde which is a colourless pungent gas used as a disinfectant and preservative and in the manufacture of synthetic resins. formic acid + aldehyde so is similar to an ant sting where formic acid is...

We used to be supplied by safety specs and goggles at work but none were suitable for those wearing glasses. The firm eventually told us to get safety glasses made for us by our own optitians and get the bill sent to the firm. All these glasses had was a small side shield fitted and they soon...

A belt sander may be cause for amusement but a router at 20,000rpm is far from a joke. It can cause very serious injuries. The most feared by men would be their ability to join a choir as a soprano considering where the router is likely to be when plugged in. It doesn't bear thinking...

Hi ena As promised a few URLs for the Kity 419 complete saw kit. Kity's own page recently revamped since the receivership last year. Kity UK at £789.60 PowerToolDirect was the only place I could find a Kity a few months ago. PowerToolDirect at £698.99 MTS PowerTools at £648 D B Keighley...

Kity were in receivership for a long time and were forced to stop trading. They were eventually taken over by Sheppach who wanted the name to make inroads into the French market. The French prefer to buy french goods so this was a way for a German company to expand into France. They are...

Most so called 'professional' tools are just better than normal DIY models. Very few professional would use such tools except as an easily obtained throw away tool. Once broken throw it away as it cant be repaired, at least not worth repairing as the repair cost is often more than the tool...

For manual post hole digging see the post hole digger from Screwfix or double shovel holer & Post hole rammer at MachineMart. Even with manual digging you soon find trouble if you hit a rock or tree roots. MachineMart also sell 2 Clarke earth borers + auger bits although more expensive than...

I believe the Scheppach TS2010 has only recently been introduced to fill the gap left when all the other Scheppach saws were upgraded to cast iron tables. Prior to its introduction I would have put the Scheppach TS2000, Kity 419 and Electra Beckum PK200 in the same bracket. They are all...

You can only use dado blades if the machine is made to take them. All new table saws sold in EU have to have a short arbor and blade braking so can not take dado blades. You could buy a unisaw from America at enormous cost (same table saw as Mr Abrams) Otherwise the only saw dado blades can...

1" = 25.4mm therefore 82mm+65mm=147mm and 5"=127mm 147mm=approx 5 3/4" ______________________ moderator edited to correct quote

Screwfix sell a Makita one man post hole borer for £280 plus £100-£110 for each auger bit.

Forstner bits are not intended to be used in a router. They should only ever be used in a drill press. Even if you did have a bit the same size as the router collett it would be so long that the base would be above the bit. The second the bit touched the wood at 20,000rpm the router would be...