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    super glue fumes still in shed weeks after?

    Hi all, I used some super glue (bloc brand) to glue a small plastic trophy that had broken (about the size of a hand). Just a small tube (size of pinky finger) or so, and left the tube and the plastic trophy in the shed to dry (trophy for a day, the half/mostly-used tube still there for...
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    Pressure-treated wood indoor shelf?

    Thanks for your response. I've actually already built this shelf, 2.5 years ago, actually. I remember checking then and finding the 'cutting boards' and food thing and thinking it was okay, but was just getting worried recently again really wanting to make sure this was okay or if I need to...
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    Pressure-treated wood indoor shelf?

    I am wondering if there is any danger to having pressure-treated wood indoors in my home. I built a floating shelf with three different types of wood (see pics): - the skeleton frame to hold the shelf that gets mounted on the wall was from C16/24 pressure-treated 2x4s - the top and bottom of...
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    How much support needed for fixing fence posts for arbor on raised/sleeper beds?

    So I recently built a couple of raised sleeper beds with a pathway in between for our garden. They are 2.4m in length and 1.2m in width and 3 sleepers high, meaning 60cm high. I used 50cm 4" x 4" (100mm x 100mm) posts on each inside corner to fix it all together (with 16 150mm screws in each)...
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    Length of coach screws for floating shelf

    It is just a standard 2x4 CLS16, so just a hair under 50mm thick. Could you explain what you mean here ^ a bit more?
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    Length of coach screws for floating shelf

    That's encouraging :) I've been too nervous to hang from it myself ...
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    Length of coach screws for floating shelf

    I used 5mm x 120mm screws. Two of these in rails #1, #3, and #5, and three of these in rails #2 and #4.
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    Length of coach screws for floating shelf

    I recently made a floating shelf, roughly 2m long. It is a hollow box mounted on a timber bracket with 5 crossbars and attached to 4 studs via 10 x 100mm coach screws with washers. This means that 50mm of the coach screw goes through the 2x4 bracket and then 50mm goes back into the wall. I have...
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    makita mitre saw table hard to rotate and press plate loose (Makita LS1018LN)

    Thanks! That looks real handy, I'll have to spend some time with that.
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    makita mitre saw table hard to rotate and press plate loose (Makita LS1018LN)

    Yes :) Interestingly, I've just now found that the saw also seems to get stuck in the up position. I pulled out the stopper pin to raise it but then once it was up, no matter what I do with stopper pin, I can't get it to come back down.
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    makita mitre saw table hard to rotate and press plate loose (Makita LS1018LN)

    I was able to pick up a Makita LS1018LN for 40 quid the other day since it has a couple problems, but I thought I would try my hand at fixing it to see if I could make it usable again. There are two main problems: 1) When you rotate the table, it does not lock in place in the indents. And it...
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    Best method for floating bookshelf, 2x4 skeleton or iron-rod brackets

    If I want to make a floating bookshelf around 7-8 feet long (i.e., has to carry a real heavy load), what would be the best method between these two ... 1) 2x4 skeleton and put plywood or plank box over: 2) Buy iron rod brackets...
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    Building 300cm bookshelf near ceiling, need heavy duty brackets for top of wall shelf

    I am new to this forum and just wanted to get advice regarding the best way to install a bookshelf. I haven't purchased any materials yet, so I am completely open to various methods and different materials. I have a roughly 300cm wall in my home office/guest room. Instead of putting a bookshelf...
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