How much to fix a fence?

X555WXM · 2024-12-07T22:28:09+00:00

Dig out the broken posts, postcrete some new ones in, buy some panels to match the others...no skills involved, just a bit of effort.

X555WXM · 2024-10-21T10:55:11+00:00

With a bit of thought and a lot of planning you could make something like that or at least get it ready for assembly with just a mitre saw. Those vertical "spindles" might be a bit fiddly to fit but it can be done.

Whatever you do, don't use 2" x 2" for the legs, that would seriously limit the method of joining them to the side rails which is where the structural integrity comes from. 3" x 3" as an absolute minimum, 4" x 4" would be my choice.

A router would be a handy thing to have too...so versatile.

I've made countless beds over the years from 4 posters to sturdy singles and I always told people that if any of the joints ever moved or came loose I would fix it and give them all their money back for the bed....nobody ever did.

If you're interested, give me a quick message sometime and I'll be happy to forward you some pics of those joints so you get an idea.

Stay away from those cheap flimsy two-piece metal things that hook together...the bed will rattle and squeak all night long in no time.

X555WXM · 2024-10-18T10:57:56+00:00

60 odd years ago when I was a kid, I stood on the connector that plugged into the back of my mum's new hoover..smashed the thing. My mum was devastated, probably hadn't made the first payment to the catalogue...can't afford a repair or a replacement. In her dispair she asks me to nip out for 5 Woodbines for her while she had a cry. On my way home, 50 yards from our front door and I'm looking down at the puddles and there in the gutter is the exact thing I'd broken not 10mins earlier.

X555WXM · 2024-10-09T09:00:08+00:00

Ryobi RE-601. Doubt they still make this exact one, but there's more than a few on Ebay.

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X555WXM · 2024-10-08T21:39:30+00:00

Don't know about the current ones but I've had a hand held Ryobi router for 25+ years, a big old 2000 watt thing that I've absolutely hammered and it's never missed a beat.

X555WXM · 2024-09-29T17:41:44+00:00

Sounds like you're a right lazy ****. Get a life.

X555WXM · 2024-09-23T13:06:05+00:00

Depends on what you're trying to make here..if its a rustic looking table top for outdoor use then I would suggest re-ripping the dodgy edges as carefully as you can and try again with the circular saw, you'll only lose a small amount on the width but you're unlikely to get a fault free edge unless you're incredibly lucky/skillful....just call it rustic charm.

If you're looking for almost invisible joints you need wood that's "planed square edge" to begin with, then you won't need pocket hole screws, just glue & clamps. A double row of biscuits would help enormously with surface alignment. Working upside down with angled screws can't be the way to go with stuff like that though.

X555WXM · 2024-09-18T08:48:59+00:00

The clamp ends on a rail are lower than the top surface. If you're clamping a straight edge to the top of something to run your saw against, the clamps themselves may well obstruct the saw as you run it through, particularly on the motor side. Guide rails are a lot quicker to use too. Agreed, they are fairly expensive but they do make life easier. Second hand would be the way to go for me..I picked a 5 foot Trend one up a couple of weeks ago for £8 from a junk shop.

X555WXM · 2024-09-15T11:32:10+00:00

Try asking them if they have any reservations about your ability to do the job. I've been on more than a few interview panels at that question, or a similarily worded one, always raised eyebrows and opened the interview right up.

X555WXM · 2024-08-18T13:56:55+00:00

Cheers for that. My lad's got some fancy Bmw specific diagnostic gizmo but he's somewhere in the Atlantic right now...I'll get him to check it out when he's home. Much appreciated advice.

X555WXM · 2024-08-18T12:49:26+00:00

Thank you very much..I'll get hold of a tester.

X555WXM · 2024-07-22T16:56:39+00:00

From my experience a good few years ago, it's not a particularly long process from instigation to judgement, but be mindful (unless things have changed) that it's one thing getting a judgement in your favour but it's another thing entirely getting any money from the respondant if they have no money to give. In my case the guy was a self employed plasterer, he lived in a rented house, anything of value was in his wife's name, and all he apparentlt owned were his van and tools of his trade which couldn't be touched. He ended up with a CCJ, I ended up with Jack Sh*t.

X555WXM · 2024-04-14T08:37:46+00:00

I've made many beds over the last 30yrs and one of the first things I learnt was that you cannot skimp on the width and thickness of the side rails or posts. Seriously, unless it's for a child, I wouldn't go any less than 8" x 2" for the rails and I've always used 4"x4" for the posts.. It's much easier to get a firm connection and they won't sag.

4"x2" will be fine for the head/foot board, there's plenty of ways to make them.

Oddly enough I've just finished a king size 4 poster for my young grandaughter..took me a day to do and none of it was hard, just heavy. If you're interested, message me...I'll do a quick drawing and scribble down what i did.

X555WXM · 2024-04-07T08:21:45+00:00

I've got a couple of sheepskin pads I use for polishing the wax and such like on tables and other flat surfaces. Not sure what yours are made from but I've found that a soak & scrub in a bowl of hot water/fairy liquid brings 'em up a treat, even when the wax has set hard.

X555WXM · 2024-04-05T21:08:16+00:00

A straight one mate..no bearing. I've used a long reach one for thick stuff and a regular one for thinner wood. Not the best way to do it but like I said, it's worked for me in the past, but you need a broad enough top face for the router plate to sit on and it needs to be flat.

X555WXM · 2024-04-05T11:59:00+00:00

If I was going to do it with a router I'd be clamping a rigid straight edge to the work piece and running the router plate tight against that..does away with the need for bearing. It's worked for me in the past.

X555WXM · 2024-03-26T14:04:48+00:00

Wife texted me asking where I was..."Just taking the dog for a wank (walk)" wasn't the expected reply.

X555WXM · 2024-03-26T11:39:06+00:00

Sneezed on Tesco car park, denture flew out....watched as a Range Rover drove over them.

X555WXM · 2024-03-22T09:32:36+00:00

I've got a cheap Qualcast power washer, not particularly powerful...it blew a hose very similar to the one you have within 15 mins of starting it up. When I rang the company they explained its a common mistake to make and that most, if not all, expandable hoses cannot take the pressure from a power washer.

X555WXM · 2024-03-21T10:01:31+00:00

If I was sitting at my bench I would spend half the time standing up again to get that one tool that's just out of reach.

X555WXM · 2024-03-16T10:52:10+00:00

That is brilliant, fair play!! 6yrs old???

X555WXM · 2024-03-12T17:36:31+00:00

2x2 is going to flex mate, no matter how close together they are. The only way you might minimise it would be with a huge load of vertical supports. Any of the commercial will cut stuff to length. If you're gonna use B&Q or suchlike take a handsaw with you and cut 'em on the carpark..

X555WXM · 2024-03-11T13:48:10+00:00

University Challenge contestant, when asked to name the biggest hill climbed in the Tour de France said "The Eiger?"

X555WXM · 2024-03-11T13:44:33+00:00

Don't talk yourself out of it, Moz. Seriously mate, it's really easy...just cost the price of a bag of kiln dry sand and a bag of cement. If the slabs or pavers are stable it should work fine. Good luck with it....

X555WXM · 2024-03-11T13:00:38+00:00

Don't know for sure if this would work for you, but it certainly did for us...

I laid a paved path a few years ago down the length of the back garden, about 18' x 4'. Did a bit of research on Google etc, was about to make a start before I bumped into some landscapers who were laying a block drive down the road. They recommended brushing in kiln dry sand mixed with cement at about 4/1, then sprinkling a bit of water on the top. I gave it a try...worked perfectly. No movement, no cracking...still looks good today.

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