Don't get too flash throwing speakers together or you'll end up lumbered
with another job to do:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/kitchen3.jpg


:-)


You shoulda seen the quotes we got in, the only mystery was 'What new car
did they have in the price - BMW or Mercedes?' (Muggins here only got a nice
new widescreen laptop and a ****load of new woodworking toys

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/tablesaw.jpg

out of the deal!! ;-)


Oh ********, while I'm here bragging, check these out:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut1.jpg

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut2.jpg


Now, is that that a bit of nifty handsaw cutting or wot?? :-)

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut2.jpg


Now, is that that a bit of nifty handsaw cutting or wot?? :-)

What was the first cut done with causing those chips in the laminate?

--
*The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Dave Plowman London SW
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Keith G wrote:
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut2.jpg


Now, is that that a bit of nifty handsaw cutting or wot?? :-)

What was the first cut done with causing those chips in the laminate?



Handheld circular saw - just to take the (not inconsiderable) weight of the
offcut out of the equation.

The little nick in this shot:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut2.jpg

....was a little test cut to *prove* the handsaw would not chip the surface
laminate.

These worktops (3050mm long and 40mm thick) weigh a *ton* - hence one cut
being done outdoors and one indoors to reduce potentially disastrous
manoeuvering!!

"Keith G" wrote


These worktops (3050mm long and 40mm thick) weigh a *ton* - hence one cut
being done outdoors and one indoors to reduce potentially disastrous
manoeuvering!!



Meant to add these pix:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/lecky1.jpg

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/lecky2.jpg


(That'll teach me to tell the electricians 'Don't worry about the making
good - I'll do that!' :-)

Why is your power ring-main drop not enclosed in a protective mild steel
conduit, or at least convex steel "shinguards", buried behind plaster (which
you'll now make good)? Can't see any exposed.
Jim

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Keith G" wrote


These worktops (3050mm long and 40mm thick) weigh a *ton* - hence one cut
being done outdoors and one indoors to reduce potentially disastrous
manoeuvering!!



Meant to add these pix:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/lecky1.jpg

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/lecky2.jpg


(That'll teach me to tell the electricians 'Don't worry about the making
good - I'll do that!' :-)

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
What was the first cut done with causing those chips in the laminate?

Handheld circular saw - just to take the (not inconsiderable) weight of
the offcut out of the equation.

That's my tool of choice for cutting laminate faced board. With a decent
and sharp tipped blade and using a straight batten as a guide you'll not
get any chipping. Sawing something like this by hand is too much like hard
work for my liking - I'd rather spend the time listening to my music. ;-)

--
*If at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Keith G wrote:
What was the first cut done with causing those chips in the laminate?

Handheld circular saw - just to take the (not inconsiderable) weight of
the offcut out of the equation.

That's my tool of choice for cutting laminate faced board. With a decent
and sharp tipped blade and using a straight batten as a guide you'll not
get any chipping.


Two things:

I don't trust the '90 degree' setting on the circular saw and the 'upward
cut' is what causes the chipping - the shape of the worktop (D face on the
front edge) and the angles of the cut made it too risky to try and 'mark
round' to the other side.

Asitappens, the circular saw didn't quite cut all the way through the depth
of the worktop!


Sawing something like this by hand is too much like hard
work for my liking - I'd rather spend the time listening to my music. ;-)


It wasn't *that* hard and the music is on non-stop - I reckon I've listened
to more CDs in the last few weeks than in my lifetime to date!!

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
I don't trust the '90 degree' setting on the circular saw and the
'upward cut' is what causes the chipping

A jigsaw 'upward cuts' To minimise this you use the provided tool (with a
decent make) to help this. And the difference in accuracy between a good
and cheap jigsaw is vast.

A circular saw cuts downwards. And with all such tools you check the
accuracy of the angle first on scrap. But a decent one will be pretty
accurate on the indent. But most cheap power tools will be anything but
accurate. However, they can sometimes be calibrated to work quite well. As
will changing the blade for a decent one. Which might cost more than the
tool. You really don't get owt for nowt.

--
*A woman drove me to drink and I didn't have the decency to thank her

Dave Plowman London SW
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:31:01 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
What was the first cut done with causing those chips in the laminate?

Handheld circular saw - just to take the (not inconsiderable) weight of
the offcut out of the equation.

That's my tool of choice for cutting laminate faced board. With a decent
and sharp tipped blade and using a straight batten as a guide you'll not
get any chipping. Sawing something like this by hand is too much like hard
work for my liking - I'd rather spend the time listening to my music. ;-)

Not forgetting the obvious point that the saw goes on the *underside*
of the worktop. That way, the blade is cutting down, pressing the
laminate against the worktop, and is much less likely to cause
chipping.

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Keith G" wrote in message
...


Don't get too flash throwing speakers together or you'll end up lumbered
with another job to do:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/kitchen3.jpg


:-)


You shoulda seen the quotes we got in, the only mystery was 'What new car
did they have in the price - BMW or Mercedes?' (Muggins here only got a
nice new widescreen laptop and a ****load of new woodworking toys

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/tablesaw.jpg

out of the deal!! ;-)


Oh ********, while I'm here bragging, check these out:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut1.jpg

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/sawcut2.jpg


Now, is that that a bit of nifty handsaw cutting or wot?? :-)




That handsaw cutting is gonna finish you off soon if you don't quit the fags
!!

Was it really a 16 fag job ?? Nice cut tho' I have to say ...

Arfa