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Post: # 108307Post sy76uk

Thanks Kamikaze.

Cutting, weather it's straight or curved just comes down to experience.
Using a straight edge as a guide would obviously help.
Running the blade along your light lightly to make a 3-5mm deep groove before you go through also helps.
Also to make sure your cuts are all the correct size never cut straight through the line. Cut through the oposite side of the line to the point you measured from.
Hope this helps.
Oh and always wear saftey boots when working. Especially if your using any kind of disc cutter.

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Post: # 108310Post lemoncurd1702

sy76uk wrote: Also to make sure your cuts are all the correct size never cut straight through the line. Cut through the oposite side of the line to the point you measured from.
Hope this helps.

That's where it goes breast side up, I mark it to suit cutting from the right side for myself but my lab cuts from the left :p so my cuts are always to tight and his always to loose :D
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Post: # 108312Post sy76uk

Do you shake your head and wish you'd done it yourself Mark? :laugh:

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Post: # 108314Post lemoncurd1702

sy76uk wrote:Do you shake your head and wish you'd done it yourself Mark? :laugh:

As Elvis would say.... Uhuh. :D
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Post: # 108318Post lutonlagerlout

righthanded and right hand on the trigger
I must be cack handed too :)
left foot on the block
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Post: # 108352Post Forestboy1978

I am officially cack handed and I do it the right way. Weird.

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Post: # 108360Post lemoncurd1702

Okay if you want weird I use a stihl saw with right hand on the trigger but a 9 inch grinder the left.
As the man said I'd give my right arm to ambidextrous :D
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Post: # 108361Post mickg

I can change hands half way through cutting with the stihl saw :D
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Post: # 108366Post Forestboy1978

Had a close call with my disc cutter the other day actually. Took out the end seem off my work trousers and part of the ankle cushion of my rigger boot. Was tired and temporarily forgot to offer it the respect it deserves. Went through in less than a second, even after trigger had been let go for a second or 2.

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Post: # 108588Post sy76uk

Making progress :)
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Post: # 108712Post sy76uk

Not much left to do on my plot now.
My next job is rendering block pier for my table.
Anyone recommend a good white render?

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Post: # 109035Post sy76uk

The plots looking tidy now.
I'm far to busy to build the office just yet but i'll get to that in the winter.
I'm still not happy with the render and I'm now undecided on the counter top.
It will be free standing at one end so whatever I use it must be strong.
I'm thinking glass, natural stone or hardwood?
What do you guys think?
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Post: # 109039Post rxbren

Looking good there it works well although the white sticks out alot might look better in a different shade?
I'd personally avoid glass I'd probably go with stone as wood will fade and anything with a decent finish will need looking after

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Post: # 109041Post lutonlagerlout

massive transformation Sy ,that sells your skills
well done mate
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Post: # 109044Post lemoncurd1702

Looking good old man :D

If you're really not happy with the render how about cladding it with some stoneface walling.
Or easier and cheaper some horizontal slats.I've done this for customers to hide unsightly walls.

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