What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Try a piece of ply or osb with the same size hole as a template.
If you have a jigsaw you can also get blades to cut tile. You only need to cut the 20mm bit and use the tile snapper on the longer side.
I use diamond tipped bits fairly often, purchasing a drill guide makes life loads easier.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-diamond-tile-drill-guide/84524
Otherwise the easiest way to start off with one is by marking the hole up with masking tape and starting to drill at a 45° angle. Once the bit has started to make an impression in the tile then straighten it up and you're good to go
Does anyone have tips for cutting boards straight? I've got a jigsaw or circular saw at my disposal, but feel like cutting by hand 2.4m will not be straight at all. Dumb question, can a sliding mitre saw cut things sideways (turn the saw 90 degrees from usual position) and you slide the board through?
My circular saw has a spacer bar. You set the board up with a clamped batten/straight edge offset to one side of the cut line and use the guide to follow that edge so your cut stays straight. NB to position all your support tables/trestles etc to be out of the way of the blade when goes through the sheet!
I've also done long cuts with a jigsaw. Getting the setting right for the material in terms of speed and any rocking motion (as well as using the right type of blade!) will help. Draw a pencil line the whole way and follow it methodically without rushing and with practice you can get good clean straight edges from your cut. It's a lot easier in thicker board than thinner (<6mm) stuff which starts to try and bounce/flex a bit too much and where a circular saw does better IMO.
Circular looks like the best bet without using something industrial. I was just looking at table saws but they seem to be for small planks, I want to cut strips off boards 2.4mx1.2m. I've used a jigsaw for smaller bits but precision hasn't been a priority before.
Mark a cut line on the wood, measure the edge of saw to the blade width and draw a line that distance from the first marked line, clamp a straight edge along this line and saw away. Perfect straight cuts.
Incoming man job for the weekend - put this up
We put up a Keter shed last weekend, was pretty easy, just make sure you have a cordless drill/screwdriver, there's LOTS of screws and it would have been a nightmare doing them all by hand.
As others have said, clamp a spare bit of wood on as a guide.
Yeah, cheers, I did read that in the reviews
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Put a few frames up
New fixing in place for the new Fiskars and two new fixings to straighten up the DeWalt case
Then outside to put up the shed in a bag
Started off with the plastic grid base to raise it up a bit. Although it's composite we.do still bet some standing water there. Will also allow me to move the whole thing relatively easily until we are happy with the postion and orientation. Will fix the whole thing down once we settle on final location.
Shed base on top
Sides and back up
"Gables"
Roof
Door and window
And done !
New fixing in place for the new Fiskars and two new fixings to straighten up the DeWalt case
Then outside to put up the shed in a bag
Started off with the plastic grid base to raise it up a bit. Although it's composite we.do still bet some standing water there. Will also allow me to move the whole thing relatively easily until we are happy with the postion and orientation. Will fix the whole thing down once we settle on final location.
Shed base on top
Sides and back up
"Gables"
Roof
Door and window
And done !
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Looks nice, after all the issues I've had I wish I didn't have a wooden shed. Not to mention the time spent painting the bloody thin. Also the case looks goodPut a few frames up
New fixing in place for the new Fiskars and two new fixings to straighten up the DeWalt case
Then outside to put up the shed in a bag
Started off with the plastic grid base to raise it up a bit. Although it's composite we.do still bet some standing water there. Will also allow me to move the whole thing relatively easily until we are happy with the postion and orientation. Will fix the whole thing down once we settle on final location.
Shed base on top
Sides and back up
"Gables"
Roof
Door and window
And done !
.Thanks I was torn but every other wooden she's I've had has has to have a lot of ongoing maintenance with it. In fact this is to move the essentials from a large (2.5 x 3m) shed in the back garden which is close to complete collapse. Then gonna extend the base and get a gazebo installed instead.
The case was, by far, the most pleasing job of the day
I was torn but every other wooden she's I've had has has to have a lot of ongoing maintenance with it. In fact this is to move the essentials from a large (2.5 x 3m) shed in the back garden which is close to complete collapse. Then gonna extend the base and get a gazebo installed instead.The case was, by far, the most pleasing job of the day