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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Just buy a hard point saw FC.
    They are fairly cheap.
    If you really want a power saw, get a skill saw, its easier for what you want to do, but unless you have other uses for it, its not worth buying just for the one job.
    That's mostly down to the pregnant fish that's using it.
     
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      I can get a loan of a circular saw if I need it, so won't be buying one - but do definitely need a new saw.

      Thanks :)
       
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      I've never had that problem, they have always managed to cut all my sheets very accurately - as pete says it will be down to the operator. The only problem I've had is once or twice there's not been someone available to operate it.
       
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      Unless you have already bought the OSB board, I would consider buying plywood instead, half inch thick at least. OSB acts like a sponge, soaks up moisture, then has little structure to hold it solid, end result is a foot going through the floor.

      Another alternative and one that I have used in my shed is reclaimed scaffolding boards, inch and a half thick and will last for years, probably longer than the shed itself.

      Steve...:)
       
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      I already have the OSB sheets. Ply was a hell of a lot more expensive, hence the choice. Apparently this OSB3 differs from OSB2 in that it is supposed to be more stable, suitable for load bearing and suitable for out door use

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      We only use these saws.

      http://www.screwfix.com/p/spear-and-jackson-predator-x-8tpi-saw/37777
       
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        Noggins are small drinks. Noggings is the correct term.
         
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            I'm from Essex, it's noggins' wiv an apostrophe, innit :p
             
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              I don't do any DIY but have had a metal shed put up.

              The wood wasn't used at all for any form of support. They bolted the base to the paving (don't know what they did to make sure it was level) and fixed the floor inside the framework. This brought the floor level with the edge of the framework and, presumably because it fitted exactly, holds the base rigid. It's fitted over the small ledge at the bottom of the framework.

              I don't know what the floor was made of but always assumed it was ply. I just covered it all with lino that I got off Freecycle.

              I haven't the faintest whether the way it has been done is any good but it must be about eight years ago and seems OK.

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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              when I was a college it was herringbone strutting.:snork:
               
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              We probably did some of that when we were down the Palais! :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
               
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                When I was at College 'herringbone strutting' was X shaped bits of timber to prevent lateral movement of floor joist. Noggings were the bits in between (not full depth) other timbers (joists, rafters, bearers, etc.) required for fixing otherwise unsupported edges of sheets/boards/etc.

                I can remember when metal struts were first introduced as a cheaper alternative to timber strutting and there was a dreadful problem with 'creaking/squeaking' floors. It was so long ago I can't remember exactly what it was, but can only guess that it was idiots placing the metal struts next to one another so they squeaked as the moved/rubbed against one another. Hundreds of houses had to have their first floor boarding removed to rectify that problem.
                 
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                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                Noggins, to me in the old days, was the horizontal members in a stud wall, but I think often names change in different parts of the country.
                A mate of mine often, as a joke, used to come out with things like, vertical transoms and horizontal mullions.:biggrin:
                Bet you remember tusk tennons scrungee:snork:
                 
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                Only from O Level Woodwork.

                How many people know what a munting is these days?
                 
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