Joining Worktops

[Tony Bryer]

It's an ongoing process. Decade on decade new controls are introduced but almost never rescinded. Part of it is a desire to control, part of it is that virtually every regulation is there for good reason, though as with Part P a critical analysis may show that the cost/benefit case is totally unsustainable. The politician's fear is that if they remove a control one week and something related happens the next week the Daily Mail will tear them to pieces for doing so. I mean Jenny Tonge MP's daughter wouldn't have been electrocuted if we'd had Part P would she?

[zymurgy]

Nah, club hammers are easy to use. It's using a claw hammer on a chisel [1] without a hand guard that hurts.

Chip, chip. Ow ; Chip Chip ... etc

HTH

Paul.

[1] Usually cos it's downstairs, or misplaced etc ...

[Lobster]

The pro who did my worktop recently, using a large Makita router, used that method (I've never done it myself, or even seen it done, before) and he certainly made an excellent job of it.

David

[Lobster]

According to a report I heard on local radio today, more people now get hurt by laminate floors than by chip pans.

So hopefully, at least that will mean laminate floors get banned soon...

david

[Steven Campbell]

Don't know where in the country you live but this guy has a good reputation and posts here occasionally.

've never personally used him

[Steven Briggs]

In message , Lobster writes

Yehbut, there's a load of people (inc local fire brigade) in the North-East running round at this very minute trying to get traditional chip pans banned following a recent house fire & death case.

[Steven Briggs]

In message , Antony writes

Even with a 1/2" router its recommended to use several passes. I recently did some W/T joins and found 4 passes @ 10mm plus a final trimming pass did the job nicely. Tip of the day : When cutting the dog-bones make damn sure the router plunge is locked. I didn't notice mine was slipping down and came within

1/8" of breaking right through. Would have been an expensive mistake!

[Andy Hall]

Good thing.

[Andy Hall]

Yes, but it's near Scotland and they have deep fried pizzas and Mars bars there.

It's probably best to let nature run its course since they have a speech impediment anyway.

[Andy Hall]

Definitely not, but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

[Chris Cowley]

Many thanks for that, I'm sure I remember the odd post from kitchenman too, from my past forrays into uk.d-i-y. I will e-mail him and see if he's prepared to brave the M25 to get to me...

[Mark]

Part P is not really about safety, is it? It's to get more people to use tradespersons and not DIY so that Gordon gets more tax.

Mark

[Matt]

No that started on the 1st January 1973.

[John Rumm]

It isn't - you are supposed to do multiple passes even with a big router. About 10mm per pass is about the limit.