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The smart tool didn't work for me, because they did not provide a drill bit with the correct depth. My deck is hardwood and the square seated SS screws would break if the pilot hole was not to the...

Hi there woodworkers,

My ryobi thicknesser won't start and I have lost my receipt (bunnings)

So I need to fix it.

Can anyone give me some clues on fixing it myself. It would sometimes...

Hi all,
I painted some fEAST&WATSON decking oil (not water based) on some oragon which had a white colour after applying the thicknesser and the wood turned yellow. The paint shop guy said this was...

Thanks for all those comments about my ryobi thicknesser. Using all this information I got it to work for me after returning the original for a replacement.(Bunnings honoured the replacement...

Hi again,
thinking ahead now, I am laying recycle cyprus pine on hardwood joists and bearers on a 66 m2 deck using SS 50 mm 8 gauge screws.

Some of the wood was previously treated...

Thanks Allan M, for your advice.

The guy in the hardware convinced me that zinc were as good as gal.

At least I can paint over it, but I've put so much work into this project and now I've got...

Hi there again,
I'm getting to be a regular receiver on this forum.
Thankyou to those who helped and commented .
My new questions,
I've just fastened...

Hi there and thanks for the your comments and help

The model is:

Ryobi 2000 Watt 318mm Portable Planer Thicknesser. HOT PRICE!
Ideal for large capacity planing and sizing.
Features power...

Hi there,
I recently bought a riobi thicknesser to reshape some 30 year old hardwood joists and cyprus pine T&G floor boards into decking.
Well it only does about 6 joists then I need...

Hi there,
I have just assembled and leveled the floor frame for my 66 square metre deck. I used recycled hardword, bearers and joists supported by brick piers .
Now I need to fasten...

Hi there ,
is there anyone who could give advice regarding the correct use of recycled timber.
I demolished my 30 year old brick veneer house and stacked the wood for a deck on my new...

Thank you Brynk for that valuable information. Having a methodical method is exactly what I need having never done it before.

The deck is 500 cm by 1210 cm rectangular in shape.
There are 3 rows...

Thanks for the assistance.
Getting into the job, I think the the hand power planer will be good enough.
I attempt to take the minimum off the board edges and the resulting boards range from 9mm...

Hi there,
can anyone outline a procedure for leveling a deck where recycled hardwood joists and bearers , supported by brick piers.?

After I denailed the timber and assembled it on the brick...

Thanks for your advice. I might add that a great deal of the boards are damaged on both sides (the T&G sides) because it's very tiring work for people not used to demolition and hard to keep true for...

Hi there,
I would like some advice for cleaning up second hand tongue and groove cyprus pine floor boards.
I recently demolished my 28 year old 100 m2 brick vaneer home stacking the...