Today's milling

[Mr. Ed]

Our friend Steve helping to lay Alder boards in the bedroom and for some reason looking like a computer generated image. Is the world ready for a first person floor-laying Role Play Game? Hmm 

[Mr. Ed]

And a pool on how many screws will go in to hold this floor down? Plugs to follow. 
 

If it dares squeak I’ll kill it. 
 

(c 750). 
 

[Stihllymok]

Nice. What's the substrate? Rubber? 

[Mr. Ed]

Yes a posh acoustic underlay. Recycled tyres and cork. Made in Germany. I forget the name. Annoyingly expensive but very handy - its squishability (spellcheck that one, motherfecker phone!) allows a little adjustment in screw tension to correct thickness variation. And hopefully the kitchen below won’t hear every fart, quarrel and cuddle from above. 

[daveatdave]

did you clamp the boards up before fixing 

[Mr. Ed]

Regupol - what a name! No wonder I couldn’t remember it. Sounds like a laxative. 

[Mr. Ed]

1 minute ago, daveatdave said:

did you clamp the boards up before fixing 

Just banging sideways with a mallet then kneeling on it. Because there’s a chipboard floor already we couldn’t use those nice clamp things. I didn’t tongue and groove it because I don’t have a router / moulder and because I’m slack. 

[Mr. Ed]

Baby’s first Ash. Does it always smell of honey?  

[AJStrees]

19 hours ago, Mr. Ed said:

Our friend Steve helping to lay Alder boards in the bedroom and for some reason looking like a computer generated image. Is the world ready for a first person floor-laying Role Play Game? Hmm 

Very nice. I've got a load of alder, well probably 30 sticks that could do well at making floor boards or cladding, when I ever get a bandsaw. Those boards look real good though. 

[Stubby]

On 25/05/2022 at 22:33, muttley9050 said:

Quarter sawn timber is generally used for stability

I have some " hard rock maple " quarter sawn  Fender guitar necks just for that reason .