SECOND tutorial video i watched and this guy is probably the most helpful carpenter on here.. a real genuinely nice and helpful guy... as they say.. its nice to be nice.. well done you.

@LTWCarpentry

8 ай бұрын

Thanks lee ! That’s a really nice comment ! Really appreciated mate 🍻

Thank you this was brilliant

@LTWCarpentry

9 күн бұрын

Cheers James for the comment, much appreciated! 👍🍻

Someone get this guy a hoover! Seriously, your videos are extremely good. Well detailed and clear explanations.👍

@LTWCarpentry

7 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy ! I really appreciate that ! What’s a Hoover 😂😂😂😂

Nice demo Lewis, and you’ve answered all the questions about the worktop jig I was afraid to ask 👊

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Hoggy, don’t ever be afraid to ask mate, If we don’t ask we don’t learn mate 👍🏻

You're a legend man best carpentry teacher on KZread. I'm a young carpenter starting out and you've helped me loads

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome dude ! So glad I could help and it’s great to hear that a young man like yourself is starting out ! If you need anything else let me know buddy ! 🍻

@XXJTXX1

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, if you need an extra pair of hands on a job, could chuck me labourers money a day here and there if you ever need, I'm based south london

@XXJTXX1

Жыл бұрын

I got a campervan so can go anywhere

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

@@XXJTXX1 nice that’s good to know, if you have Instagram send me a message with your details mate 👍🏻

brilliant instruction, needed to refresh myself as am now retired but helping a friend well done well instructed

@LTWCarpentry

7 ай бұрын

Brilliant Clifford ! Glad I could help !

Excellent video mate. Keep them coming 👍🏻

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Nice one buddy, trying to do them every Sunday buddy 👍🏻

FYI you don’t need a 1/2 router for this job. I bought a 3D printed jig on eBay for a tenner and used a 1/4 router with a 12mm guide bush and 6mm bit. Did two passes and it worked a treat. Not a criticism, just wanted to share the knowledge. Great vid, thanks for uploading.

@LTWCarpentry

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

excellent video, some good tips , learning a lot, thanks.

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 👍🏻

That's really helpful thanks

@LTWCarpentry

11 ай бұрын

Your more then welcome ! Thanks for the comment buddy 🍻

legend too good mate with full details

@LTWCarpentry

8 ай бұрын

Cheers Mohammed ! Really appreciate it mate

Great video !!! thank you 😊😊😊😊😊😊

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael, I really appreciate the comment 👍🏻

Nice instructions, altho I'm amateur and never done any kitchen I love to watch your videos.

@LTWCarpentry

7 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy ! Much appreciated ! 🍻

!Hi Very good video ,your a good teacher ,Thanks for going to the trouble 👍

@LTWCarpentry

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the comment buddy 🍻

Great idea with marking the center line on the jig cut outs, thanks for sharing 👍

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy ! And thanks for the comment ! I really appreciate it 👍🏻

@bluewanderer9903

Жыл бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry you have a great channel here, I have seen that square wt vid alone about 5 times already. Any chance you could do a worktop scribing between two walls at some stage please. I will be fitting my first worktop in couple of weeks time, L shape, both ends are trapped, female wall to wall and male top to fridge gable. There are few vids around but I would love to see your take on it, if possible of course.

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

@@bluewanderer9903 thanks buddy, I’m really glad your enjoying my content, yes of course buddy, I will have to wait until I have a worktop job come through but I can certainly do that when one comes up 👍🏻

@bluewanderer9903

Жыл бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry thank you

Nice one mate👍

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob 👍🏻

Nice work 👌🏻

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy

Have been in the furniture industry since I was 21 and found your instructions clear and concise and a great help enjoyed helping my mate with his kitchen still got it!

That’s soo helpful, and so well explained ! Where you mark the lines, I was going to move the jig up a few mm so the lines are on the side of guide cutout rather than faff about trying to get them in the centre ? Thanks for any advice, I’m so out of my depth, but going to give it a go..

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment buddy, good luck with your project, just take it nice and slowly buddy 👍🏻

So, I’ve now done this, and here are my thoughts…..A heavier router would have helped me, but I made 3 different depth passes, which worked ok. I bought a unika kit, which had plastic bits to hold bolts in place, very handy but not necessary. It also included colour fill compound to join, which was white to match worktop and filled my imperfect end cuts. Your videos were really helpful !

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome Douglas ! Glad I could help you buddy ! What router did you use mate ? Well done on getting this done it’s not an easy task !

@douglasalexander4348

Жыл бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry I used a cheap parkside (aldi) that I had. Weird size bits though, in between 1/4 and 1/2” so replacements are going to be hard to find…I think a heavier weight would have helped keep it more stable but shelling out £200.00 for a Trend, I’ll put up with the extra effort. Went 4 incremental passes on the last set, sounds a lot, but actually faster as less laboured. Anyhoo, your videos were very helpful for a first timer, so calm and well explained. Oh, I used a thick sofa cushion laid up level against the base unit when I was on my back doing bolts up, try it, saves a trip to the chiropractor haha.

@LickorishAllsorts

9 ай бұрын

@@douglasalexander4348 8mm?

@douglasalexander4348

9 ай бұрын

@@LickorishAllsorts Yes.Pain in the butt to get hold of.

Great video. I am going to have a go at fitting bolts on square edge worktop and wondered 1/4" router would be capable of cutting out the keyholes in a number of passes. Grateful for any help. TIA.

@LTWCarpentry

5 ай бұрын

I would t recommend using a 1/4 one mate, even a cheap 1/2 would be the best option

@petejenkins3162

5 ай бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry Thanks for your advice. I will dig out my old 1/2 inch router, buried deep in my workshop somewhere!! 🤣🤣

Try Zip bolts they are a little more expensive but they are a lot less faff as most of the time you can fit them with one hand. Come in handy if it’s a corner unit with a set of pull out shelves pre fitted.

@LTWCarpentry

7 ай бұрын

Yes mate they are great aren’t they !

Brilliant video, and tips. Only better if you can wear some PPE.

@LTWCarpentry

7 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy 🍻

Some good info there regarding bolt hole placement, you can be in a world of hurt if you just cut the three direct from the jig. Do you not PVA your mitre joints to stop water ingress and possible swelling.

@LTWCarpentry

11 ай бұрын

I’ve never found the need mate, with a decent mastic seal, make sure it come out of the joint and clean off the excess works fine, been doing it a very long time now with no issues

Superb instructional video. Have a silverline jig and fitting square edge worktop. Need to cut bolt holes. Do I still have to put the pegs in the jig as worktop is square edge and Im not doing mason mitre?

@LTWCarpentry

11 ай бұрын

Hi, yes you do, that’s the best way to get them to line up 🍻

Hi, fantastic videos, inspired me to fit my own kitchen, ive just got to the worktops, bought a trend router, got the guide bush, just wondering what router bit you use to do the cut? Thanks very much

@PP-zx1sg

3 ай бұрын

12.7mm x 50mm, just use the same bit for cutting the mason mitre, if your router can adjust cut depth

Very good instructional videos just a query , have you tried putting biscuits in the joint edge as well as the jointing bolts to prevent the tops from deflecting .

@LTWCarpentry

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment John, I normally use a few dominos in my worktops but due to this being a tutorial I didn’t want to use tools that would put people off. 🍻

I'm fitting my kitchen and at one end of the kitchen I have units 330mm deep so work top is 350mm maybe slightly smaller but its square edge worktop what jig is best for this work as it is half the size of a standard worktop. Great video.

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

If you check out my video on how to join square edged worktops buddy, that will help, but as for the bolt holes, I would just use two and keep them about 100mm apart 👍🏻

@dilligaf2386

Жыл бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry great cheers.

Hiya. Do you think a 1/4 inch cordless router would suffice for the bolt holes?

@LTWCarpentry

4 ай бұрын

In theory yes but the only thing I would say is the jigs are designed to be used with a 9mm offset from the cutter so you might end up with the cut of being to big for the bolts, I would try it on scrap first.

Alright mate what’s your opinion on biscuits on the joints I always where possible put them in and glue them what’s your thoughts cheers

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Alright mate, I’m of the opinion of it can’t hurt, I use dominos in mine but have for these videos that are coming as I didn’t want it to put people off but it really helps with alignment, if I didn’t have the domino I would use biscuits 👍🏻 cheers for the comment buddy

Do you work anywhere in the midlands mate ? Need my wren kitchen fitting end of August lol. Only a small L shape

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

I don’t in afraid mate, I’m in Essex

Is it the same method with square edge worktop ?

@LTWCarpentry

2 ай бұрын

Yes it is I have a video on my channel for square edge worktops

Nice job but no glue or colorfill?

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Yes I don’t use it, I use silicon, the next video goes into more detail

Alright mate what clamps you using??

@LTWCarpentry

9 ай бұрын

They are the bessey duo clamps mate, really good clamps

@skippyison1

9 ай бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry Cheers dude!

If you can pick up the Unika jigs for £30-£40 I’ll have ten off you 😂

@LTWCarpentry

Жыл бұрын

Tool station £44.99 dude

@gazmoto

Жыл бұрын

@@LTWCarpentry well bugger me, you are correct Lewis, keep up the great work and excellent content, cheers Gaz