Tool related posts
This completes the project started here. The difference between this rack and the pipe clamp rack is the top, the back remains the same. Initially I designed the slot depth 3 7/8″, but since the table saw blade height is…
Due to a lack of floorspace, the Craftsman radial arm saw (103.29310) will be retired. As the cabinet was disassembled, a couple documents were found inside: the cabinet assembly instructions, the drawer installation instructions and the caster instructions. All three…
A recently completed project, The Miniature Dresser, used several dados. All dado operations are performed using a Freud stacked dado set, which produces very nice flat bottomed dados. The only issue is the setup. Especially when setting up dados for…
The paint had all week to dry, I expected the gloss to fade a bit over the week. It did not, and still looks wet. Not the exact look I was going for, but it’ll be fine. removing the painter’s…
The miter gauge that comes with the Porter-Cable PCB270TS is typical in that it comes with a small protractor head to push the work piece with (there is a bit of side-to-side “slop” that needs to be adjusted out, more…
A couple years ago, I received a vise from my wife’s grandfather. They moved out of their house and he said I could take whatever tools I wanted. Unfortunately, there was not much, but I did take his old Wilton…
I recently purchased some Harbor Freight clamps that are still on sale, 12″ clamps, 18″ clamps and 36″ clamps (the picture shows the 36″ as yellow, but they are blue in the store). Decided to go with these because, quite…
My wife is a member of the Facebook group that’s a online garage sale for our community (just about all towns have one, check it out). Last weekend she found three tools and asked if I was interested. A Makita…
We recently aquired a 2002 Ford Escape. It’s a good vehicle, and is in pretty good overall condition. One thing that we noticed is that the running boards had surface rust so we decided to remove both, sand down the…
Recently, I had ran into a problem with my old Craftsman table saw. I decided to replace it instead of repairing it and talked about the recent purchase of the PCB270TS here. Having used it for a couple weekends and…