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…
Ford Escape Running Boards
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Review – Porter Cable Table Saw Model PCB270TS
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…
Review: Woodstock International D4241 12″ Cyclone Separator
A couple weeks ago I purchased the Porter Cable table saw. One of the features is the dust port sized for a shop vac, and it works really well with my Ridged vacuum. Time for a cyclone separator, since all…
Porter Cable Table Saw
Since the Craftsman table saw gave up the ghost yesterday, I decided to replace instead of repair (which is somewhat unusual for me). There are enough other shortcomings with that saw that throwing money at it just does not make…
Flea Market Find: Stanley Craftsman Hand Plane
Picked up a used hand plane at a flea market for $5. It’s a Stanley Craftsman, made in England. I have no idea how to tell the age or if it’s worth the money I paid for it.
Drill Press Table
I decided to put together a drill press table using wood scraps and some 8020 pieces that I have laying around the shop. 8020 is extruded aluminum that the manufacturer bills as Industrial Erector Set. 1″ thick segments of the…
Walker-Turner Drill Press Cart
I recently received a Walker-Turner drill press. My previous 8” drill press could easily be lifted and placed where I needed it. Not with this one. It weights quite a lot, so I needed a way to move it around…
A Rediscovered Tool: Bench Clamp
Quite some time ago I was at a home show at Pheasant Run Resort and there wan an infomercial style booth set up where a guy was selling a bench clamp. I got caught up in the sales pitch and…
Walker-Turner Drill Press Restoration – Part 2
Well, the drill press is mostly completed. The only thing I need to do is fabricate a cover to hide the belt and power cords. Not exactly a match to the original color, but now it looks like a tractor!…
Walker-Turner Drill Press Restoration – Part 1
When I was a kid, my mom used to shop at garage sales (or rummage sales as they call them in southern Indiana). She found an old drill press that my grandfather suggested would be good for my dad. She…