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…
In an ongoing effort to get organized, this is the second project this year to address that need in the garage shop. Earlier in the summer, shelves were added below the cabinets allowing for quick access to screws, bolts and…
Over the past 4 years, I have been slowly upgrading the workspace in the garage. The goal is to have a space that is efficient to work in; efficiency equals productivity. When getting to tools…
The lighting in my garage shop has always left something to be desired. The type I installed were the cheap two bulb florescent variety from either Home Depot or Menards. These inexpensive fixtures do not have electronic ballasts and tend…
I always have an old hard drive (or 2 or 3) laying around. I’ve found a great use for them (assuming that the drive is not functional) is to remove the magnets inside. You’ll need…
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…
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…
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…
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!…
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…