- Read Time: 5 mins
- Hits: 23874
Some workshop tips that I use are old, old, old ... I have been using them for many years without giving too much thought to them but to many others, they are new ideas, but even more, they are ideas with others that can trigger new ideas, that they then share with me and we end up learning from one another ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rKp0N3zrqfU
Some workshop tricks when you look at them they look easy, then when you try them, they don't work, and that's because some of them require a tiny bit tweaking that sometimes is left untold ... and such is the case with vice grip saw blade hack ...
- Read Time: 6 mins
- Hits: 77031
Bandsaws are great tools and can do many things quickly and easily and their versatility makes them a perfect candidate for add-on accessories and adaptations that can allow them to do even more ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yVjdjs1vyZQ
In my case, I was in need of an "open concept" TV stand. I need to be open to accommodate a couple of speakers that seem to be well placed under the Television to help conserve floor space. I decided to help match other furniture, a very light colored finish would be best and I found a nice clear top coat, in a very matte finish that I tested and liked ...
From time to time I get "urgent" messages from people about their bandsaws. Messages like "my bandsaw was working fine before, now it banging like crazy when I turn it on" ... or "all of a sudden my bandsaw is vibrating really badly" and even though it's hard to diagnose machinery symptoms over the Internet, I usually have an idea what the problems are.
- Read Time: 7 mins
- Hits: 14262
Krazy Glue, Super Glue and other brand name glues have been around for many years now and I use most of them because they all have the same basic formula and all perform with the same high degree of "attachment". All of these glues are from the Cyanoacrylate family and commonly called "CA" glues for short. They come in a variety of consistencies from very thin and watery, all the way to a thick gel that can be applied to vertical surfaces where it won't run.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xOh6u3rkI-U
Along with the consistency of the glue, there is another element about these "CA" glues that many people don't know about ...
- Read Time: 4 mins
- Hits: 54045
Wood routers are one of the most versatile tools you can have in your workshop, they can do so many different things, I'm sure the inventor never dreamed all of the things that routers could possibly do with a few jigs and a little bit of ingenuity.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uj5iRmgswF4
The components that make routers so useful can often be expanded to allow them to do even more, or make them even more convenient to use, and here are some examples ...