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I have the ShopNation dust chute on my DW715 and it is amazing. My saw is not a slider, and although I had to wait for the device for over 9 months,...

I suspect that a minor deviation in the squareness of the sharpened edge is the root cause. This could be squaremess in the traditional sense, or the...

I always thought I would get good use out of a scrollsaw, but some 15 years later when it fell on my foot moving stuff I gave it away on a forum....

When I started out doing carpentry and small reno's I was blowing through cheap tool after cheap tool. And when I started developing severe constant...

I'd also strongly agree with the RO150 if it was the only other choice, and while it is very hefty and definitely less ergonomic than the others,...

can they be left soaking in something. I usually put my air cap and nozzle from spray guns in a small jar in clean Lac reducer. some air caps may...

Once one gets used to adjusting a spokeshave it is pretty easy. For me, setting the shave down on a piece of hardwood with the cap screw loose is a...

Mitch, It looks like a proper lever cap for your shave would be like one from a Stanley #58 or #63. One of my #51 spokeshaves came with the wrong...

I see rustoleum rattle cans now have a switch nozzle with like 5 different fan patterns. Hopefully one will be unclogged when I go to use it. BillD

This thread led me to post a couple of Jet parallel clamps of Craigslist, along with a couple of long but oddball pipe clamps. Didn't get the hang...

While we're still grieving our cat, we got a new one. Jackson is about 6 months old, with a very upbeat outlook on life. He's pretty well settled in...

I got the storm door installed on our new entry door; now I can remove the entry door to paint it without leaving a big hole. The Larson storm door...

Thanks for the suggestions, will try the bloxygen I believe

It be a QA issue. I went shopping for one at HF with my dad and we had to return three before we got one that ran smooth. It has continued to run,...

Life is rich and full! The old analogue electric meter we have as a novelty on our grid tied PV system came from eBay. It was not very expensive....

Hi Stephen, I could maybe see the second option occurring, but if they make it to a similar quality/robustness the manufacturing costs will be...

Still working on rental house. Burnt up a bunch of brain cells trying to figure how to add a meter for electric to garage shop, and well pump. Son...

For PVC drain down in the ditch, I've always used nylon string, and two screw drivers for pull handles. Only caveat is once you have started, keep...

I sure hope I do not need long ones again. My biggest bench is 5' X 9'. 10' and longer clamps were helpful for big mantles and architectural wood...

Thank you Robert and Eugene.

This will depend on the work being performed.

I just realized I forgot to follow up on this- it turned out the screw holding the wheel on the arbor had loosened, and it was mainly attached with...

That is really awesome! How long ago was it made? - the colors are brilliant! I don't trust high angle alone. It has been a few years, but i...

My mistake, you are correct that lowers are 87016. My apologies.