Time for some levity

With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

The Dummy's Guide to European Bandsaw Setup

Seems like questions about Minimax bandsaws have been popping up and I wondered if there could be an opportunity to condense knowledge into and level-set some best-practices for setup? First, any contemporary Italian or large Austrian bandsaw ought be very straightforward to set up and get cutting...

My new bandsaw, I hope...

I had the high bid tonight on this Rockwell/Delta 28-350. I've been looking for and bidding on these for the last few years, and I was the back bidder a few times, but this one went for a very good price. My reserve bid was $600. It's possible that there's something terribly wrong with it, but...

Forget 'Baby on board'

I need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...

How many miles do you get out of your car brakes?

I drive a 2006 Toyota mostly on the highway. It has 90,000 miles with the original brakes. I don't hear any squealing on the brakes and they work fine. What do you think?

Would you - borrow a tool?

A lot of people - myself included - make it a policy to really avoid lending out tools. The list is a really short one of the people I will lend a tool to. What about - borrowing a tool?

Lots of holes...wrong piece of tooling. "D'oh!!"

Late to the party again. Been there, done that too, Jim. Nice save. The cabinet looks really good. FWIW, when I have mis-drilled, I plug the holes with

Chop Saw problem

I put a dial indicator on it yesterday and yes the blade is true. Amazing to me given the quick stop. The motor does start but the saw has no power.

Build a case for some chisels?

Half blind dovetails for the front of the drawer...meant I needed to cut existing pins back about 1/8" from where the others were...instead of 1/2"

Juicing a soft Arkansas stone

I have used a soft Arkansas stone on every tool I have sharpened for over forty years. I never abrade it. I have recommended the soft Arkansas for people

What's the deal? Jeep rubber ducks.

Cool, thanks. I pass this to my brother, he owns Jeep Supershop and he didn't know.

SC Pig-Picking