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...

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?

Shop tidbits...

A few weeks ago, the mowing season began here. While in the shed, I was looking for something and checking the open containers on the bench in there and I noticed a right-angle adapter. Looking at it, I couldn't figure what it fit. I put it back into the container and continued the search for...

Increasing straight line rip capacity of Felder K 700 S sliding table saw

Thanks Jim. Just to be clear, the ripping sled would be pushed forward after I reached the capacity of my slider, right? So building a long, flat jig

Build a case for some chisels?

Ok...those clamps came off this morning...back was cleaned up..

Followed by both ends, and then the front..

And the top

Mahogany Wall cabinet

No worries John, I appreciate your feedback. I'm not really sold on the combination either. Sometimes I try something new just for the sake of variety,

Aha, I identified my Domino 500 problem, I think!

Is it like that on both sides or just the side shown in the picture?

I think a Seneca domiplate would eliminate that issue (at least for

Finishing Stair Treads

Porch and floor paint used to be good for the purpose, but it's been a long time since it really has been. I'm thinking about trying Durepox.

SC Pig-Picking