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.

Screw chuck recommendation

I currently use a Nova four jaw chuck with their woodworm screw and that's been okay. I'd like to have a dedicated screw chuck and have read positive reviews of the Glaser product here. The threads look sharper than some other screws I've seen and it looks very well made but it's priced a bit...

Garage cost...are you kidding me?

I retired from the Air Force close to two years ago. It took us until now to find the house we wanted. So, I was ready to finally have a space dedicated for a wood shop instead of cramming into here or there as we moved every three years. We have a great house with some land and a perfect spot...

Something to build for June...

All the rehabs are done...cleared off the bench, for now..Road Trip to spend a bit of Mad Money.... 3/4" x 5-3/4"x 5' mostly....and a weird looking 4 footer...9 boards total. Long boards are from 4 planks that were 117" long...not going to fit in the back of my Chevy....cut somewhere near the...

Why I'll be waiting awhile for my 1st electric vehicle...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/22/tesla-fire-sacramento/ --right up there with *my opinion* of self-driving cars: The science isn't quite there yet. Just my ...

It's not about the shavings!

Sunday morning coffee rant...... Like some of us I consume my fair share of woodworking related print and video media. A favorite is YouTube instructional bits on technique, tool use, tool restoration, and such. How is it that many of the the guys doing vids on plane use and restoration...

Time for some levity

240v remote controls

I use the Ivac contactor for my dust collector. It is excellent. A contactor is the best solution IMHO and not very expensive in the grand scheme of things.

How would you go at this table?

I replaced the veneer on an old treadle sewing machine with similar flaws to those you described. Remove the veneer and replace it. John provided good

Millers Falls restoration questions

I usually have a cheap paint brush...give it a few drops of 3in1 oil...works on not only the wood parts, also on all the metal parts....depending on how

Question for the electrical experts

in az you can, but we generally opt to use mc cable, just in case. i do know here if you run romex undergroun even thru a chase, i has to be for underground