Curt Harms
Contributor

In addition to the fast dry-to-the-touch, water based finishes are compatible with TransTint so you can 'tweak' the color a bit of required.

Me too. I've only bought 2 cordless drills since the B&D/Stanley acquisition, little one and bigger one. They weren't Porter Cable.

For all I know their decision making might be fine, it depends on their goals. Choice 1: Make a very high quality tools that will last for years...

What I read about the 8529 speed control was that it was another victim of the crap capacitors that also haunted PC motherboards and other items. If...

It's been several years since I was in Charleston but was impressed by the restorations. Charleston was hit by a hurricane that did significant...

Remember that he started out as a contractor, that's how he met Russell Morash. I expect his 'fine woodworking' skills developed somewhat as he did...

If I recall correctly, the followup to the PC 690 routers, 7529 was a stinker. I don't remember details anymore but there was a substantial re-design...

If they're going to load all the NYW episodes to Youtube, I wonder what that portends for the promised NewYankee.com. Will NewYankee.com become...

My understanding is that Stanley/B&D bought Porter Cable intending it to be the homeowner/DIY brand. B&D used to sell an orange colored tool line...

Paste wax seems to work for me. Izzy, you probably know this but I try to push down as little as possible on the infeed side of the table. Downforce...

Tenryu is a lesser known manufacturer that generally gets good reviews. This blade ...

Any area with a lot of older residents without someone to give advice on tech stuff is more likely to go to a store where they can "talk to an...

I've used biscuits, I haven't used dominoes. One of the complaints about biscuits is that the wood on either side of the slot is prone to swelling...

In very crowded situations like boarding a commuter train would be the biggest risk IMO. It would be easier to get a rogue card reader in closer...

Have you contacted Shark Guard? There was a guy that was selling a close copy of a riving knife that attached to Unisaws and their clones where the...

SeaMonkey (SeaMonkey-project.org) is a continuation of the old style Netscape software suite. It contains an HTML editor that I've used many moons in...

I presume your blade speed is around 600 ft./min (3 meters/sec.)? Most charts I see recommend about 1/3 of that speed...

I think it was the mid '90s, 1995-1997ish. I recall a 16" storm followed by 10" a couple weeks later. This part of the world that's a Snowmaggedon....