Zachary Hoyt
Contributor

Good for you. Aside from the question of how to handle the refrigerant there is also the hole in the wall that would be left.

It sounds like maybe the landlord just wants you to walk away and leave all the stuff for him. You may need some legal or other help to keep that...

An auction at short notice or poorly advertised is always a bad deal for the seller from what I have seen. Even if you end up selling I think the...

That's an interesting offer they're making. The pay range is huge, from not much more than minimum wage to nearly double. It would be sad if an...

I bought a new stove last year and ended up going with Century. They are made in Canada, I think, and seem to be a good quality stove. Certainly...

Bandsaws for me. Both the big and the little one. I don't change blades except if they break or get dull, so I don't have to change the setup other...

I would not have been able to afford a median priced home, but I was able to buy a house in a tax auction and completely repair it. I'm self...

Heat in the shop is great. Mine is a wood stove, about 10 years old but I just got it last year. We're supposed to hit 4 tonight.

I used to plane guitar sides before I got my drum sander in 2018. I had to get down to 1/8" or 3/32" and I would say if the grain is dead straight...

6 for 75 cents is okay as long as they are bought in even numbers, at 2 for a quarter. Odd numbers would require rounding, which is never fun in a...

Maybe you could make the project 11-7/8" instead of 12". That might be the easiest way out.

I went with a local agent up here near the house I bought, and they did a fine job. First I only had fire insurance because the building was kind of...

I used to mass produce coasters about 3-4" diameter by 1/4" thick from ash and sumac, and sometimes cherry. If you're trying to keep the bark on...

Probably I did tell that story before. It's sort of seared into my memory and pops up on occasion.

I never got an empty box or envelope but once years ago I ordered two rolls of bubble wrap. Each came in a larger box, well protected with wadded up...

I can see no difference between planed and 80 grit sanded, both are invisible if flat.

I just use the ruler on mine to get to the general area where I need to be. To start a job I slide the wood under with the motor off and spin the...

I like my 19-38 but have not used it for things over 18" or so wide, as I'm mostly building instruments not furniture or cabinets and they are not...

I use the drum sander or the planer to flatten lumber and then cut neck sections out of the boards and glue them together. I have not had any...

I use 80 grit on the disc sander and drum sander for all surfaces, including those to be glued. I also glue right off the jointer or planer. Both...

I had a Woodmaster 718(?) planer/molder/sander that was really lousy at everything it did, and severely underbuilt, but I have heard that a lot of...

Sometimes the best way to get rid of it "all" is to have an in-person auction. You have less control over the selling prices of things but a good...

I'm not a high-end hand tool user myself, but I think there are some planes and things that are in the upper 3 digits if not higher, if getting rid...

His banjo and mandolin building books are great, and I'm sure the others are too. My mother gave me a copy of his Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin...

I have learned to be resigned to dust and mess. My motto is "Filth without squalor".

Sometimes you have to poke the stop button extra hard to get the start button to pop back out, or sometimes a button gets stuck because of a bit of...

When given a choice between paranoia and naivety my answer is "Why not have it all?" I had a 22 rifle for a few years when we were at the farm...