Doug Dawson
Friend of the Creek

Butternut is so soft that you could easily dent it deeply with your fingernail. Totally unsuited to pallets or similar. It can be totally beautiful...

I’ve never used my PCS with the SawStop folding table in anything but the locked and loaded position. I don’t know why you would (that’s what it’s...

Mark Levin, Your comment about the PM EVS presses substantially outselling the Novas would explain why we’ve seen so many horrid reviews of the...

The tech on the Nova is clearly from the 80’s, in fact the 80’s keep calling and they want it back. So I wouldn’t worry too much about that, they...

I use truck air brake hose to connect the compressor to the main plumbing system, and the main plumbing system (which is hung from various points on...

You want FUEL. Maybe they’ve made other brushless, but FUEL is what you want. With Milwaukee anyway.

What attracted you to copper over the usual galvanized steel pipe installs, which offer more flexibility with connection to other stuff (NPT threads...

There are people, maybe even here on this forum, who don’t know that you could get an “unlisted number” for your “landline”. Those were the days.

FUEL is Milwaukee’s trade name for brushless. I have both the M18 and M12 batteries in various configurations (around 20 in total.) The M18’s have...

I started with DeWalt cordless back in the early 90’s and my experience with their batteries was such that my loyalty to them is exactly zero. Their...

Makita and Festool for corded power tools. But any cordless tools I buy now are Milwaukee 12v, they are increasingly dominating the market...

it’s not about fear. It’s about respecting traditional boundaries. There’s a whole lot about what’s going on right now that you don’t seem to...

Neonicotinoids (imidocloprid etc) are particularly bad, because the bees seem to _like_ it, it gets them high. Then they get confused, and lose...

Are you saying that UNIX administrators should be particularly concerned? I agree. :^) Only participate in forums that have trustworthy...

I generally do when it’s relevant. However, most people shouldn’t like self-doxxing, particularly if they have significant assets. (The internet can...

I would far prefer separates. A combo machine would drive me nuts. My approach originated from hand planing, which involves (at least initially)...

I’ve never been there in person, but they are a class act IMO. They are my preferred vendor for Wright mechanics tools (and another heck yeah for...

But what if you know that it’s accurately level? No constant checking required, because you already _know_ that. I’m not talking about levels that...

Could you explain how an Empire level, that actually measures level, is not as good as a high-end level that also claims to? For example, if you have...

I’m not a tile guy, but I deal with this stuff, and aside from access issues the priority should be having a bench in there.

Very well said. That’s how I feel about it too, in so many ways.

Assuming you bought the 221’s, which seem to have obsoleted the older larger connectors,: The marking for how much to strip the wire is on one...

I like to leave the CRC on overnight so it dries more by itself, but it probably doesn’t matter. It takes a long time to dry. As far as buffing...

Plus, if it’s a Milwaukee product, you actually get the warranty. Imagine that. Praise be to the BORG. And they’re more likely to have stuff in stock.

Here’s how I remember it. If a wire comes along, you must twist it. Twist it good. Sing it with me now... :^)

Few people use their gym memberships. The purpose of the home gym is to hide this fact. :^) I have an elaborate weight machine in my wood storage...

”Dog Mode”, huh? You could also call it “Baby Mode”. But it would have to be accompanied by a proximity sensor so that when somebody approaches the...

Brian, do you find the Domino to be useful in any of your work?