I use Stew-Mac #30. It's not cheap and if there's an equally good alternative I'll be happy to switch. I go through about a bottle a year, so it's not too bad. The nozzle does plug, but it's easy...
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I use Stew-Mac #30. It's not cheap and if there's an equally good alternative I'll be happy to switch. I go through about a bottle a year, so it's not too bad. The nozzle does plug, but it's easy...
I use aluminum plate for bandsaw throat plates and it would also work for a router table insert, I think. It's easy to cut and sand with woodworking tools, and quite durable. You can get pieces on...
i have been helping with a deck replacement at a museum where I volunteer and they were thinking of using the cables but gave up when they were not able to get them tight enough. The thing is that...
I cut segments for rings of 18 blocks on the bandsaw, using the rip fence to set the length and miter gauge to set the angle. I use a backer stick on the miter gauge to support the back of the strip...
Today I had an idea that in retrospect seems obvious. Once I had the idea it only took about 15 minutes, some scraps, and 7 screws, and now I have a convenient, organized way to store the go bars by...
I bought an HP DeskJet 1010 in 2014 or 2015 for $20 on eBay. I mostly use it to print shipping labels or occasionally for things like tax returns,etc. Because I ship stuff very often (more than 100...
Wouldn't it be UPS and FedEx? I use UPS to ship all my instrument boxes, since USPS raised the price so high for large boxes.
I've run into the eBay problem too, and it is annoying when I'm waiting for something I need to complete a project. Overall USPS tracking has not been a lot worse for me than other companies, so far.
Some would say what you said, and I think that is the original meaning. Some will say a luthier is only someone with vast experience who will charge you $100 an hour just to look at your violin and...
My understanding is that etymologically a professional is someone who does something for money, and an amateur is somebody who does it for love. Professional is one of those words like premium or...
Last year I rebuilt the south porch and added a north porch here to replace one that had been torn off more than 50 years ago. The house is 16 feet wide so the porches are too, and I bought 16'...
My bedroom in the house I bought is 8x9 feet, so there is not a lot of space, but I built in shelves on both interior walls. They are only partially sunk into the walls, as the walls are 2x4...
If they're going to be sunk in the wall then the easiest way to build bookshelves is to screw through the sides into the shelves. That would reduce the clamp problem. I have done this in rooms where...
If the shelves are for a particular item and you don't need adjustability I would make wooden runners and screw them to the sides and screw the shelves to the runners.
I like drawer slides, and prefer them over wood runners. I put full extension drawer slides in the kitchen cabinet under the counter and they are very smooth and convenient. The ones I bought...
I've induced cupping and sometimes been able to remove it by laying a board on a concrete floor in a heated space in winter. The side on top will shrink and the side on the bottom will expand, so...
I have a woodworker's vise on one end of one table and a small metal vise on the other. I got the 3/4" plywood top with both vises and some crummy saw horses for $10 at an estate auction many years...
I have a 50 amp sub panel with mostly 120v outlets and lights, but it also has a 50 amp outlet for my grandfather's old tombstone welder. I can't use it in the shop anyway because the shop has a...
You'll be fine with 60 amp 240v. 240 and 220 are newer and older designations, but are basically the same thing for your purposes. My shop is on a 50 amp subpanel because of how high wire was in...
Advantech or the equivalent is pretty nice for shop floors, though I have not got anything nearly as heavy as you have to roll on it. My shop has 1x8 pine and hemlock on the floor, then 2" of XPS...
I would watch auctionsinternational.com too. They do a lot of school auctions, municipal and some business liquidations. You might have to wait a bit for the thing you want or something like it to...
I have a Unisaw and have had other lesser tablesaws, and have also used a Makita tracksaw once. I see Unisaws well under $500 on occasion at online school auctions. There are a lot of them around. ...
I bought an 18 CF Hisense on sale from Lowe's when I was working on the house in 2022, and it has been plenty big enough for my mother and me. We also have a 7.5 cf chest freezer that I bought used...
I was thinking maybe walnut, or maybe maple with a dark stain?
I'm just wondering, are you saying it is more accurate if the tube is larger in diameter, or if the bubble is longer within the same tube diameter?