I’ve had the Rigid “Smart Pulse” shop vacuum (3410RV) for a number of years, and while it’s a good vacuum its ease of use was overlooked: The handle is way too small to act as a cord wrap; it’s not secured and easily falls off. I don’t even need to take a photo of this… Continue reading Rigid Smart Pulse Vacuum Cord Wrap & Accessories Storage
While wrapping up my living room built-in cabinets I had to make a few filler strips – narrow strips of wood to fit in between the cabinet and wall. While I eventually figured out how to do it I was surprised to not find any diagram-style pictures of the process. Here goes! Step 1 –… Continue reading How to scribe a cabinet filler strip – with diagrams
Menard’s “Masterforce” line of tools don’t have much of an online review presence, this is a short review to give potential buyers some more data points. SKU: 2410706Masterforce® 10-Amp Corded 6-1/2″ Plunge Cut Circular Saw Kit with 110″ Guide Track I picked up this track saw kit after wearing out my shop-made circular saw guides.… Continue reading Masterforce 6-1/2″ Track Saw Review
There isn’t a lot of review content out there on Menard’s “Masterforce” line of tools; this is one attempt to shed some light on their 18 gauge brad nailer, SKU 2085005. I’d like to make it clear that I’m not a professional woodworker and this is my first pneumatic nailer; so if you’re a real… Continue reading Masterforce Pneumatic 18-Gauge Brad Nailer Review
I recently flirted with the idea of getting a full-size sliding panel saw (aka sliding table saw) for the shop. While I ultimately decided against it I’m posting my research in case it helps out anyone else. The big names in sliders are well known: Martin, Altendorf, Felder, SCM (Minimax), but there are a lot… Continue reading List of Sliding Panel Saws
Having a few different brands of parallel clamps I needed to figure out a generic way to store them all: Jorgensen Cabinet Masters Dubuque bar clamps Bessey UniKlamps Irwin Quick Grips Harbor Freight bar clamps I had two other design goals: Sideways facing clamps to allow stacking Held securely so they won’t pivot and flop… Continue reading Shop Made Parallel Clamp Racks
I needed a means to store full sheets (4′ x 8′) of plywood that wasn’t up against a wall. In my shop I have a lot more floor space than wall area so I made a mobile plywood cart in order to be able to keep those sheets on the floor, so to speak. And… Continue reading Mobile, Vertical Plywood Storage Rack
I’ve started to document the interesting part of my new woodworking shop, check them out here.
I own this cheap dial indicator set, and while it is indeed cheap it works fine for calibrating my table saw. My only complaint is that its versatile base and arm system just doesn’t work that well for this purpose, especially for setting up the fence where sliding the indicator causes the small base to… Continue reading Dial Indicator Sled for Calibrating Table Saw
Who doesn’t enjoy simple geometry and spreadsheets? I made my own segment calculation spreadsheet just to get a better understanding of segmented turning. I’m not doing anything particularly complex so it was a fun little undertaking. Here’s a link to the spreadsheet with some inner and outer radii already filled in. Feel free to make… Continue reading Segment Calculation Google Sheet Document
