This roaster has been superseded by my latest drum roaster! Inspired by my friend Dominick’s attempt at a Turbo Oven-powered Drum Roaster I thought I’d build my own. While I appreciate the simplicity of my Stir Crazy base I’ve never been happy with the consistency of roasts; by its very nature it just can’t stir the… Continue reading Prototype Turbo Oven Coffee Drum Roaster
I’ve had my battery-powered 40V Ryobi mower (model #40108) for a year now and have been pretty happy with it. However the last time I used it the damn thing would randomly shut off while mowing. At the time there didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the problem such as heavy grass… Continue reading Ryobi 40V Mower Cutout Fix
Gouges on the left, scrapers on the right, with skews, parting tools, and a drill on back. It’s nice being able to put my grinder and tools right where I want them while turning and then tuck them away when doing something else. However the lower shelves are only moderately useful because they’re short and… Continue reading Lathe Sharpening and Tool Cart
The thin profile of Veritas’ Striking Knife makes it pretty versatile but at the same time hard to sharpen. It’s very small so there’s little bevel to “feel” for and the blade material is bendy so it’s hard to keep in the exact same orientation while sharpening. Consequently over time mine will loose its nice pointed… Continue reading Veritas Strking Knife Sharpening Jig
Using a cheap USB microscope I took some closeup shots of the scratch pattern and burr on a HSS bowl gouge through three sharpening methods. Here’s the full album of images For the purpose of woodturning it seems like the fineness of the edge doesn’t matter a whole lot. While the burr looks very nasty, and… Continue reading Gouge Sharpening Through a Microscope
Introduction Over time the outfeed table on my Rikon 25-210H worked its way out of adjustment, gradually creeping its way close to the cutterhead. I found out about this one day by the one cutter slamming into the table when I turned on the machine. So I was able to move the table back out of… Continue reading Hitting the Reset Button on my Jointer/Planer
I just got Jet’s 2HP cyclone dust collector as an upgrade from Grizzly’s 2HP canister unit. My main driver was to get a more quiet dust machine with a side benefit of it being easier to empty. So while I had both machines on hand I measured their sound levels and air volume throughput. The… Continue reading Jet JCDC-2 vs. Grizzly G0548ZP Showdown!
This past weekend I assembled my new dust collector, Jet’s 2HP cyclone unit. The whole process took about two hours, most of which was spent getting the “head” (motor/impleller) mounted onto the frame. That part, when done according to the instructions was honestly hard to do. As you can see in the photo I used… Continue reading Jet JCDC-2 Cyclone Dust Collector Assembly
Over the last few months I’ve noticed the buttons on my dust remote starting to flake out. Some days they would require a few clicks to work, other days they would be fine. Well today the on button totally died. Because the buttons were getting more and more unreliable over time I had a pretty solid… Continue reading Grizzly T26674 Button Repair
Over the last year or two I’ve gradually accumulated 6 of DMT’s 8″ continuous diamond sharpening stones. I started with Coarse, Fine, and Extra Fine per Paul Seller’s recommendation with a leather strop plus green compound for a hair-popping edge. Then curiosity compelled me to get the Extra Extra Coarse, Extra-Coarse, and Extra Extra Fine models. I… Continue reading DMT Dia-Sharp Stone Roundup