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Product Review: Portamate PM-1800 – Panel Carrier

February 28, 2018 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review, Skill Building.

This is an ingenious and invaluable back-saving tool for a one-person shop. It works better and easier than I imagined. Being able to maneuver sheet goods around my shop, and then flip them from vertical to horizontal, and do that all myself with very little effort is HUGE. There are other heavy-duty plywood carts available for large shop use, but those are big and expensive. This one is compact, folds flat for easy out of the way storage, and it's a real steal at around $100!

Set Up Your Miter Saw for Perfect Cuts

May 19, 2017 By George Vondriska & filed under Shop Maintenance, Skill Building.

If you’ve got a miter saw in your shop you probably rely on it for perfectly square cuts, and maybe for cutting angles, too. Follow these simple set up tips to tune up your saw so it’s singing an accurate song. It’s important to know, conclusively, that when you’re shooting for a 90-degree cut you’re…

Cribbage Board Template with Peg Storage

April 15, 2017 By AJ Moses & filed under More Woodworking Projects, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

A very good friend and mentor once told me it’s a mistake to play cribbage with your significant other – unless you really relish conflict in your relationship. Hey, I just make cribbage boards. Well, I do play a little cribbage. Cribbage Board Template Material Choices Any shop accumulates scrap materials. My wife accuses me…

Worn Table Saw Arbor Fix

August 4, 2015 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Shop Maintenance, Shop Tips, Skill Building.

It's a fact of life… Everything eventually wears out. Bruce Kieffer found a great $2 "fix" for worn out table saw arbor threads. It's a super simple solution that saves a lot of cash and repair work.

Table Saw Safety: Guards and Splitters

March 10, 2015 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Stationary Power Tools, Stationary Power Tools Safety, Table Saw, Woodworking Safety.

Table saw safety is critical for every woodworker. Bruce Kieffer's table saw safety article explores options for aftermarket and shop-made table saw guards and splitters. Be safe and saw often!

Make Your Own Magazine Storage Box

November 12, 2014 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under More Woodworking Projects, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

Time's a wasting! Bruce Kieffer shows you how to build these great last minute gift magazine storage boxes. Make one, or make a bunch.

Jointing on the Table Saw

October 23, 2014 By George Vondriska & filed under Joinery, Skill Building, Stationary Power Tools, Table Saw.

There are plenty of times when you need your boards to have a smooth, straight edge. No jointer? No sweat. With the help of a simple shop-made jig you can be jointing on the table saw. Even if you own a jointer, jointing on the tables saw is a handy technique to know about. If…

Pattern Cutting on a Table Saw

January 13, 2014 By George Vondriska & filed under Skill Building, Stationary Power Tools, Table Saw.

Pattern cutting on a table saw is an easy and fast way to produce lots of identical parts. I’ve used this technique to make parts for everything from bird houses to Adirondack chairs. Get started by making the fence. Make the pattern fence using a vertical piece that is 1-3/4” wide and a horizontal piece…

General Mobile Base

July 10, 2013 By Staff & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

Although I’ve been in and around woodshops for a really long time, or maybe because I’ve been in woodshops a really long time, I’m never positive the first place I position a tool is the best one. Lesson learned? Keep everything mobile. That’s where General International’s new Heavy Duty Mobile Base comes in. The base,…

Why I Bought a SawStop

March 14, 2013 By David Munkittrick & filed under Buying Advice, Tool Education.

I recently bought a SawStop tablesaw. (Is that the sound of applause I’m hearing?) On the one hand, it was an easy decision. Who wouldn’t want the blade brake safety feature only SawStop offers. On the other hand, it wasn’t a snap decision. In fact, years went by between the time I first used a…