Time for some levity

With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

The Dummy's Guide to European Bandsaw Setup

Seems like questions about Minimax bandsaws have been popping up and I wondered if there could be an opportunity to condense knowledge into and level-set some best-practices for setup? First, any contemporary Italian or large Austrian bandsaw ought be very straightforward to set up and get cutting...

My new bandsaw, I hope...

I had the high bid tonight on this Rockwell/Delta 28-350. I've been looking for and bidding on these for the last few years, and I was the back bidder a few times, but this one went for a very good price. My reserve bid was $600. It's possible that there's something terribly wrong with it, but...

Forget 'Baby on board'

I need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...

How many miles do you get out of your car brakes?

I drive a 2006 Toyota mostly on the highway. It has 90,000 miles with the original brakes. I don't hear any squealing on the brakes and they work fine. What do you think?

Would you - borrow a tool?

A lot of people - myself included - make it a policy to really avoid lending out tools. The list is a really short one of the people I will lend a tool to. What about - borrowing a tool?

How many ways to color cedar?

There are also wood dyes. And I frequently use potassium dichromate to oxidize wood and give it an aged look. With some woods, especially woods low

Woodcraft Birthday Discount

I usually use mine, but never on something cool. I can't remember what I've used any of them on, if that tells you something.

Woodcraft Birthday Discount

I believe there a few exclusions beyond this, but the meat and potatoes of the exclusion list I've been told are "anything with a power cord".

Is spray welding by mail a possibility?

Might try keith rucker at vintage machine he may be able to help here is a link to his youtube channel https://youtu.be/O-QIWwW1LOs?si=Bg8ZCmRBiWDAF4Ia

Mahogany Wall cabinet

Lovely! Mahogany is one of my favorite woods. Your workmanship shows it off well.

SC Pig-Picking