How to measure dust collector performance.

Hi to all. This is my first post, but I sure have been reading a lot, and getting great info here. After 40 years of abstinence, I am about to start working with wood again. I have set up a decent shop to begin my retirement, which includes dust collection through a separator. However, I am...

cats

How can I keep the neighbors cats off of my riding mower which are keep outside and they got a trail in the grass from walking the same path so many times

End vise advice: traditional or wagon?

I'm posting this here instead of the workshop forum specifically because I'm seeking advice in the context of hand tool use. I currently have two workbenches, a long (16' or so) one that is basically a butcher block top on base cabinets. It's almost 30 years old, but was really intended for use...

Sometimes You Have To Sit Back In Awe

Chainsaw advice

Okay, so the saw I picked up from the pawn shop wasn't the bargain I thought it was. The repair said that the muffler screw had been put in with lock tight, or something, because he couldn't get it out, but if he could he was sure he'd see a burned up piston. I know I didn't do it I never had the...

Minivan for hauling plywood?

I checked and it's been a few years since a similar thread ran so... Which minivans are long enough to carry full sheets of plywood with the lift-gate shut? I'm about to replace a first gen Ford Windstar. It is a few inches too short. I don't know if the Windstar/Freestar ever grew long...

Unidentified Blum Tool

Some one over on the woodwebs cabinet makers forum probably knows.

Old plane blade too hard?

thanks George and David. i do not think the blades are too hard after all. I broke down and got some nicer stones and they polish up on them. I am glad

How do I make cheap, fast tool crates for moving my shop to a new location?

Ty....

You're killing yourself if you go this route. Call the guy who does your towing and set up a moving time with their flatbed. He can

Chainsaw advice

Jim Andrews

When you said, referencing Bailey's, "Their chains are much better than the Stihl replacement chains" which chains

Life's a Beech

I finally had a chance to sneak in some shop time. It's been over a week since I've turned anything, so I just needed a quick little turning fix.