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?

Bogus Norton Anti-Virus purchase

I got one of those, was wondering what the upside for them is? Deleted it, then deleted from the deleted file.

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

Makes a lot of difference where you live. For me its 10 miles to town with two stops. City driving will not be that way.

My experience buying a new 2024 car without setting foot in the dealership

I have been doing it that way for years with new. I narrow it down to three dealers, get ahold of them and tell them they got one shot and they are bidding.

Drywall and sound insulation

Cool. My house walls from the outside are Cedar siding, 5/8 OSB, 1/2" urethane foam,2x6 walls with cellulose with binder, 1/2" urethane foam,

Delta Jointer Cutter Head

What he said.........

SC Pig-Picking