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...

My shop cleanout at the Rockler swap meet in Atlanta tomorrow

Hi Bill ~

If the ELU router doesn't sell at the swap meet, and you'd be willing to ship (it'll fit in a USPS Large Flat Rate Box), I'd love

Twisted chisel

If you get the first inch or 2 flattened on your chisel,it will be used just like a regular chisel. How often does it matter what the rear end of the

That was a bit of a work out.

Looks like a fun project Brian. Can't wait to see the finished shutters.

The coolest thing about purpose built tools is that once the project

Bandsaw dilemma

I had planer bed with a pretty significant belly in it. I applied Bondo with a straight edge until I got it flat, then glued on a piece of Formica.

cats

SWMBO refers to 'em as permanent 2 year olds . Our Maine Coon mix knows where his toys are kept. When he's in the mood he'll climb onto the shelf