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...

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?

Shop tidbits...

A few weeks ago, the mowing season began here. While in the shed, I was looking for something and checking the open containers on the bench in there and I noticed a right-angle adapter. Looking at it, I couldn't figure what it fit. I put it back into the container and continued the search for...

Forget 'Baby on board'

Most people paying a rate like that would sit in the dark with the TV off.

In my county:



We are among the lowest

Homemade Awning Windows ?

I would go to a window supplier and see what they have- a lot of times they have odd ones from special orders and you may find what you need fairly cheap

Homemade Awning Windows ?

You can source the hardware. I replaced a whole bunch of them on the awning windows in my house. Unfortunately, I still need to replace them as the glazing

Homemade Awning Windows ?

Thanks guys, I’m rethinking this. I may just go with transom windows that’s just to let light in. See HD has some that’s just 100 ea. I have to many projects

Saw Purge - Cleaned - Anybody want a saw?

Here are the saws I've clean and inspected from the saw purge. Note that these are all used. They are all pretty straight. If I say they are sharp, that

SC Pig-Picking