Jim Becker
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The cleanup went surprisingly easy...I created the "world's largest shop vac" and sucked it all up. :) :D The hose wouldn't reach on it's own and I...

That's how my parent's cremains are currently housed a few feet from where I am typing this. (still need to arrange for the memorial service and...

No question, go for the thicker steel. Stiffer and will handle the load better. If I had chosen a steel building instead of the post frame I went...

Curious, Curt...about when was your development built? This house here near DelVal went up in 1993 and it's "chock full" of back stabbers and other...

Another thread started a few days ago explored this question... https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?308576-Cordless-Circular-Saws And yes,...

It was pretty nasty for sure from the grey tinted Rubio that happened to drip on it during some recent projects as well as the natural darkening and...

A proper cyclone separator will, um...separate...both larger and smaller materials out of the air stream. While it might seem counter-intuitive, even...

One of the challenges with "interim use" of a cremation box is that quite often, the opening is in the bottom. You can certainly get around that...

I have the Speedball in my shop...$25 for 16 oz and that will likely last for a very long time. I bought it on the recommendation of Jason Bent. ...

The best solution for that is to move to pre-separation, such as moving to a cyclone system where nearly all the dust never gets to the filters.

That little collector is unlikely to keep up with a drum sander like that...it will not be able to move enough air, IMHO. You cannot go by the CFM...

Wagos are easy to use and if you do a tape wrap after clicking them closed, they are not coming undone. You don't just stab the wires in...you open...

It's true that a part time user will have to get into the habit of "battery management". But most of us already have to do that for our drill/drivers...

There might have been a time when your concern would be "more valid", but the construction industry certainly has embraced cordless in a big way and...

And only one of them is new...all the rest came from the old shop and our old kitchen. (brick floor) It worked out nicely for the new shop for sure!

This past week I finished up the Systainer storage project, albeit I'm going to call it "phase one" as I plan on a couple more cabinets on top of...

Permits and zoning are two separate things. While a residential accessory building under 200 sq ft might not require a permit, it will still be...

As long as the oil based product(s) are cured, abrade and then use a quality primer followed by a durable paint, such as Sherwin Williams Emerald...

There is often dispensation for garages relative to side-setbacks compared to residential accessory buildings and other structures and that likely...

"Rainbow" poplar is just regular yellow/Tulip poplar that is stained from minerals in the soil it was growing in. There is no way to fully assure you...

If only...but that's not really something possible. ;) Not only is it not a function of a planning commission, that particular "sport" is...

Three years this past Tuesday was our "house-a-versary". I got "drafted" for the commission by a neighbor who is an elected council member a year...

Michael identifies one of the most accurate small table saws going at present from Festool. I does have limited rip capacity so combining with a...

That's a beautiful and functional piece!

That's the style I have...the previous owners of our previous property were school teachers and left one in the building that became my shop. It now...

Actually, at our old property, we had two units; one for the "original" portion of the house (kitchen, powder room and original master bath) and one...

This is good advice and consistent with my own experience. I made it a point to get to know the local code officer and his second in command right...