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Judging by the response so far, unless there's a last-minute rush in the next couple of days, I don't think I'll have over 18 request. So, I'm going ahead boxing them up today, but will probably wait...

Here's my small router collection...
http://i59.tinypic.com/2s6scg5.jpgThe DeWalt is a nice size, but it's more like a mini router than in the laminate trimmer class, especially with the plunge...

.Well, since there seems to be some interest in 2d equipment layout, I thought I'd also post these AutoCAD blocks...
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.I'm moving my shop and wanted to play around with some different layouts. I looked around the 'net to see what was available in CAD, but didn't really find anything that was suitable as-is or could...

.Version 2.0
.Okay. In real-work testing the belt loop made the holder ride a little bit too high. It's the kind of thing that looks like it will work well on paper, but then doesn't in practice....

.Thanks for the nice comments! :)
.I saw one someone else made where they did that...
http://i61.tinypic.com/aoub09.jpgI tested it with a slight bevel on the edge of the wood filler and found it...

.Since seeing Tom Silva's speed square holder hanging from his toolbelt many years ago I always wanted to find one like it for myself. Most of the ones commercially available today are designed...

Why can't you drive on the grass? The closer you can get it to the shop door the better off you're going to be... no matter what method you use to move it inside and into final position, the less...

LOL!! You haven't seen the new ones - Powermatic is now thrown into the mix.

If you remember the paper catalogs you probably also remember that Sears offered 3 levels of power tools - a 'good,' 'better' and 'best' - their 'best' truly was as good as what anyone else offered...

Not necessarily true... I have a shop full of Delta equipment purchased new (ie. not 'old iron) that is made in the USA.Up until last year you could still buy a genuine made in the USA Delta...

I'm not a professional, but for my hobby shop I would love to have a SawStop, but the thing that keeps me from buying one is that it's not made in the USA... and I bet there are a lot of folks out...

I just remembered that Norm Abram did a dollhouse version of the New Yankee Workshop (episode #602)...
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Back in the late 70s Elmer's (yeah, the glue people) had an advertisement that ran in the various wood working magazines that featured "Elmer's Dollhouse." They had plans you could send for and I...

Delta has used seveal different gray colors over the years, but I can confirm that the Valspar spray can paint available at Lowes is an exact match for the more recent "Delta Gray" paint color.

Sometimes circular saw guides come in handy... http://i61.tinypic.com/2ztaf60.jpg
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This Old House: How to Make a Circular Saw Guide::...

http://i58.tinypic.com/2s7xdhc.gif I have to assume that maybe they're buying these things because there's no other choice readily available to them?
http://i58.tinypic.com/2s7xdhc.gif We have a...

I modeled my shop on what Norm Abram use in the New Yankee Workshop. There's a webpage that list all the tools he used here... http://www.normstools.com/normstools.shtml...

I'll tell you what my beef is, but first look at this picture...
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That's a pretty common scratch awl probably found in just about every metal and woodshop across...

http://i58.tinypic.com/2s7xdhc.gifA solution looking for a problem? Yeah, I think I have a lot of those kinds of things! Often times I will purchase something with the intent of putting it to good...

Anyone using anything fancy like this TI-nSpireCX-CAS?
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I was given this about 3 years ago and it's been sitting in a drawer...

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Here's a better video of Norm Abram building a panel cutting sled...
Norm Shows You How to Build a Jig Part 1 of 2 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lc6ItDd7Q0

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Woodcraft sells pre-made bar stock...
KREG 30-Inch Jig and Fixture Bar --...

The "trick" to really fine adjusting is loosing the lock nuts just enough to where whatever you're trying to adjust you need to hit it with a hammer to move (wood block optional) :) . Using this...

Who said anything about it being "practical?" :)
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Well, the way I see it is router bits are about $30 bucks each and that's about 1/3 the price of one of these...