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LED lights put all of their rated output downward, while T8s put half of theirs up to the ceiling. My shop is lit with 43 lumens/SF and it is more than enough for anything I do.

I have 16 of the Feit LEDs in my shop. Zero failures and great light.

+2. RPCs are easy to wire. Once you have 3 phase the whole world of cheaper industrial machinery opens up. I have a ton of 3 phase machinery now. It goes cheap at auction because most people...

Lumens of fluorescent and lumens of LED are not equal. Fluorescent lights project as much up as they do down. LEDs put all of their light downward. I just did my shop in Feit LED shop lights. I'm...

I have 30x40' shop with 12' sidewalls and 22' to the peak. I did it all with Costco Feit LED shop lights. Mine are at about 15' and 20' on the high part, 8 fixtures covering a 20x30 area. The...

Welcome to old tool h*ll. There are very few hand tool folks around these parts. I'm one. Homestead Heritage school in Waco teaches some good hand tool classes. Rockler and Woodcraft are as close...

Probably made by Sargent or Milllers Falls if it has some years on it.

Scrape it off with a razor blade, wax it, and use it.

"Each machine is furnished complete with one set of high-speed steel knives, cutting depth gauge, necessary wrenches, 6" dust chute, maintenance and parts manual, hand brake, 110 volt at push button....

For $1300, I think you can do much better than a Jet tablesaw. Keep your eyes open for an older Unisaw or PM66.

Just a piece of hornbeam with the end cut down with a draw knife.

I have probably 15 original Emmerts in my shop (ok, I got the bug a few years ago), both K1 and Turtlebacks. I can tell you from that picture that the finishes do not compare at all. You won't see...

The bit pictured has a very course lead screw which tries to pull the bit rapidly through the wood. With the hard maple, it can't take that deep of a cut, so the lead screw strips. The same thing...

Lots of things will flatten Shaptons or other water stones. I picked up a big old metal lathe faceplate at an auction for $5. It's dead flat of course. Sprinkle on the lapping powder and it works...

Very fine steel wool or David's sanding block. I would go much finer however. A good fine stone should work as well.

2 1/4" is thicker than a 2x4 (1.5"). Would you expect a 2x4 to break in that situation? I think you are likely ok. Now if a hurricane shows up, all bets are off. I just got in from Tokyo. ...

I see this a lot in timber framing with old boring machines. There is no down pressure in a boring machine, the lead screw has to work. Most of the old bits for boring machines are designed to work...

The under table tilt lock is over $100 for a reproduction. Many are missing from the vises for sale. Many have welded jaws where they were broken. There can be other problems, missing dogs, broken...

Auger bits come with fine threads for dry hardwoods, and with coarse threads for green and softwoods. Most of the new ones sold these days are coarse threaded for putting up gates and doing decks,...

Clean the planer bed with solvent and wax with Johnson's paste wax. If that doesn't do it, you need new knives.

What makes you think it doesn't have a gearbox? The oil spigot is attached to the gearbox.

I would go with the T&G ply.

Tenon jig and double saw blades with a spacer.

That jennings looks like a silver flatwear chest to me.

I almost never resort to harsh abrasives or rust removers. I will use a razor blade on scaly areas, then fine steel wool. I'm not trying for shiny surfaces, just clean metal with a nice patina,...