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probably as much or more than a jewelers fret saw or a good sandvik coping saw would cost. Eric

Well I dunno if it's "oldtools marketing hyperbole" or not, but the shorter/wider chisels are often referred to as sash ( ?-makers/repairers?) chisels As for being worn-out, a lot of these chisels had laminated blades were the edge was harder steel, and as long as you can see that (might take a...

from a refinished estate sale find, a little fettling and fitting, some LED lighting. The mirors make it look like I have twice as many! Eric

For sanding in place., I'm quite partial to the oscillating sanders ? originally developed by Fein, the patent seems to have run out. I hadve several corded versions, but recently upgraded to a Dewalt cordless which has a quick release mechanismThe Hook and loop sanding triangle has rubber on...

first thing I would try is putting the shop vac on the switch and suck it out real good!. Oft times folks use compressed air to blow off the dust, but in the case of switches, pushes dust into the workings. Causing it not to work DAMHIK Eric

I don't equivocate/ A tape measure that has been dropped once, may have the hook bent, and will never read accurately again., or some ***** has hammere the sliding rivets wo they don't slide. (I belong to a makerspace, so don't ask me how I know! For table saw adjustmenst. I use a dial...

you will succeed. Busy bee sells mt quills with various JT tapers quite inexpensively. I've found 3/4" chucks at garage sales quite cheap. I wouldn't drop below 5/8 capacity. If you lower the drill press you should see a slot wherein you drive a tapered piece of steel to knock it out. Again...

???Printers saw. To cut lead slugs for filling out set type. Look for little shards of lead in the corners underneath. Used to have a printers saw, but not with that angled attachment Eric

I also have used the roll pin method, only use a dremel with a diamond wheel to give it a better "cutting edge". I have shown the technique to several woodbutchers whom are totall amazed at how well it works. Don't forget to run the drill backwards! Eric in the colonies

if you carefully cut off the ivory tabs on the end, apparently the turning centers lie underneath. My first try at cutting bowls down to squarish mallets reduced the mass substantially, but still quite heavy. Next time will be for roundish carver's mallet methinks. Incidently the last two I...

My first axiom is to use more light than will be normally hitting the walls...If it looks good under bright lights, it should look good under normal light. I also use an LED flashlight against the wall to spot defects more easily- much better to find and fix before painting than after! For...

I have one that I purchased to make some custom floor grills Used it for that Sat for a couple of years Went to use it a couple of years later, hard to start, but a quick twist of the chuck got it on it's way Another couple of years passed, went to use it again. Absolutely no joy...

I have no wish or inclination to follow any of the "off-topic" or "joke" threads in any forums I visit. Ergo, I don't feel offended by any of them, and don't want to spend my time separating the wheat (good joks) from the chaff (negative cultural comments) Eric in the colonies

So what can I say. CBC Canada did a comparison of air filtration systems, and found that a 20x20 box fan with a similar size filter on it di almost the same as the 800$ Dyson. At about 1/40th the cost, you could add3 or 4 of them. We have two in our maker-space. I know that in years gione by...

Just file out the scrach stock and DO IT!!!! .. you'll be finished in less time than it took to find the hollows and rounds, and then file the scrach stock anyway to finesse it. or spend the time and the petrol to drive over to the custom molding shop, pay for the custom blade, wait two...

Welcome to spraying...it's more than a little bit like alchemy! My experience is with airless spraying is that paint must be thinned. Moreover water based paints seem to have an abrasive characteristic. I only use a "fine-Finish " tip and they don't last forever. The orifice widens, and paint...

So I'm a sucker fro straight edges. There are many sources, some already mentioned. -long levels Of course there are the machinists straightedges, but they are expensive. Then there are ( or were) the aluminum extrusions. Here in Canada with copper theft being prevalent, and insurance risk...

for me, coping saws are always pull, (blades last longer) Hacksaws are generally pushed, but for cutting metal trim as in flooring transitions, the hacksaw I use will allow me to turn it end for end and cut on the pull stroke to reduce burrs on the visible edges.. eric in the colonies

I would be concerned about previous layers of paint and their adhesion. If, for example, it was a water based paint over oil based paint, there will be low adhesion, and even if you used top of the line exterior paint, adhesion problems would persist. With a mandatory ROS scuffing, you should...

Years ago I let the smoke out of a 1/2" router whilst cutting raised panels with a large cutter on a router table. I went shopping for a new one. Off to the borg store I went and bought another 3 hp router. Brought it home and mounted the Panel cutter in it. For fun I pushed down on on tip and...