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I have two front doors that face south. I live in a windy area and the rain is blown onto the doors with a lot of force. One door is about 3 years old and was put in by a 'builder' who used a Sadolin product with a bit of stain in it. The finish looked good for about 18 months then...

You should have a regulator. You will use it to get the nailer adjusted just right for the wood you are using (birch ply or soft pine?). For inflation, I use an automotive tire inflator with built in gauge. Mine was quite cheap. I also inflate footballs and basketballs. The regulator is...

I am on compressor #4. My requirements have changed over the years. I just wanted to be able to run a touch up spray gun so I could stop the rust on my e-type. A simple tankless compressor worked. I then wanted to upgrade to run some air tools. I needed some CFM. I upgraded again. I had...

I know this will sound crazy, but what about a layer of some really cheap particle board? Just replace it when it gets too banged up to use. I have a workbench made of solid maple. It is great but does require flattening from time to time. Glue, paint, epoxy and chisels all take their toll...

Thanks! I am determined to convert my General Woodworking Drill press to 3 phase with a VFD as all of the speeds are too fast for most work. I was thinking about leaving the lathe single phase as I am not sure about running it much faster than the 1000 ish RPM I can get now. It gets a bit...

Great information! I have used bearingsRus and bearingboys for various pieces before and their prices are very good. I will have a good look at what is going on behind the lathe and see if I can take some measurements. Thanks very much!

I moved to the UK from Canada about 5 years ago. I had a lot to learn about the differences between building materials and techniques in Canada and the UK. I have most of my equipment working but still have a couple of big machines with 60hz motors gathering dust. Working in metric in the...

To save money on shop fixtures I ended up going with 'Structural' ply from one of the bigger chains. This seems to be different than the useless CE plywood for sale everywhere. You know the stuff. It won't cut. It won't sand. It is full of voids. It is made of plys of uneven thickness of...

We had a similar problem in Canada. It is even worse here in UK as ply comes from so many places. 6.3 on 5.5 would be loose. There seem to be 5.5 mm router bits for sale on the internet with 1/4 inch shanks. I use a table saw with a stacked dado cutter and shims to try and get rabbits to...

I have an old L5 with listed speeds of 273, 382, 614 & 960 in the 'high' range and 42, 60, 96, &150 in the 'low' range. It currently has a 60hz 1 phase 2 hp motor installed as I moved it to the UK from Canada. My shop is currently single phase as are all of my machines. The lathe was...