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This new router table fence for my table saw router table has a few features designed to control the air flow for enhanced dust collection...
Continue reading "Router Table Fence - Shop Made Router Fence"
According to this article from CBC News (Canada), over 10 people a day lose a finger or worse in the U.S. alone, let alone the rest of the world.
Find out what is/isn't being done by table saw manufacturers and the U.S. government to try and lower these numbers.
The Craftex CT086 wood jointer is a reliable machine that fits nicely in a small to medium sized home workshop. I've had mine for a couple of years now...
Continue reading "Jointer Reviews - Craftex CT086 6 Inch Jointer"
A mitered rabbet joint is a good choice when you want the good looks of a mitered corner, but with the added strength and self-aligning properties...
Continue reading "Cutting a Mitered Rabbet Joint on the Table Saw"
With a table saw and a router, you can make professional looking drawer fronts yourself. These ones are for a kitchen cabinet refacing job I'm doing in a small townhouse...
Continue reading "Solid Wood Drawer Fronts - Building and Installing Them on Cabinet Drawers"
Some of these woodworking hand tools were originally designed for metalworking, yet are just at home in the wood shop. ...
Vix bits produce perfectly centered pilot holes when installing cabinet hardware. Often refered to as a hinge bit...
Resawing is simply cutting a thicker board into two or more thinner boards. A table saw does a pretty nice job of ripping wood into thinner boards...
Continue reading "Resawing - Ripping Lumber on Edge with a Table Saw"
David Butler, head of Whirlwind Tool Co. is waiting on patent approval for a new flesh sensing technology that might give SawStop a run for their money.
The design incorporates a blade brake that is activated when fingers get too close to the blade. The blade comes to a stop in one-eighth of a second, before an injury can result and with no harm to the blade or saw.
But wait, it gets better! Although he's built prototypes for a few models of portable and full size saws, Dave says the system can be readily retrofitted to the millions of saws already in use.
Continue reading "SawStop Competitor Waiting For Patent Approval"