Blog Series

$100 Challenge: My Workbench - My Best Workshop Buddy

Part 1: Announcement

We all have our favorite features, when it comes to our workbenches. Tell us about your workbench: did you make it yourself? Is it a family heirloo...

Part 2: And the Winner Is ...

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Workbench Challenge. You can see the entries here. And the winner of the random draw is: lightweightl...

The Shop, saw stations

5 entries

Part 3: Mobile cart

I have needed a mobile cart for a long time. I found this old dot matrix printer stand in the alley, it looked brand new, just not much need for th...

Part 4: Radial Saw Progress

I have installed the dust collector hose to both saws, installed electrical outlet to the vacuum & both saws which are switched at the miter sa...

Part 5: Installing the miter saw

B Squared both saws together, when the fence is installed they will both be perpendicular to the fence. Made a miscalculation on the dust collectio...

My Workbench-Best Workshop Buddy

1 entry

Part 1: Antique Work Bench

I purchased this old work table at a going out of business auction for Godet Lumber of East Texas in 1972. A forty year old company that served the...

WoodworkingWeb Awards: Making the Cut

Part 1: Announcement

Theme: Making the Cut We all can make the cut, for this Quarterly Awards, by creating the treasured, handmade cutting board. Whether large or small...

Part 2: And the Winners Are ...

Our 8th WoodworkingWeb Awards are over and we finished with 22 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or vot...

Box FV

Part 1: Work in progress

I’m working on a new box This is the CAD design, as far as it goes. I’m not sure about the lid. I’ve started by building the bottom half (sides and...

Part 2: Work in progress

Sides and legs made. Sides are 5 × 1 mm alternating Purpleheart and Pau Amarello, bent on an 87.5 to 92.5 mm radius. Legs are 3 mm thick Pau Amarel...

large torsion worktable

Part 2: Main top complete with router lift

Finally got a few hours to get a lot done. Cut down the top and routed the lift opening in. As well I smashed up the old bench from the houses prev...

Part 3: Table saw is in!

Am finally the table saw is in. I didn’t know that the bracket the hold the motor off the back hangs down about 3/8" to far so the table isn’t flus...

Part 4: Finally a new fence

Well I have been waiting for months and finally pulled the trigger on a new fence for my table saw/bench last week. Just picked it up this morning....

Dust Collection Issues

1 entry

Part 1: My latest HF dust collector upgrade (with truck filter)

I have had my HFDC for several years now, originally stock, then with the Wynn 35A canister, and finally with a couple of home made cyclone type mo...

Planer cutterhead bearing replacement

Part 1: HELP! Can anyone give me advice on replacing bearings on my planer cutterhead?

Last week my planer blew a bearing on the cutterhead. It is a NuMark 12” planer, more than 30 years old. The company went out of business many year...

Part 2: The bearing is removed; what next?

PTL! The bearing is finally off! I eventually came to the realization that I should remove the motor to make the remaining parts easier to maneuver...

Part 3: UPDATE: IT’S ALL FIXED!! HOORAY!

Most important: Thank you to the helpful woodworkers who were kind enough to guide me on this endeavor. You are the ones who gave me the courage to...

MAKING A WOODEN GEARED CLOCK

9 entries

Part 7: Bits and pieces - Day 7

Cutting out lots of small items. Almost finished, with just the main weight and the small counter weight plus the pendulum arm remaining, plus a fe...

Part 8: The Main Weight and Finishing Up Details - Day 8

Day 8 Work The parts for the main weight were cut and some some small parts were finished. A couple of grub screws had to be custom made because I ...

Part 9: Gluing up and Trial Assembly - Day 9

Day 9 work The different parts were glued up, namely; the 3 piece main frame the 5 piece winding wheel (5 wheels glued together to form a pulley li...

Speaker Enclosures

9 entries

Part 7: First coat of stain

First of many coats, this fit really take a few to get it where I want it with the ebony stain. 1st coat 2nd coat Oh and the Chardonnay panels are ...

Part 8: Half done poly

Poly Coat #4 is in the books. Now switching to satin and 400 wet sanding.

Part 9: Complete and wired up

Finally got this thing complete and tested it out. It sounds great and goes a lot lower than I expected.