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6 Homemade Wood Lathe Plans and Designs
Many of you have considered building or making your own homemade wood lathe. Here are six designs to get you started making your own lathe.
Why build your own lathe?
Money saving
If your a little bit handy and spend a little time planning you could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by building your [...]
Free Plans:Homemade Overarm Pin Router Plans
What Is an overarm router?
An over arm router consists of a router mounted above the work piece, and a guide pin protruding from the machine table. A template is made that the work piece is mounted on and that rides on the guide pin.
Inverted pin routers are another form of pin router. The router is mounted [...]
Tool Review:Makita 1002BA Curved Base Planer
A few months ago we were sent a Makita 1002BA 4 3/8″ Curved Base Planer to put to the test and review. We gave it a real work out, a hands on real world tool test. Read on to find out what we think of this power planer.
Specs
Planing Width 4-3/8″
Planing Depth 5/32″
No [...]
Homemade Drywall Lift Plans, Cheap and Easy to make your own
Homemade Drywall Lift Plans, Cheap and Easy to make your own. Need a drywall panel lift, but you don’t want to spend the money to buy one. Build your own homemade drywall lift.
Printable Protractor For Your Home Made Jigs and Fixtures
If your like me you make custom jigs and fixtures to make your work more accurate and faster.
I have often wished I could add a protractor that I could use on some of my angle jigs. I drew up this generic protractor for you to use too. It is a standard 180 degrees with major tic marks [...]
Find the parts to Save Money Repairing Your Own Tools and Appliances
Repairing tools and appliances is not always that difficult. Often times the hardest part is locating the correct parts. We have put together a great list of sources for you to use. Now you can find the parts you need and make the repairs yourself and save a bunch of money doing it.
Sears Parts Direct [...]
Sawzall Blades, Stop Looking Everywhere for Them
You found your sawzall or reciprocating saw and your ready to start ripping and tearing, but your blade are laying everywhere. You remember seeing one in the tool box, a couple in a box with some nails and maybe one in that coffee can of 16 penny sinkers.
Do it your self remodeling takes enough time without [...]
Cutting Cope Joints For Baseboard: Video
A cope joint is what the pros use when installing baseboard. This joint is the most effective joint to masks woods natural tendency to move. It is really a simple joint to create, but many people are confused by the process. Here is a great tutorial on using a cope joint to install baseboard .
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Using a Swanson Speed Square For Roof Layout
The Swanson Speed Square has found a place in most of our tool belts. It’s quick to use, serves many purposes, and it’s almost bullet proof. A must have for any framing project.
But still as popular as it is, many still are not using it to it’s full potential. Here is a good video presentation explaining [...]
Reading a Tape Measure-5 Inches and How Many of Those Little Marks?
Do you need a little refresher course on how to read a tape measure? It’s been a while since you were in school you say, your fractions are a little rusty. Here is a little photo to help jog your memory.
Now when you are ready to go to the hardware store or lumber yard you [...]
