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I have had the DeWalt Impact driver in my shop for several months now and I finally decided it was time to talk about it. Now this is my first and only impact driver, so I can’t really compare it to other brands. Instead, I decided it would be more useful to you if I discuss the differences ...
...rite a realistic sustainability pledge and came away with this: “We believe in being aware of, and minimizing, our company’s environmental impact.” This pledge felt right – felt realistic. The pledge to be aware of our impact, and to seek to minimize it, was something we knew...
...bled across your site. I was quite impressed with your clarity and ease of delivery. Anyway, the pinnacle of my woodworking experience thus far is a hammer dulcimer I made from a kit sold here in Stillwater, MN. It has a Baltic birch frame with a red cedar soundboard. It was literally a labor of...
... an opportunity to work with a plane that doesn’t require a degree in metallurgy to get it working properly. Festool’s CXS Compact Li Ion Drill In June, Festool will release the latest addition to their line of premium drills: the CXS. While many folks feel that bigger is better, I pref...
Poll of the Week is brought to you by Tom Iovino of TomsWorkbench.com. A drill press was one of the first tools I ever purchased for my shop. Why? Because Lowe’s carried one for a reasonable price and I remember seeing David Marks use one once. Of course I needed one! As a result of this not...
...rews, and if you haven’t given them a chance yet, you might want to try. The joinery process involves two parts. First, a shallow-angled hole is drilled into one board to create the “pocket”, usually by using a special jig. The workpiece is then butted against the adjoining piece a...
...ot sure of the model. I got this after I burned up an old B&D my dad gave me. Ive probably had it for 20 years now. - Ryobi 3/8″ VSR clutch driver drill with cord. I had the Craftsman dedicated to a Vermont American drill press jig for the longest time. I got the Ryobi because it didnt ov...
During my recent shop healing session, I realized I needed a better way to store my drills and chargers. This simple wall-hanging “box” did the trick. I also wanted to make the project fast and easy, so I decided to try out the DowelMax for the first time. The system is a breeze to u...
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...here we cut out two blocks of wood from the end of a 4×4. There is no way I could do that with my jigsaw. The second thing was the Festool C12 drill. In many cases, a drill is a drill is a drill. Obviously some are better than others but they all drive screws. But the C12 actually has a b...
...ice that snags the workpiece. This method solves those problems. Raise the sawblade through the new insert. Then place the insert against a fence on a drill-press table. Align things by lowering a drill bit of a diameter that is equal to the blade thickness (usually 1/8 in.) into the kerf. When the ...
...ct for applications where you may need to loosen and tighten components on a routine basis. Tapping Threads All you need to make a threaded hole is a drill bit and a tap. The drill has to be a very specific size and and you can typically find drills and taps in matched sets such as this one. If you...