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New Woodworking Shop-A new home for my Power Tools

Written by admin on July 21, 2009 – 2:47 pm -

I am getting a new home for my Power Tools! We are having a detached garage built which will include space for my new workshop.  I am so excited I can’t wait for it to be finished. Yes it will also house our pick ups but the important thing is, IT WILL BE BIG ENOUGH FOR MY WORKSHOP! I have been working in a converted horse shelter for years and although It was dry, it was not warm in the winter, large enough to work larger projects or convenient as it is on the back of our property and did not lend itself to lumber storage,tools maintance or a multitude of other drawbacks. Now I can dream about building decent projects. But first I need to get the layout and effective use of space designed.  I am using the information from a previous... more


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Woodworking Lathes-A Fun Power Tool

Written by admin on October 27, 2008 – 10:00 am -

Of all power tools, the lathe will probably give you the greatest opportunity and satisfaction in developing creative skill in woodworking. The lathe will enable you to make delicately turned spindles, legs, vases, spirals, beautiful lamp bases, and just about anything you can imagine. The wood-turning lathe or speed lathe essentially consists of a bed, a headstock, a tailstock and a tool rest. Its size is determined by the diameter of the work that can be turned over the bed and the length of stock that can be turned between the centers. Power on modern lathes is delivered to the headstock by an electric motor. Variable speeds are obtained by turning a dial or by changing the belt position on a step-cone bulley system located on the headstock.... more


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The Drill Press-The hole story

Written by admin on October 27, 2008 – 9:55 am -

THE DRILL PRESS Not too long ago, the drill press, as we know it today, was considered a machine strictly for drilling holes in metal.  From this limited application,the modern versatile power tool has advanced to a point where it is now to be found in all kinds shops performing a multitude of operations.  Besides its original job of drilling in metal, it now is used on wood and other materials for boring,  mortising, routing, shaping, planing, sanding and grinding.  It can also be used for spot polishing, tapping threads, buffing, and even for some limited milling. The four basic parts of a drill press are a polished steel column, secured to a cast iron base, a table which can be moved up and down on the column and clamped at any point,... more


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Woodworking Shop- Your Power Tool Home

Written by admin on October 27, 2008 – 9:48 am -

Your woodworking shop is home to all your Power Tools. Proper layout will make your woodworking shop more productive and more enjoyable.  Plan the layout carefully.  Sure you’ll make changes as you go, but if you have a plan down on paper you’re not likely to make serious blunders.  You will get built-in cabinets aned shelves where they will do you the most good.  You will get lumber storage where it will be most convenient and the least fire and safety hazard.  You will get the kind and size of power tools you can properly accommodate. Here is how to go about setting up a lay-out. First, make an accurate scale drawing of your shop area, indicating features such as windows, doors, stairways, posts.  A scale of 1/4 inch to 1... more


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Hello Redneck Woodworkers!

Written by admin on August 22, 2008 – 5:27 pm -

Power Tools: We have come a long way Baby! More power for our power tools, yep power makes all the difference. Or does it? My father was a true craftsman. He wasn’t a professional wood worker and he sure didn’t have the shop full of power tools we have today,but he built fantastic projects with the tools he owned. We didn’t have a lot of money so it was often necessary for him to build furniture for our use at home. Beds, dressers, frames, cabinets all were built with the tools at hand. I never heard him wish for something more than he had when he started a difficult project. His shop was in a small garage that required him to leave the car parked in the street while he worked. He had hand tools, an old table saw that he had... more


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