I was getting tired of cutting small pieces of metal like bolts and screws with my angle grinder. So I went on Facebook Marketplace and found an incredible deal on a Milwaukee 6232-20 bandsaw for only $160! There were several brands to choose from and while the Hercules brand at…
After completing the Craftsman vise restoration, I was reminded of the Atlas restoration and how I used my drill with some cheap wire wheels to try to get the rust off. I was not able to effectively get into all the small crevasses and tight areas for both restorations. So…
My bench grinder has been floating all over my workshop and doesn’t really have a home. It’s problematic when tools do not have a home. Things get cluttered and I find I have to constantly move tools out of the way to make room for a workspace. I have several…
A reflection on the miter station I made 2 years ago and how it has been a game changer for shop work flow and organization. Get the plans!
So it’s been roughly seven years since I’ve started this adventure in woodworking and with the addition of metalworking I felt it was time to give a shop tour of my humble attempt at being a woodworker/metalworker. The title doesn’t necessarily mean I’m a professional. It just means that I…
Once again it’s a constant battle organizing the shop, especially if you don’t have a specific place to put things. I had some squares, rulers, and misc things just hanging randomly on the wall. As I get older I guess I get more OCD about these things. To my defense,…
When I was first setting up my shop, I made some quick shelving for my power tool boxes. Like everything in life, we tend to look back and critique some things. Well, I think the new version of the shelf is better. It’s nothing special, I just used a couple…
