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| 149 days ago |
Measuring and Marking Tools of Your Dreams - 1012 replies There a several “of your dreams” topics on this forum. Why not another? LOL These are folding rules I just got off eBay. Show us your measuring and marking tools. |
| 346 days ago |
Cast Iron is Fragile - 8 replies If you drop it, it will break. This arrived in the mail today. It was a Stanley 7 plane bottom. This rocket scientist of an eBay seller put it in the bottom of a large flat rate box. He stuffed a couple of empty small boxes on top. This seller specializes in plane parts. I’m tired of vintage tools just being thrown in a box. Wadd... |
| 377 days ago |
Navigating Long Forum Topics - 7 replies Trying to look through long discussions is a miserable experience. The “Handplanes of Your Dreams” discussion is a perfect example. Moving 30 messages at a time just doesn’t work. What if I am in the middle and want to jump to the beginning or the end? What if I am 1/4 through and somehow end up at the end and want to go bac... |
| 432 days ago |
Jointer Fence - 8 replies I have an older Craftsman jointer. I squared the fence to the table with the square on the infeed side. With the square on the outfeed end, I can see a gap I could drive a truck through. Well, it’s actually not as bad as it looks. That is a precision machinist’s square in the picture and the fence is out of square 1/... |
| 445 days ago |
A Car Lathe on YouTube - 1 reply Something I stumbled across… |
| 502 days ago |
HF 14" Bandsaw Riser Block ? - 9 replies I picked up a used HF 14” bandsaw for $100. Researching the saw, I have found that a riser block kit is a popular modification. This increases the resaw capacity from 6” to 9”. I have a 6” jointer, so I think this modification would not be worth the money. Thoughts? |
| 523 days ago |
Child's Tools - 3 replies My parents bought me a Handy Andy tool kit when I was a child. I purchased the exact kit on ebay. The kit is complete and the tools have not been used. I purchased the kit for my boys to use. The tools are fair quality. With a bit of tune-up, I think they will work fine. If you owned this kit, would you keep it as collectible and buy new t... |
