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Quick and Easy Drawer Pulls

This is one of my earliest videos. I had built some shop cabinets and I needed some drawer pulls, so I figured I would make some using an old plastic cabinet handle as a template. A year later and they still work, but I have a different, more comfortable design that I use now. The purpose of this video is to show that it doesn't take much to make functional items for the shop. Let's all sit back and enjoy this old video of me figuring out how to film a project. Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Drawer Pulls

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Seal Up A Drafty Door

Ugh, the woes of learning new video editing software. The footage of the whole point of this video was lost. I feel like I still was able to get my point across in the video, but it definitely isn't my best work. I am releasing a few of these shorter videos this week as I learn how to use Premeire. Please bear with me. I hope you find this video to be useful.
Enjoy!

Seal Up A Drafty Door
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DeWalt DW735 Planer Blade Rotation

Note: I was going to narrate this video, but I think it speaks for itself, and I really like how the music synced up to it, so I left it as-is. You can voice your opinion below about this different format.

I ran a couple thousand feet of yellow pine through my planer for the past 6 months and it was time to rotate my blades before tackling an upcoming project using red oak. If you have seen my previous video about cleaning blades, you know how nasty yellow pine is. I took the opportunity to clean the cutterhead as well as the blades and just give the planer a good little tune-up. It took about an hour to do the work, but I think it will save me lots of trouble in the future.
Enjoy!

DeWalt DW735 Planer Blade Rotation
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DeWalt DW735 Planer Blade Rotation

Note: I was going to narrate this video, but I think it speaks for itself, and I really like how the music synced up to it, so I left it as-is. You can voice your opinion below about this different format.

I ran a couple thousand feet of yellow pine through my planer for the past 6 months and it was time to rotate my blades before tackling an upcoming project using red oak. If you have seen my previous video about cleaning blades, you know how nasty yellow pine is. I took the opportunity to clean the cutterhead as well as the blades and just give the planer a good little tune-up. It took about an hour to do the work, but I think it will save me lots of trouble in the future.
Enjoy!

DeWalt DW735 Planer Blade Rotation
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Would be a good primer for someone doing it the first time.

Sounds like you got good life out of your blades. Are they DeWalt blades or other?

Noticed that the bolts all came out easy…nice.
 

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Pallet Wood De-Nailer

This is by far my most popular video on Youtube. Funny thing is that I almost didn't upload it because I didn't think anyone would be interested. I was wrong. From my channel:

Getting the nails out of pallet wood can be the most time-consuming part of salvaging the wood. The pallets I have come apart pretty easily, so I wanted to find a faster, easier way to get the nails out. This is what I came up with…

Pallet Wood De-Nailer
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Clean Tools are Happy Tools

It is a good idea to clean your blades every once in a while. I try to do it every 6 months or so, unless it needs to happen sooner. We had a rare winter rainstorm and it blew open my workshop doors, drenching everything, so I also cleaned the rust off of my cast iron tabletops. Enjoy!

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Micro-Tapering on the Jointer

I call any taper that cannot be accurately cut on the table saw a micro taper. Usually anything under 1 degree. The taper I needed to cut was 0.2 degrees, so the only tool for the job was the jointer. The process was pretty simple. I needed to taper 1/16" over an 18-inch length. I made a 1/16" spacer and raised my jointer to a 1/16" cut. I placed one end of the panel on the spacer and ran the panel through the jointer. As the front edge of the panel hits the knives, the jointer is making the full 1/16" cut. The cut becomes shallower and shallower as the back corner - supported by the spacer - approaches the jointer blade. Once the first pass is complete, the taper is set and subsequent jointing can take place without the spacer. I hope this little tip helps those of you out there when trying to precision-fit your panels!


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I think you over thought this one. 1)Set the jointer@1/16th.2) Start with the rear edge just elevated on the outfeed table and run it through. Same result, in reverse and not having to hold the spacer in there. As the front edge crosses the knives, it will be taking a full 1/16th off. Maybe I am missing something.
 
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Antique Frame Saw Restoration

If you follow my flea market series you will recognize the antique frame saw I picked up for around $7.50
As part of my 500 subscriber giveaway, the top prize was the saw featured in this video. Now you can see the steps I took to restore the saw to its former glory.
Enjoy!


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