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Handy Notepad for Tool Setups

By Barry Burke Jr. Oct 09, 2009

If you sometimes have trouble remembering the setup details on a tool from session to session, attach a small scrap of dry-erase board to the machine and write your setup notes there. You can jot down such things as the grit installed on a belt sander, the width/depth of the tablesaw dado head, or the rpm of the drill press.

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