Richard Babbitt

While working as a stockbroker in California, Richard Babbitt earned his private pilot’s license with multi-engine, instrument, and commercial ratings. This in turn led to an exciting 27-year career selling private and corporate planes for Beech Aircraft. An avid woodworker, he used his knowledge of aerodynamics to solve the dust-collection problem on tablesaws.

Cope-and-Stick Tricks
July 28, 2011

Make perfect raised-panel doors with matched router-bit sets
Dial In Setups with a Height Gauge
February 10, 2011

$40 tool eliminates test cuts
Check Table Saw Setups with Magnets and a Framing Square
March 24, 2010

Rare-earth magnets and a framing square offer a wonderful way to set up your entire tablesaw, from the table to the rip fence and the miter gauge. The magnets prevent…
Two-Part Hold-Down Makes Routing Safer
May 27, 2009

This versatile two-part fixture uses sections of PVC pipe to hold the workpiece against the router table and the fence to reduce the chance of kickback and to make a…
Dust-Proof Any Table Saw
May 1, 2009

Enclose the saw, direct the dust, and you'll clear the air

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