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All About Spray Guns
October 31, 2005

In professional shops, where time is money, spray guns rule. And, new innovations in spray equipment have made this technique suitable for the hobbyist. What Counts: • Gun Type: High-volume…
Fluting Columns
October 25, 2005

On the clock I am building now are four fluted half-round columns, each 1 in. high and 1-3/4 in. wide, two of them 41 in. long and two of them…
Tripod Jig
October 25, 2005

With the aid of this homemade jig, mortises for tripod table legs can be routed while the pedestal is on the lathe, after it is turned cylindrical and before it…
Triangle Tips
October 25, 2005

An inexpensive but accurate plastic drafting triangle gives a perfect 45¡ setting on the table saw (drawing, above). A long wood face on the fence with sandpaper attached prevents slippage…
Trimming Veneers
October 25, 2005

Here's a cheap and easy way to trim long edges of veneer. Make a guide from 3/4-in. stock as long as the veneer, joint the edge straight and band with…
Miter Jig
October 25, 2005

With this fixture I can make tight, clean production-run miter cuts on my radial arm saw. Those of us who can't always take time to readjust and tune our saws…
Cutoff Table
October 25, 2005

Back in the days before I had a radial arm saw in my shop, I worked out a cutoff table to use with my portable circular saw. The fixture consists…
Jointer Thicknessing-Another Design
October 25, 2005

The design presented here converts a jointer to a true thickness planer, and it takes just a couple of minutes to make the conversion. On a regular thickness planer, the…
Flexible Drum Sander
October 25, 2005

This inexpensive drum sander can be made by slipping a foam-rubber bicycle grip over a 5/8-in. dowel. The grip will stay nicely in place without adhesive. Notch and center-punch the…
Jointing with a Circular Saw
October 25, 2005

Faced with the problem of jointing two 2x10 lengths of sugar pine for a carved sign, and not having a jointer, I used this method to produce an almost perfect…

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