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I seem to have spent a lifetime creating and re-creating shop made stands, work benches and cabinets. After purchasing a new tool, I often need to make some sort of a stand for it, which usually means something "quick and dirty" with the idea I will make a better one later or ... which I do, but sometime MUCH later ...
My Favorite NEW Shop Made Planer Stand
Such is the case with my Planer Stand. I love my little 13" (thirteen inch) helical head planer. With my other tools, it is perfect for my shop saves me tons of time and works like a gem, but the stand has always been an issue for me ...
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Diamond sharpening has not been a mystery to me, but just not something I have ventured into ... probably because I was a bit unsure of what to do and what I could expect. Well ... that all changed when I received this Side by Side Diamond sharpening system from M Power Tools, it changed everything - sharpening for me.
Diamond Stone Sharpening a $uper Rare Stanley No. 2 Plane
I have know the "mechanics" of proper blade sharpening for decades, but I don't use hand planes and chisels all that often and do look after them so they don't get dull very often, and to be honest, the process I had been using was SO TEDIOUS, I would oftne put off sharpening intil a number of pieces needed sharpening then do them all at the same timee ... but that has changed ...
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Ever since I tried my first "consumer" version of a laser etcher, I have had a vision that there is a whole world of new and exciting things that can be done in woodworking with a machine of this type while still relying on traditional methods and craftsmanship. I envisioned something easy to use, that didn't need to be assembled from parts and that was powerful and speedy enough to actually woodworking elements.
Enhancing Classic Woodworking Projects with Modern Laser Machines
Well that day has finally arrived for me. My impatience in trying to learn "new electronics technology" has been a hinderance. I admire all those who have gone before me and taken the time to learn the older cumbersome systems and helped to modernize to where we are now and where we can get to in the future.
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I'm not sure if a Stool is actually a "Tool" but for this exercise I am making it so. For a few years now I have been using an old Bar Stool in my workshop beside my laptop computer. I use the stool enough for zoom meeting and just Internet browsing for information that it has become a mainstay in my workshop.
Transform Your Workshop: DIY Sit & Step Stool Build
One of the features of this old stool is that it has some lower rungs that I sometimes try to stand on to reach things high up in my shop, like changing light bulbs or other audio wires or adjustments but never put full weight on the rungs as I don't trust them. What I need is a stool that can double as a small stepping stool as well ...