Under-Stairs Mobile Storage
Crawling around under the basement stairs to find what may or may not be in this box or that was a pain. However, leaving the space empty was not an option. I built this cart to make use of every …
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Category Archives: Workshop Tips
Precision Height Gauge
Precision Height Gauge To set the height of a router bit—within .001″, if necessary—I made this simple stand for my caliper. It works on a router table or a hand-held router. Two screws with washers secure the caliper. When …
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Editor’s Letter: A new tool with every project
Outfitting a shop doesn’t happen all at once. Instead, a shop acquires its contents over time.
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I had a project on which I needed to rout out a large area about 3⁄8” deep. It was a wooden case for a Nook reader, and the eReader had to fit into the excavation. I had …
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Rolling Scrap Bin
Who says you can’t put a square peg in a round hole? My scrap bin is made from round cardboard tubes made for concrete forms. These tubes are available at home centers; they’re durable, come in various diameters, and are …
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