Reviews & Features

Bench Top vs Floor Standing Drill Press

I have a vintage Craftsman drill press that I use daily and love. However, I was recently browsing the gallery on The Garage Journal forum and ran across this idea. And you know what? He’s right. It’s kind of crazy this has never really occurred to me. When searching for my floor standing drill press, I just HAD to have all that capacity that I’ve never, ever used. That gorgeous old Craftsman pedestal and that long machined pipe are really just huge wastes of space that could be replaced with plenty of storage for things like drill bits, vices, etc… …
Reviews & Features

The Maker Knife: Flawed, But Brilliant

If you follow just about any prominent YouTuber, you’ve seen the Maker Knife. Essentially, it’s a sliding and locking mechanism that allows you to carry a box blade on your person with minimum impact on your pocket’s weight or capacity. A couple of years ago, an Italian named Giacomo Di Muro jump started the idea on KickStarter and the thing just went gangbusters. I was an early supporter of the project and got my first Maker Knife something like two years ago?
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Ian Davis

I just found this and had to share… Ian is missing four fingers on his left hand. You’d think that would slow him down in the shop, but no… Instead, he’s turned it into an opportunity of sorts. See above and once you’re done, check out the rest of his videos here. See Comments on the forum.