Recent content by coolreed

My brother in law asked me if I could make him a workbench. He has a small ranch and needed a strong workbench that he could bolt his vise down to. He is retired and on a limited budget. So,..I made this workbench for him out of 2 x 8 Fir from Home Depot. (It is pictured upside down.) It is...

Here is a stand I recently made for my Big Wilton 800. My intent on each stand I have made is to make a robust stand that I can easily assemble and disassemble if need be. I used mostly 3/4 inch nuts and bolts from the Big Box Stores. The steel is all 3/8". I will plant the stand to the floor...

Pictured (I hope) is my Wilton 800 that I finally put on a stand I made from 3/8" steel. My design for my stand had to be pretty robust since this vise is nearly 300 pounds. I designed it to be able to be completely disassembled using 3/4" and 5/8" nuts and bolts. I also utilized Bubingua and...

OK,..I am just curious,...how many Vises do you Garage Nerds own? First of all I am talking about Machinist Vises, Woodworking Vises, etc. Not behavior vises. My friends give me a really hard time about my relatively new hobby, so I am curious where I one rates in the world of Vise...

I have been looking at Magnetic Drills lately in order to cut holes in metal beams and plate steel. Do any of you have recommendations or experience with this tool? Regards

Once you get the Plane Flat on the bottom and sides and get the frog fitting properly the thing that will make your plane really useful is to get the blade razor sharp. But you are not indicating what type of plane you are trying to tune. I have bought several older Stanley planes and had good...

I use diamond style stones and Japanese water stones to get a razors edge. On a chisel, you first make the flat side of the chisel flat and spend time polishing the flat side. Then you move to the chisel edge and work on the bevel starting out with a coarser grit stone and work up to a very high...

I have a Hitachi 12" Compound Miter Saw. Compares favorably to Dewalt and other 12" Miter Saws but a little cheaper price. I have been very happy with it. However, for precise accurate cuts I prefer (and so do many others) a common 10" non sliding compound miter saw. So don't get caught up in...

Nice,...I like it. But isn't that an oxymoron? :3gears:

Just purchased a Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion 3/8 Impact Wrench. Thought it might come in handy around the garage. I have other Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion power tools and I have been very happy with their performance. I got the tool for $115 bucks on amazon but that was with no batteries and charger. I...

New addition to the Vise Framily.

I have a 14" Shop Fox Band Saw I use for woodworking. There have been times that I was tempted to purchase a replacement blade for cutting metal so I could use it for cutting some angle iron. I asked if this was possible and a salesperson just gasped when I asked if I could cut metal with my...

Who makes the best light duty truck? A truck is a tool you know. What I mean by best is a combination of quality, reliability, cost, mpg, performance, resale and looks. As for my opinion,...it is without a doubt the Toyota Tacoma. :3gears:

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Thinking of getting the Festool 700 Domino Tool. It is a game changer.