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First time patching up a fender. The grinder, putty, and paint will make me the welder that I ain’t.

One additional thought: - learning a CAD program isn’t an impediment to successfully 3D printing in 2026. The ever-growing online...

Another vote for Bambu, at whatever price point fits your budget. Ten years ago, even 5, many 3d printers were like owning a 1970s...

Estate sale purchases. A figurative and literal haul. A local tool collector liquidated his extensive collection of woodworking and...

Chunk of redwood 3x6 I was working with recently. Part of an old water tank taken down in Marin County CA around 2005. This tree was...

@Ryan thank you for the bot-bashing. Also, I would like my iPad.

For those who are using Fusion, the GridfinityGenerator plugin by Lev Mishin is pretty powerful. If you use it to generate the base...

Re: snow clearing 1. Would you be plowing your own driveway? And 2. What do you think the seasonal price for plowing the red road will...

Welp, I haven’t (yet) added a sliding saw to the shop. I’m not yet ready to commit the space and funds that I’d rather put towards a...

You can get a used 10' slider for 20% of that price (4k) or less. A older martin t71 or early t72 for 25-30% (5-6k) Op, Sliders are...

For those of us without such a beautiful big shop space and budget here is what I used with +/- 1/64” results. I choose to go to the...

Friends, once again I find myself chopping up plywood and wondering if a sliding table saw is right for me, either to complement my...

Also, not sure if you plan on putting a ceiling fan in the garage, but if you do I'd recommend one that I've personally found to...

Thanks guys. Fox stops supporting everything at 10 years. Anything older than that is limited to old stock parts…. Not always ideal...

Said goodbye to my 1991 VW Golf Country: a car that was fun for a bit, no longer gave me joy, and is off to an excited and enthusiastic...