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I had a kennedy roller with friction slides. Got it for a killer deal. Hated it. If it's got wheels on the bottom, it better have...

That's about how my 11 drawer looked when it was my work box. Granted, mine doesn't have any felt, because you can't clean it. More...

I'm far from a sharpening expert, but I tried this a few weeks ago and had zero luck. Into the bin she went. The last one I threw away...

They're also nice with thin fiberglass! And if you get an impact-compatible one (I would never actually use one with an impact driver)...

Not just one, get a half dozen different sizes. Sooner or later, you'll use them all.

I'd guess it's varnish dipped, just like you'd see on most electric motors. This was an old, kinda wacky Century Electric I re-did on...

I prefer one-off work myself. It keeps things interesting. I don't think I've ever machined more than a handful of any one part.

Funny, I just bought this 11 year old Craftsman "lawn tractor" for a staggering $500 a few weeks ago (plus $100 worth of needed deck...

CNC can make things that a guy on a manual machine could never make. But there is plenty of work that's just not feasible for a CNC. The...

As silly as that sounds, I sold all but my 11 drawer and cantilever Kennedy boxes (IE, rolling cabinets) because they're just not very...

Which is why the "dial indicator and hand wheel" guys make more money than ever. A CNC can't do everything!

I always saw people put the Machinist Bible in there.

Well I must be the only one who still uses his 11 drawer for his "good" tools.

I'd say about 60% of the times I've shocked myself on AC is unplugging 220v welder extension cords. Inevitably they get a little stuck...