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So, once again, breaking out another tool left to me by my Dad. It’s a Steel City mortiser 25200. It’s not the Rolls Royce of Mortisers, but it seems to work well enough. I have five chisels with it. It seems to use a slightly non-standard 5/8 collar chisel size, but that’s not a big problem...

I have some questions about sharpening wood lathe gouges. (caveat: some day I will buy a slow speed grinder and a proper attachment for gouges, parting tools, skews… but right now I have to use what I have. It the moment I’m coveting the 8” Rikon grinder with either a complete set of Wolverine...

I have not done much with MDF, so I have some questions. 1) Can you run MDF through a thickness planer? (DeWalt 735x) Should I use something like Minwax Hardener before or after planing? 2) If it can be planed (3/4” down to 1/2”) does it need a base under? Like a 1x8 or 2x8?

So, I was left two lathes in my father’s shop. One is a Cal-Hawk 1000mm and the other is a Delta Midi lathe. I know neither one is top-notch, but they’re what I have for now, and anyway, “It’s a poor workman who blames his tools” The Cal-Hawk seems to be… non-standard? The tool rest, for...

So I have an older drill press. I don't want to replace it as it has always worked great- and I don't want to spend what it will take to get the same power and speed. But... The column is too short. Only about 24". So I measured the column and got an inexpensive 72" of 1 3/4 inch steel pipe...