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Richard, I've not used coolant but I imagine it would indeed help. Those Porta-Mist systems are great, we use them on "one off" stuff on the manual mills at work and they don't create too much mess but get the job done. I don't have one at home or else I'd definitely try it for you. As you...

There are a few chop saws out there that will do what you need for less than $500. They use expensive Tungsten Carbide Tooth blades (that can be resharpened professionally) and spin at half the RPM of standard wood chop saws. I have a Milwakee and it works great. You can search google for...

God bless, I appreciate the stories and feel overjoyed to have had the opportunity to learn a little about a man I never knew.

I have looked into Absolute Steel Buildings in Tempe. I have no experience with them, but their product is supposed to be easy to install and is very adaptable. I'm not sure what style home you have but they even have lightweight steel "clay tile" roofing that is common here in the Valley. If...

Awesome, 351W tear down in the Kitchen. I'm guessing you're not married? Cool work.

@Jdub63 Cool setup, seems like it suits your needs well. It also let's you make good uses of the precious free space.

@mikeyr I believe it's a little more complicated than angle iron welded to the square tubing, as if you pay close attention, when the steps are raised and lowered their angle changes to allow the two pieces of tubing to come together. He uses a channel system with pins fixed at one end of the...

I don't have any need for retractable stairs but thought others hear would appreciate the design, fabrication, and possible application of these stairs. They are a really neat way of keeping your attic stairs out of the way.

I absolutely agree, which is why I wanted to know. I'd like to reproduce a look similar to this.

I really like the look of those lawn equipment cabinets, great job, did you use a stain on them? If so, did you use two different stains for the plywood and the trim, or are the differences in color due to different woods?

... the more they stay the same. Sound like the kind of advice you might hear echoing in the halls of the GJ forum. I saw that today while researching home made sheet metal brakes. There are really cool full magazine editions of Popular mechanics on Google books. Here is the edition I was...

I have a 12" direct drive disc sander (Harbor Freight) I use for steel and it works extremely well for my needs. Does anyone have a reccommended source for 12" Adhesive backed, Alminum Zirconia discs. The Harbor Freight ones do not hold their grit well with steel. edited for clarity

By chance do you have any build pics or details on garden tool storage cabinets? I think they look great and would like to build a garage full of something like this in the future.

Wow, this is a great build keep the pictures, explanations, and tips coming. I plan to build a barn and/or shop (depending on what we buy) at my new site after moving in March and will absolutely be using your build as guidance. Have you built a barn before, and can your reccomend any...

Welcome Lobzik, I like the tire storage above your bench, very smart! Also can you show a few closer pictures of your vise, looks nice.

Wow, I feel like i really missed out on a great opportunity here. I have a great set of snap-on screw driver's I've been looking to get rid of, I think they'll make the perfect gift next year. I'm by no means a Senior Member and have just recently started posting here more regularly, but...

AndyGriffith, can I get a close up of the clamping mechanism for your sheetmetal break. I am making a 50" break right now and have just not been satisfied with a solution for clamping the top bar down. I thought of using the type of clamps you have there but couldn't come up with a solution I...

No one mentioned it here but the rivets are loose on a tape measure clip so that you can accurately measure inside and outside measurements. When when you have it hooked on the end of something the gap left by the loose rivets is accounted for in that the tape is actually missing a very small...

I'd save the screw portion of it, might be usefull, I have cut several of these off and welded them on to benches or fixtures. They work well for making jigs and stuff.

I have no personal experience with this product just saw it on one of the other threads and thought it was neat so I saved the link and image in a .ppt file. It might suit your needs. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10227&Max=999