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Hi folks, After using my garbage can with a piece of plywood thrown on top of it as a secondary workspace almost every time I'm in the shop for the last couple weeks, I've decided to build a smaller, mobile workbench for tasks where the ability to approach a workpiece from all sides is useful...

Hi folks, Tonight I completed my first from-scratch fabrication project. It's definitely small time compared to some of the awesome work I see on this board, but I'm proud of it. I've done a couple other things here and there, mostly adding/modifying parts on other things. But this is my first...

I've read a number of Wilton vise restoration threads, and I figure it's time to start mine. Not least because I seem to have encountered a fairly unique problem. First the story: I spotted this 4" Wilton Bullet a couple weeks ago at the local antique mall. Balked a little at the $125 price...

Hi folks, I need some help identifying this old drill press I scored today at the local flea market. I made sure it fired up before I bought it, and except for some belt slap from the old cracked belt, it ran true with a nice clean hum. I don't think this is the original paint job, and I can't...

Hi folks, I've had an interest in quality tools and learning how to use them correctly for a long time. I recently decided to teach myself gunsmithing which has only intensified my interest. Right now and for the foreseeable future it's purely on the hobbyist level, and something to do with my...