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I've been avoiding buying a bandsaw for years, partly because I have it in my head that I need a 14+ inch 15 amp thing with cast iron and everything. Primary use would be cutting curves in plywood and sheetmetal, cutting small rod/angle/bar a little less rough than a grinder, and cleaning up...

I'm going to put some foam board insulation in the garage door, and thinking about putting some low profile led lights in the boards. I'm looking at the below or similar, 1 inch thick, 7 inch diameter, $13 each. Plan would be 4-6 of them, wired in series, on a plug. There's an outlet at the...

Came in a lot with some drill bits. Appears to say VEN something something in the middle, 5 1/2 on the back, and maybe made in England on the skinny bit. Point appears to be coated, maybe for machine poking holes in leather?

My dad does some blacksmithing at the nature center near our house, think Colonial Williamsburg on a small scale. One of the tools he's just got is an old post vise. It looks period correct, and it's a lot better than the bench vise in the shop, but the threads are pretty badly worn. Must have...

I have a planer on long term loan from a friend. It's about 30 years old, still a solid machine, but the motor has eaten a set of brushes in less than 2 hours run time over 6 months. Now, with new brushes, it ran for about 5 minutes or a couple shallow passes, and it just groaned to a stop. It...

I have a Campbell Hausfield VS5006, 20 gallon, that I got from a friend. It's been pretty leaky, and a neighbor who borrowed it this this evening said it seized after 5 minutes running. It started up fine for me an hour later, but if I can give it some tlc and get another year out of it, it...

I was in need of a way to turn a socket on the side of the road in a borrowed car a few months ago, and the nearest hardware had just changed over to all dewalt hand tools. This breaker was less than $10, ratchets started over $20. It did successfully turn the socket to tighten the belt, so it...

I have an old VW beetle I'm cleaning up, and the previous owner had screwed dish wheel covers through the wheel lip and in to the tire. Screws and a squirt of silicone will hold air for a few hours, but I'm pushing it in and out of the garage, and across the street to the neighbors garage...

I picked up a ridgid ts3650 over the weekend, $200 because the guy said the switch was broken. Turns out the yellow safety key was taped to the bottom of the table. Anyway, the blade that came on it: About a third of the teeth are chipped, looks from the number (828994) like the original...

Hello Forum I've finally got a little free time coming up, and I'd like to buy/make some cases for the power tools that just came in cardboard boxes. Specifically, I have a small router, an oscillating multi tool, and a plug in drill to get boxed up. I'm thinking about finding some small...

I'm looking at a small ROS, probably the ridgid r26011, but I saw the r8606b (cordless) on the site when I was shopping. I can't find any reviews, anyone tried it?

Hello Forum A house I bought in June has an unfortunate couple tiles right behind the chair legs in the breakfast room. They are about 1/16th higher than the next row, so the legs catch and you have to lift the chair to get out. The first thought I had was carefully bevelling the edge of the...

Hi All I have a Ryobi DP121L 12" drill press. It got dropped a few months ago, and what I thought was just a cracked pulley is a whole bent motor shaft. The other side of things (spindle shaft?) checks out with a dial indicator. Motor size is 5.5" can dia, 7.5" high, shaft is a hair under...

Hello Forum Title got autocorrected, meant to be "reinsulate." I need new insulation in my attic, and the insulation on the hard ducts is in terrible shape. I'm on the south side of Houston, it's hot and wet most of the time. There are a couple duct joints that have cracked part way open...

Found this in the bayou near the house, picked up for Forge food/recycling. Any ideas? I'll try to get the text later.