Reviews & Features

SendCutSend

So I’m working on a prototype rack for my Diamondback bed cover (more on that later) and needed some fairly intricate cuts done on 1/4″ aluminum plate. My initial plan was to just use my local water jet joint, but Covid and the snowpocalypse made that damn near impossible. As a stop gap, I decided to try an online laser cutting service called SendCutSend. Essentially, I designed my parts using Illustrator and then sent them a file. From there, they sent over a g-code compile for approval and once done, they cut the parts. Four days later, the sides for …
Projects

Tiny Workshop Inspiration

For the past week, we’ve been fighting through hour by hour blackouts, no water, and the kind of cold temperatures that this area has never really seen before. I know you guys up North have it far worse, but man… I am not made for cold weather. So much so, that we’ve been planning on a move to Hawaii. A while back, we bought a tiny 1950’s era beach home on the island of Kauai. The idea is that we will live there during the summers, rent it out the rest of the year, and then once the nest empties, …
News & Editorial

A Lightweight Wheelchair… & A Maker….

A few years ago, I was exploring Instagram and found this guy that was into both photography and woodworking. Sharing the same passions, I smashed that follow button and didn’t think much more of it.  But as Matthew’s posts began to infiltrate my scrolling sessions, I noticed a couple of things: Matthew had recently suffered a spinal cord stroke and was a T-10 paraplegic as a result. Matthew’s work (both in the darkroom and the shop) hadn’t suffered a bit from it. After a year or so of following along anonymously, I approached Matthew just to let him know how …
Reviews & Features

Bench Top vs Floor Standing Drill Press

I have a vintage Craftsman drill press that I use daily and love. However, I was recently browsing the gallery on The Garage Journal forum and ran across this idea. And you know what? He’s right. It’s kind of crazy this has never really occurred to me. When searching for my floor standing drill press, I just HAD to have all that capacity that I’ve never, ever used. That gorgeous old Craftsman pedestal and that long machined pipe are really just huge wastes of space that could be replaced with plenty of storage for things like drill bits, vices, etc… …