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Category Archives: Shop Talk
Havahart Traps
When I was eight years old, I somehow got my hands on a popular mechanics magazine. In the back, in the advertising section, I saw an ad for Havahart traps, so I wrote for a catalog. I can still remember … Continue reading
Web Hosting
I searched the web for several weeks searching for a web hosting company that could meet the needs of my website. I basically had two criteria at that point Continue reading
10 Steps to a Beautiful Wood Finish
When you have built a piece of furniture yourself and have gotten to the part of the project when it’s time to apply the wood finish, you really need to know what you’re doing or you could completely spoil all the work you’ve done up to this point.
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Tagged furniture, Pledge, polish, polyurethane, varnish, wood, wood finish
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The Best Finish for Kitchen Cabinet Doors
A couple of years ago, I completely remodeled a kitchen which consisted of custom built cabinets and doors. During the planning stage for the remodel, the question came up about the best type of finish to use on the kitchen cabinet doors. Continue reading
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Tagged automotive, cabinets, catalyst, clear coat, doors, finish, grease, kitchen, kitchen cabinet doors, laquer, polyurethane, vapors
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5 Gifts Guys Want For Christmas – or Any Holiday
I thought since today was Christmas, I would give those people looking for very late Christmas gift ideas some suggestions. Here is my list of the 5 most wanted items for my shop. Continue reading
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Tagged cordless drill, drill press, miter saw, router, table saw
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Designing the X Axis for the CNC Router
The X-axis is the backbone of the entire CNC Router onto which all other components travel. Continue reading
Designing the Y Axis for a CNC Router
The Y-axis is essentially the same as the Z-axis except it is larger and is turned horizontal instead of vertical. Continue reading
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Tagged build your own cnc router, linear bearings, linear motion, router, stepper motor, woodworking
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How to Cut Crown Moulding
To me no room is really quite complete with crown moulding and baseboard moulding to finish the top and bottom of the wall. Continue reading
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Tagged ceilings, crown moulding, Hitachi, miter saw, router, sheetrock, walls
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Designing a CNC Router
The design I’ve chosen for my machine consists of a series of C-shaped components that house aluminum angle to which skateboard bearings are attached that roll along two lengths of black steel 3/4″ pipe. Continue reading
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Tagged aluminum angle, linear bearings, medium density fiberboard, skateboard bearings, X-axis, Y-axis, z-axis
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Build Your Own CNC Router
I have wanted a CNC Router since the day I saw a video on the internet of one in action. Today I finally made up my mind to venture out and build one for myself. Continue reading
