Page 3 - Workshop Setup & Tool Maintenance

Working in a small shop with little to no wall space can be a challenge. This project solves that challenge by mounting a Dust Right Wall-Mount Dust Collector 1250cfm on a stand with casters.

If you're like most woodworkers, you've spent a lot of time picking out the best woodworking machinery, hand planes, chisels, scrapers, rasps, clamps and all manner of specialized jigs, tools and accessories that help make your work more accurate and go more smoothly.

What's the best way to deal with the dumb end of a board? Whether it's ripping down lumber or cutting a long piece of trim on a compound miter saw, you have to have some way of overcoming the effects of gravity and leverage at the out-feed end of the operation.

Are you getting the most out of your table saw? If you're like many woodworkers, you use your table saw almost exclusively for ripping wood, and haven't really explored its potential as a crosscutting tool.

I have stored my planer on the ground for years and lifted it up to the workbench whenever I needed to use it.

A table saw is a powerful piece of equipment, and deserving of respect. Learning how to use one correctly is the best way to stay out of trouble, and it's also the best way to get the most out of this valuable, versatile woodworking tool.

All table saws share the same basic anatomy: They all have a base, a table and extension wings, rails and a rip fence, a motor, trunnions, gearing to raise and tilt the blade, and an arbor and arbor assembly.

When you're allocating funds for tools and equipment, it only makes sense to give a nod to the measuring department.

Every day more and more woodworkers are discovering the benefits of using a biscuit joiner in their furniture projects.

Most of us have a wet/dry vacuum cleaner in the shop, and they typically have a 2-1/2" diameter hose. So why is it that manufacturers virtually NEVER make a simple way to connect their tools to the hose of our vacuums?

What are the best ways to improve a woodworking shop? In this article and video, we cover five of the best improvements that could make your shop – especially if it's a small shop - more efficient and a more enjoyable place to spend your time.