Jigs and Tools
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VIDEO: Cordless Compact Router Overview
Do you need a cordless router? Learn how to choose the best compact cordless router for your shop. Chris Marshall takes a closer look at cordless routers from Makita, Bosch, Ridgid, and Ryobi.
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VIDEO: Make an Entry Bench
Learn how to make this attractive and functional entry bench project. We made this bench using lumber that you can find at any home center and a few portable power tools from WORX
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Cordless Drill/Driver 101
Whether you’re primarily a woodworker or dabble in DIY, too, most projects require drilling holes and driving fasteners. Here’s a guide to choosing your first — or next — drill /driver.
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VIDEO: How to Tune Up and Maintain Your Band Saw
You’ll learn how to change a band saw blade, clean a band saw, tension a band saw blade, adjust the band saw blade tracking, adjust the band saw upper and lower blades guides, and test the band saw cutting.
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VIDEO: Bending Wood with a Hot Pipe
Creating your own hot pipe bending jig at home is simpler than you might think. Rob Johnstone explains how we built the jig in our shop.
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Scroll Saw 101
Expert scroller Carole Rothman introduces a new series with a spotlight on the scroll saw: Here’s what you need to know about buying, using and being safe with this tool.
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Table Saw 101
Take a good look at that shop mainstay, the table saw. Tool expert Sandor Nagyszalanczy walks you through what it can do, features and options to look for, safety setups and more.
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VIDEO: How to Install a Router Lift
Rob Robillard walks you through the process of creating a router plate template and installing a router lift in your table. The Router Lift that he’s using the Rockler Pro Lift Router Lift.
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How to Rout Aluminum
You may think of your router as a tool only for woodworking, but Chris Marshall explains how you can use it for metal pieces as well. He shows the jig he used to set up the cut and explains the bit and router setup to make the cuts.
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Project: Track Saw Jig
No room for a table saw? A track saw enhanced with this easy-to-make jig may be just what you need!
