Safety
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Stationary Tool Plug Storage is a Snap
Keep your electrical cords out of the way from underfoot, but still ready at hand around your tools with this helpful reader tip.
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VIDEO: Advice for Moving a Full-Sized Lathe
Ernie Conover gives his advice on how to safely move a heavy full-size lathe into your shop in this woodworking video and related article.
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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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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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Cooler, Safer Grinding with a Leather Grip
When this reader has to grip small screws and bolts to grind them down to size, he turns to this trick to keep them steady and his fingers out of the way.
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Choosing the Best Woodworking Lathe for Your Shop
Woodworker’s Journal’s woodturning columnist Ernie Conover gives you an in-depth examination of the woodturner’s main tool: let’s look at the lathe.
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Office Supply Saw Tooth Protector
If you are in need of replacing the broken or lost blade protector sleeves that came with your hand saws, this reader found a bargain at his local office supply store.
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Used Workshop Equipment Represents a Great Value
A used piece of equipment can be a great value. But having to move a heavy tool or piece of machinery can kill a great deal.
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Making a Zero Clearance Throatplate
Enhance your table saw’s cutting quality and safety with a zero-clearance throatplate.
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Miter Saw Dust Collection Test
Chris Marshall offers some of his best tips for dust collection when using a miter saw, and then tests the effectiveness of the dust collection on 10-in. sliding miter saws from Ridgid, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Ryobi, Kobalt, and Craftsman.
