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way OT - metal drums

If you wanted to procure about a dozen 55 gallon open top drums with lids, preferably used, where would you begin lookin...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by moto
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by moto

Handtruck for narrow isles

While picking up some windows at Menards, the warehouse guy used a handtruck with wheels parallel to the back. This all...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by oops
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by oops

For Those Who Missed Walt Akers Great Stories

For those of you who arrived here in the last year or so - you missed Walt Akers. Here's a hint of what you missed. Wal...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlieb
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlieb

drywalling shop

I need to get some kind of interior finish on my shop walls now that they're insulated, and I can't come up with a bett...
47 comments posted 19yrs
posted by toddrf
47 comments posted 19yrs posted by toddrf

Scratchstock/bead scraper technique advice needed

Just made a scratchstock for beading some bed rails. I am having trouble getting clean cuts. The cutter wants to wander...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bsa441
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by bsa441

Panel Handler by Shopcart

I saw one of these on display at Louis & Company in Grand Prarie, TX. Wanted one ever since. Hopefully this summer I ca...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

You Have To See This Piece by Keith Newton

Whether you're just starting out in woodworking or have been making furniture for 20 or 30 years and think you've seen...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlieb
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlieb

Hello, I'm a newbie

Hello, My name is Leon and this is the first time I've visited this group. First of all, is there a FAQ for rec.woodwor...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by the_happy_drunk
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_happy_drunk

WWW: Composites Merit Badge

A self-study in composite and laminate materials and manufacture. http://www.acmanet.org/bsa/index.cfmDoug Goncz Repliko...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DGoncz
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by DGoncz

Not woodworking, but antiquishess

http://steampunkworkshop.com/lcd.shtml?WANTLook at the results in the last few pictures.
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by heybubNOSPAM
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by heybubNOSPAM

Using a router for edge jointing

Trying to put a straight edge on several long, thick boards and hoping there is a good way of using a router and a jig...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

hitachi router

M12V Hitachi router with a 3 1/4 horse motor. 1/4 and 1/2 collets and plunges. House sale, wants $100 for router and ho...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by shoe56k
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by shoe56k

New planer - advice before I use it?

Just got a Ridgid planer.. pretty basic and looks a bit like the pictures of a Delta... I've never had or used one befo...
55 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mac.splinters
55 comments posted 19yrs posted by mac.splinters

Welding Plexiglass

It was chloroform, not ether that we welded Plexiglass with. Pete Stanaitis ---------------------
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco