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good vise?

Hello all, Just broke one of the jaw inserts in my Craftsman 5" bench vise. Out of warranty, no replacement parts avail...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kamontgo
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by kamontgo

O/T: The Knob

Enjoy Lew =============================== A woman visited a plastic surgeon who told her about a new procedure called '...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sails.man
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by sails.man

OT discipline

A school teacher injured his back during the summer and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. I...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by lamp.lighter
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by lamp.lighter

Semi-OT: Satisfied with your health care?

I'll keep this short. We need single-payer health care in this country, NOW, just as exists in 36 industrialized countr...
89 comments posted 17yrs
posted by goober
89 comments posted 17yrs posted by goober

Wedged tenon design question

I'm in the process of designing a knockdown shelving unit for our camping kitchen, having discovered some wire shelving...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jim***willemin
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by jim***willemin

Sliding dovetail angle for sliding

Hi Does it make a difference what angle dovetail bit I use for a sliding dovetail. I am (finally) making a few cribbage...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by lccronin
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by lccronin

OT: Creative Puns for Educated (?) Minds

In the event that you have not had these cross your screen or that old correspondence mode called paper and . . . 1. Th...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jo4hn
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jo4hn

End grain on MDF

I have seen a few queries on edge-treating MDF. Here is a wonderful solution: A sign-maker had me do some 3D sculpting...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Counterfitter
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by Counterfitter

OT: July 1...HAPPY CANADA DAY!! YOU HOSERS!

July 1 Have several beers on this Canada Day, enjoy the fireworks and stay out of the car, eh?
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Counterfitter
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by Counterfitter

OT:2009 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Dunno why, but this stuff just cracks me up. I'm sure there are a few here who will enjoy this: Bulwer-Lytton Fiction C...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Counterfitter
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by Counterfitter

Not too shabby...

I last visited here a few years ago, during the height of the poopy pants saga, Bay Area Dave debacle and the struggle...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmmillen
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmmillen

friends working together in shop

Not talking about job workshops, but working with friends on projects at home shop. Looking for some advise or experien...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by lamp.lighter
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by lamp.lighter

Jigs

I've just spend the better part of an hour watching the youtube videos of Matthias Wandel's tenoning, slot mortising an...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by TD
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by TD

Band Saw questions

Is a .5hp motor a good size for a band saw? What other specs would you look for if planning to purchase? I ask due to s...
42 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Meanie.Brat
42 comments posted 17yrs posted by Meanie.Brat

Loose M&T

I built an adjustable fixture that allows me to make very accurate loose mortise and tenon joints. I have been using te...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jeppley
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by jeppley