Drill a Centered Hole in a Sphere
Drill a perfectly centered hole in a sphere by first counterboring a hole in a scrap board clamped to your table. Drill the counterbore using a Forstner or spade bit…
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Category Archives: Workshop Tips
Trim Box-Liner Material with a Wheel-Type Cutter
When lining the bottom of a box with fabric, cut the pieces to perfect size with a rotary, wheel-type fabric cutter.
Read moreCreate Big, Round Objects Without a Big Lathe
Create a large round object by placing a rough object in a pivoting holder and using an angle grinder in a jig to rough out the shape.
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Sanding inside corners used to leave nasty buzz marks from my sander banging into the adjacent face. I still haven’t tamed my sander, but now I get buzz-free results by…
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Workpiece Holder Ensures Accurate Dovetail Transfer
Transferring the layout of dovetails to the mating pins board is much easier with this marking jig, which lines up the two parts perfectly.
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