Found 76 results for the keyword(s) ‘Power Tools, Power Tools’

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  At what speed should my saw blades spin?

  Tools Vary Woodworking tools, from table saws to portable saws right down to tiny routers vary in rotational speeds from around 3,000 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) up to 50,000 RPM.  If it is a direct drive motor, the arbor RPM and the blade RMP are the same, which is true of routers and many, bu...
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  What do you put in a basic beginner homeowner's toolkit?

  If you are just talking about keeping the house from falling down around your head, and a few minor adjustments or additions here and there, but no real renovations -- the tool kit is rather simple. A multiple head screwdriver. A pair of pliers. A pair of clamping pliers. A light hammer. A g...
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  Choosing Power Tools -- from a woman's perspective

  Arlette from Victoria BC is trying to dig through the confusion of all the power tool marketing. Let me copy much of her letter here, because she really is asking the kind of questions we all ask sometimes when looking at that wall of tools where each claims to be as good as the next and we are n...
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  Do they not sell drills anymore? Is an impact driver a drill?

    Drill A “drill” is defined as a spinning device that has an adjustable chuck able to clamp down onto a twist bit of just about any size.  Yes they still make them – usually called “drill/drivers”, because you can also put screw bits into them.  The simplest ones available are usually variable...
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  Cutting crown moldings with a mitre saw.

  Cutting crown moldings can be simple and it can be difficult. First you want to check if the corner you are putting the molding into is in fact 90 degrees. If you don't check that you can get real frustrated with your mitre saw. 88 or 92 degree walls require different mitre cuts. Over the years...
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  Pro: How to Kill Your Pneumatic Tools

  Pneumatic tools are amongst the most indestructible power tools you can buy - and yet we manage to kill them. So I took a trip to a few repair shops to find out what can possibly be done to maim, cripple and kill pneumatic construction site tools. Let's start with the killers: dirty or moist air...
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  Improper power washing can damage the inside of your walls

    More and more people have domestic power washers, allowing them to quickly clean all kinds of things around the house. Of course one of the first things we want to use it for is to clean off the siding on the house. CAUTION -- you all know that you need to be careful not to damage wood or spra...
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  Safety and pleasure in woodturning

  The wood lathe is my favourite woodworking tool - hands down. Follow this link to me simply having fun. The most important safety detail in woodturning, after a face mask, is to learn to properly place, and constantly adjust, the chisel support. It should always be close to the wood to leave you...
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  Choosing a mitre saw.

  One of our viewers is looking to redo all the trim in his house so he is wondering which mitre saw he should buy. The variety is very confusing but there are two basic types:  Fixed mitre boxes that go up and down. They will cut mitres, angles to the right or the left and most of them will cut...
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  Do you push or pull to cut wood in a sliding mitre box? Or is there any safe way to use these machines?

  (This article was originally written in 2001 and is an interesting piece of history about learning how to use new tools.  Many years after this show I did a real serious job of studying Miter Saw precision and safety and developed a whole series of videos on the subject -- they can all be viewed ...