Shop and Tools: Tips and Tricks

[TrikeKid]

Dang you guys get boned up there, I bought mine for 34 bucks.

 

[M92PV4U]

Def fill spout fits on brake fluid gallon.

 

[Brad]

Been using it lately and hadnt heard about it til a neighbor told me a few years ago.

Use a shop vac when digging post holes to get the dirt out of the hole. Much faster with me using the digging bar and the kid sucking all the first out than using post hole digger

 

[chumly2071]

One of these magnetic helping hands things seems to work good so far as a flexible pointer on my bender/degree wheel.

They are small, and the magnet is strong enough to hold it in place. I plan to replace the clip with a piece of aluminum tig rod to get a more precise pointer.

 

[[memphis]]

I saw this tip here but unsure of the thread… maybe it’s inside this one but for the sake of posting… the no swag no problem version of a vertical bandsaw. Apparently the foot doesn’t easily remove off of my unit… I really dislike the swag setup for my model of saw.

I’d like to figure out how to make a table to have more support when cutting

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

I saw this tip here but unsure of the thread… maybe it’s inside this one but for the sake of posting… the no swag no problem version of a vertical bandsaw. Apparently the foot doesn’t easily remove off of my unit… I really dislike the swag setup for my model of saw.

I’d like to figure out how to make a table to have more support when cutting

For right now (until you build a table) instead of clamping your saw like you are, clamp it by the tee handle at the top of the saw. Put that in the vise, and let the saw droop until the back of the saw bumps against the vise. (the tee handle is clamped sideways in the vise).

This way your saw is well supported, not just hanging by that flimsy blade guard thing.

 

[richardskinner]

Self explainatory. Somethings need a lil finger blastin.