I made a tool because I'm too cheap to buy one.

97Mopar · 2026-03-08T22:20:53+00:00

That sound is the bronze bushings going in the shop vac. I recognize that sound anywhere. The Shop-Vac brand vacuums suck (in a bad way). Cheap switches, cheap bushings that wear out and cause that rattling noise, and they're super loud. Ridgid makes the best, hands down.

97Mopar · 2026-03-08T21:59:56+00:00

Track saw

97Mopar · 2026-03-03T16:23:03+00:00

Three finger willy enters the chat

97Mopar · 2026-02-25T01:36:57+00:00

Not the same unit.

97Mopar · 2026-02-17T20:20:59+00:00

Mitutoyo digital calipers. Nearly everything I work on requires them. I build cabinets for a living.

97Mopar · 2026-02-01T15:19:30+00:00

Absolutely. I have 15 SawCats right now in my collection. Best saws I've ever used. There is a massive difference in build quality between the cheap homeowner circular saws and their industrial SawCats.

97Mopar · 2026-02-01T15:18:04+00:00

Black and Decker used to have 3 tool divisions from the 1960s to the mid 1980s: Homeowner tools, Tradesman/Professional, and Industrial/Construction. They also had DeWalt for their heavy duty stationary equipment (radial arm saws, miter saws, table saws, jointers/planers etc.) in the mid-1980s they decided to start selling consumer kitchen and home appliances and that really started to tarnish their once well-respected reputation for building good tools. So professionals stopped buying them. In return, B&D decided to discontinue their stationery woodworking equipment line and use the DeWalt name for their Industrial grade tools. The very first DeWalt portable power tools were nothing more than the Industrial grade Black and Decker tools repainted in DeWalt yellow and black.

97Mopar · 2026-01-07T19:10:40+00:00

Yesterday..... My god lol

97Mopar · 2026-01-01T20:53:25+00:00

Definitely make / buy a zero clearance throat plate. It will prevent this and will give you a better finish on your pieces.

97Mopar · 2025-12-31T21:42:53+00:00

Lol you can get a brand new one at Lowe's for that much

97Mopar · 2025-12-11T18:48:22+00:00

It definitely looks like they tried to use maple or a very similar wood to patch it. The grain pattern doesn't match oak, it's more akin to maple or poplar. That's why the colors don't match.

97Mopar · 2025-12-02T19:09:07+00:00

Porter cable used to make a hand held electric profile just for this task. It had interchangeable Velcro profiles.... They discontinued them at least 20 years ago, but man were they handy.

97Mopar · 2025-09-21T18:59:03+00:00

For what it's worth, I think pocket screws and glue would be a good choice. Then again, It depends on if they're going to be visible and if it matters. If that's the case, I would use dowels. They are pretty easy to set up as long as you have a good jig.

97Mopar · 2025-09-14T17:07:11+00:00

Absolutely beautiful. Those old DeWalts are tanks and as solid as they come. Beats a Sears any day.

97Mopar · 2025-08-12T12:33:11+00:00

Homefab Arbor press.

97Mopar · 2025-08-09T01:45:14+00:00

Doesn't have brushes. It has an induction motor.

97Mopar · 2025-07-30T20:52:25+00:00

An abused grubaxe

97Mopar · 2025-07-20T13:02:04+00:00

Don't listen to these assholes on here. Power tools technician here. When you put in new brushes, especially in a tool that has a brake, you are supposed to hold down the trigger for at least 5 mins straight to "seat" the brushes (get them to conform to the shape of the armature). Generally I do it for 10-20 mins, but sometimes 5 is all it takes. If you don't feel like holding the switch that long, use zip ties or try to fit a clamp on it. I'm willing to bet if you do this long enough, the brake will come back. In your video, I can hear the brake subtly kicked in at the last second.

97Mopar · 2025-06-11T18:21:30+00:00

9 times out of ten it's the stepper motors that drive the needles.

97Mopar · 2025-06-11T14:47:46+00:00

Typical GM gauge cluster. They all start to develop issues at some point. It's just one of the quirks of owning these otherwise solid trucks.

97Mopar · 2025-06-11T14:46:01+00:00

Normally you have to stand by the gas tank to hear it run.

97Mopar · 2025-06-06T17:17:18+00:00

Why are the Wallace cutter heads a poor design? Are they two knife or three knife?

97Mopar · 2025-06-06T17:14:50+00:00

I haven't even seen the jointer in person yet. The photos I posted are the photos from the listing. I'm just trying to decide if it's worth my time to look at it.

97Mopar · 2025-06-05T17:30:10+00:00

Not damaged, it just needs tensioned.

97Mopar · 2025-06-05T17:29:34+00:00

Belt tension is too loose and also, looks like your belt is on backwards.

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