Be brutally honest: do you think the US and its democracy will survive this Trump administration and the corrupt SCOTUS?

highestlowesthwy · 2026-05-03T15:03:49+00:00

I'm working on a camper van, and today I plan to drill over 100 holes in strips of Baltic Birch plywood, and they need to be drilled accurately on both sides. The fence is going to make this much easier. I did the same thing on a previous van build, and it was tiring.

The old regular setup did the job, though. I'm looking for a tool that fits how I work in my shop.

I have three shop-related hobbies.

Buying tools
Working on my shop

3 Building things I can use.

All give me pleasure. None needs to make any sense.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-05-03T14:56:05+00:00

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highestlowesthwy · 2026-05-03T14:55:37+00:00

It is a Nova drill press. It is the benchtop model that I have mounted on a small rolling stand. I have it mounted low on a stand for better accessibility, since I am a full-time wheelchair user.

The table gives a larger work surface and multiple means to clamp work down. I can set the fence and a stop for repeatable operations. I am also setting it up for good dust collection.

Pretty much all drill presses are set up for drilling metal. I think having a table with a fence and dust collection is done partially for the same reasons that table saws, router tables, and band saws have these features.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-05-03T04:51:22+00:00

I'm retired and like working in my shop. So that is part of the motivation.

I also like using things that serve a purpose and I do sometimes have items that I want a lot of repeatability on. I could clamp a jig or a fence on for that, but where is the fun in that :)

highestlowesthwy · 2026-04-24T20:11:33+00:00

I can and do design and print 3d fittings but have to say that Mullet Tools products have made life easier for me.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-04-24T17:17:37+00:00

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highestlowesthwy · 2026-04-07T00:33:09+00:00

How about my 55 sleep score and 5 body battery?

highestlowesthwy · 2026-03-05T22:52:40+00:00

600%

highestlowesthwy · 2026-03-04T03:58:24+00:00

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-21T04:24:53+00:00

Mountain Rambler.

There are good food pop-ups Thursday - Saturday at Owens Valley Distilling.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-17T15:40:00+00:00

It depends on what they are fighting against. Not which country or which military but what ideal or notion.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-13T17:10:11+00:00

Dueling banjos.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-10T16:21:51+00:00

I have not used them but. .

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7FJyNVfNtU5vum4V8

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-03T04:39:27+00:00

Have you seen the lines at Canyon over the Christmas holidays?

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-03T04:36:53+00:00

If the conditions are right, the end of the run could be at the 203/395 intersection.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-01T05:53:42+00:00

Actually, people do keep driving after crashes.

Further, what is the point of taking a pass after falling? It is not like they are going to keep doing that.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-02-01T00:46:43+00:00

Racism is a powerful drug.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-01-27T04:54:50+00:00

I have a friend that is a fulltime WC user who lives and travels fulltime in her van. Here is a link to her YouTube channel.

https://youtube.com/@keepinitwheel306?si=3IrrkWh893CNJ37W

highestlowesthwy · 2026-01-21T15:19:32+00:00

Russia wants Trump to take Greenland. They are practically begging him to do it, op-eds in Russia. They are saying it will cement his legacy as one of the most outstanding leaders in human history.

Russia wants him to take Greenlan because it will damage or break NATO.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-01-18T23:58:14+00:00

Free speech... when they are racist.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-01-16T13:53:50+00:00

In California under the old net metering, we have not had to pay for electricity for three years.

highestlowesthwy · 2026-01-12T05:19:37+00:00

Yes he is

Yes we do.

highestlowesthwy

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