Belt Sander
We're having problems with a belt sander: Craftsmen model #113225900. Despite all effort, adjustments etc. the sanding belt will not stay on unit. Any suggest...
Latest Discussions: TOOLS & WORKSHOP
air nailers
I am confused about air nailers. Do you need to buy the same brand air nails as the tool? Or are the nails interchangable as long as they are the right size?
2
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by bink
knoty pine wall paneling restoration
My house was built by my Father in 1954. It has lots of beautiful knoty pine walls and doors. The varnish is dried and cracking in some spots. I would like to kno...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Steve C
Floating Shelves
I saw a "floating shelf" advertised in a catalog & want to install a couple of very small ones on one wall w/ 3/4" laminated particle board. What makes it "f...
2
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Steve C
Radial Arm Saw damaged or out of tune?
Blade deflected off a small work piece. Thereafter the work arbor seems bent. I am unable to square the blade to the table as there is an excursion and the bottom...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Steve C
Butcher Block Wood
What kind of unfinished wood should I get for a kitchen butcher block? I've hear Maple is best, but its pretty expensive out here on West Coast. Would Pine work...
2
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Steve C
tearing down a deck
i would like to tear down a huge deck off our house. deck is on the second floor. i would like to be able to reuse the material to "move" it to the back of the ...
2
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Steve C
Plans/pattern for exterior window shutter
I am looking for plans or patterns for making shutters for exterior windows. I used every search engine available but could not come up with any hits. Any help wo...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by bink
computer monitor desk
Due to limited space, I built a computer monitor desk that is attached to the walls on 2 sides. On these sides it rests on a 2x2 that is bolted into the studs.Th...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by DR HOME
cleaning kitchen cabinets
I want to clean my kitchen cabinets of the years of grime without stripping and re-staining. Is there any product that will help me do this. I don't mind applyi...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by mwestfall
built - in entertainment center
I have a very long blank wall in my living room. This would be the right spot for a wall to wall, floor to celing entertainment center, or base cabnets with book ...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by L Morin
oak railing
Planning to replace iron railing with oak railing on inside stairway. Any tips would be appreciated.
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Jeff Dower
Plans for workbench
I am looking for plans to build a sturdy workbench approx. 6 ft.wide. Any help would be appreciated.
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Dougs78
What tool to do this?
Need to shave off about 1/32nd inch from about 100-200 pencil size objects. Don't owna lathe but have drillpress and must be perfectly round so can't use a chisel...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by SprungJo
table glides
I afraid if I just "screw" my catalog glides to my table top, the slightest racking will pull them out or something worse. Should I use some mediating material? P...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by stefan
How does submerging powertools affect their life?
I returned home on the 1st of the year to 4 1/2 feet of water in my basement. This covered my workbench and was drownding my tools. My bench grinder doesn't wor...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by SprungJo
Crown Moulding
Need help! I'm a beginner at this. I did one wall/ceiling and the second piece(for the 2nd wall) didn't perfectly fit. I figured that a little wood filler woul...
2
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by joseph6
Carpentry
I am looking for ideas on how to construct a gate at the bottom of a stair case to prevent pets from coming onto the second floor. Want to construct with a victo...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by TIM
refinishing kitchen cabinets
I saw Bob on TV recently (a national morning news show - GMA? Today?) putting a new, white-washed looking finished on dark oak kitchen cabinets. He stripped them...
1
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by DR HOME
Need Bits for OLD Joiner
Very old Craftsman 40 Model # 103,20670 4 inch planer, joiner needing replacement bits no longer carried by Sears. Also would like an owners manual. Any hot tips ...
0
answersupdated almost 21 years ago by Tom Gross
