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How to turn your drill press into a sander in five minutes

How to turn your drill press into a sander in five minutes

Did you know you can use a drill press as a spindle sander? Here’s how.
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Andrew Reuter
Vinegar rust removal, 19 months later

Vinegar rust removal, 19 months later

For vinegar rust removal, “the longer you wait, the better it works,” the greater internet claims. But how long is “longer”?
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Andrew Reuter
A $40 riding-lawnmower hack that could save your kid’s life

A $40 riding-lawnmower hack that could save your kid’s life

Riding-lawnmower-backup accidents have killed or maimed more than 1,500 kids since 1994. This cheap camera could help prevent such tragedy.
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One super simple trick for keeping your hands clean in a filthy workshop

One super simple trick for keeping your hands clean in a filthy workshop

While working with the Eastwood mini lathe, memories of a trick from my machine-shop days came flooding back, and I just had to share.
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I finally turned this giant log into an anvil stand, and it only took me six years to do it

I finally turned this giant log into an anvil stand, and it only took me six years to do it

How to mount your anvil to a log via the Essential Craftsman all thread method, in six years or less.
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Read this before you replace your grungy old deck

Read this before you replace your grungy old deck

There might be some beautiful wood hiding there.
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Andrew Reuter
When it comes to DIY auto repair, failure is absolutely an option; Silverado rear brake fix, part 2

When it comes to DIY auto repair, failure is absolutely an option; Silverado rear brake fix, part 2

The finale to the rear and parking brake repair for Project Old Grey, a journey to fix up my dad’s old Chevy Silverado pickup truck.
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Andrew Reuter
Small screw, big trouble: Fixing the rear brakes in my 2002 Chevy Silverado, Part 1

Small screw, big trouble: Fixing the rear brakes in my 2002 Chevy Silverado, Part 1

Robert Pirsig said it best: “It’s just outrageous that a tiny little slot of a screw can defeat you so totally.”
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Andrew Reuter
Project: Old Grey
When it comes to DIY auto repair, failure is absolutely an option; Silverado rear brake fix, part 2

When it comes to DIY auto repair, failure is absolutely an option; Silverado rear brake fix, part 2

The finale to the rear and parking brake repair for Project Old Grey, a journey to fix up my dad’s old Chevy Silverado pickup truck.
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Andrew Reuter
Small screw, big trouble: Fixing the rear brakes in my 2002 Chevy Silverado, Part 1

Small screw, big trouble: Fixing the rear brakes in my 2002 Chevy Silverado, Part 1

Robert Pirsig said it best: “It’s just outrageous that a tiny little slot of a screw can defeat you so totally.”
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Andrew Reuter
Everything wrong with my new (old) project truck

Everything wrong with my new (old) project truck

After a lifetime of waiting, Andy has scored his first pickup truck — and, big surprise, it needs some work.
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