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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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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 S...

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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Racing against time to make two stands for a wedding

Racing against time to make two stands for a wedding

In this video, I make two stands for a wedding: One wood, one steel, both in a race against time.
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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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Can a jigsaw compete with a CNC plasma cutter? Building the DiResta portable bandsaw stand

Can a jigsaw compete with a CNC plasma cutter? Building the DiResta...

Do you really need to spend thousands of dollars on a CNC plasma cutter to make intricate cuts in hard steel? Andy investigates.
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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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Andrew Reuter
Saving the Earth, one fence post at a time

Saving the Earth, one fence post at a time

Can these broken fence posts be saved? Andy unleashes the MIG welder to find out.
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How to make a raised-letter sign with a 3D printer

How to make a raised-letter sign with a 3D printer

3D printers can do a lot more than just make toys.
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Andrew Reuter
Super simple trick for fixing a broken drawer bottom

Super simple trick for fixing a broken drawer bottom

Early 1900s furniture maker who built this desk, please look away.
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Andrew Reuter
How to spend $50 attempting to fix a $5 jointer and live to tell about it

How to spend $50 attempting to fix a $5 jointer and live to tell ab...

Watch me fail at fixing this $5 jointer so you don’t have to.
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Andrew Reuter
The easiest inverted jigsaw jig? Or: How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the jigsaw

The easiest inverted jigsaw jig? Or: How I learned to stop procrast...

Want to fall in love with your jigsaw? Just flip it upside down.
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Andrew Reuter
How to acquire more obsolete office furniture and reuse it in the workshop

How to acquire more obsolete office furniture and reuse it in the w...

In which we repurpose an old, rolling typewriter stand and turn it into a cart for a wooden band saw.
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DIY vintage restaurant sign

DIY vintage restaurant sign

I had done sign work before; how hard could this one be? Much harder, turns out…
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Andrew Reuter
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