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How to spend $50 attempting to fix a $5 jointer and live to tell about it
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How to spend $50 attempting to fix a $5 jointer and live to tell about it

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
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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
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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
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DIY vintage restaurant sign

I had done sign work before; how hard could this one be? Much harder, turns out…
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How to turn an old desk into a miter saw station
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How to turn an old desk into a miter saw station

Grab an old desk, slap a used solid-core door on the top, build some offcut supports, and bam, you've got a miter saw station.
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Can this tool be saved? MIG welding a broken shovel
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Can this tool be saved? MIG welding a broken shovel

A critical failure has doomed this shovel to the trash. Let's see if we can save it.
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Can it be saved? Restoring a 47-year-old bench grinder
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Can it be saved? Restoring a 47-year-old bench grinder

I inherited my grandpa's bench grinder a couple years ago. There was one problem: It didn't work.
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Andrew Reuter
Trying out MIG welding for the first time
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Trying out MIG welding for the first time

Four words: This thing is awesome.
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Molasses rust removal’s dark secret
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Molasses rust removal’s dark secret

Plenty of people encouraged me to try molasses rust removal. But they didn’t warn me of what would happen if I did.
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Andrew Reuter
Old futon, new mini workbench
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Old futon, new mini workbench

How to turn an old wooden futon found on the curb into a mini workbench for your mom.
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One way to park a trailer on a hill
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One way to park a trailer on a hill

Can you park a trailer on a hill? Google search revealed few answers. Here’s one attempt to find the truth.
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Andrew Reuter
Solid wood sewing-fabric shelves, in the style of Ana White
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Solid wood sewing-fabric shelves, in the style of Ana White

These solid-pine shelves offer an attractive, solid storage option that’s custom built for a space.
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Andrew Reuter
Andy versus the free stick welder
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Andy versus the free stick welder

Can a newbie welder get decent results with a cheap arc welding machine? Andy finds out.
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Andrew Reuter
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