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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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Andrew Reuter
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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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
How to turn an old desk into a miter saw station

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

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

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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Trying out MIG welding for the first time

Trying out MIG welding for the first time

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

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

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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