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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.
Andrew Reuter
Dec 20, 2015
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”?
Andrew Reuter
Nov 23, 2016
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.
Andrew Reuter
Aug 25, 2019
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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.
Andrew Reuter
Aug 31, 2020
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.
Andrew Reuter
Jul 22, 2020
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.
Andrew Reuter
Jul 10, 2020
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.
Andrew Reuter
May 3, 2020
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.”
Andrew Reuter
Apr 18, 2020
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.
Andrew Reuter
May 3, 2020
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.”
Andrew Reuter
Apr 18, 2020
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.
Andrew Reuter
Dec 11, 2019
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