Need to test the run-out on a drill press? Grab your Starrett 657AA and a dial indicator. This magnetic base holds strong to the table of your dril...

For $2, acquired a new book. What a book it is. Measures over 3” thick printed on vellum. I estimate over 1,000 pages. Printed in 1959. [IMG_8840....

I have "migrated" to Craftisian from LumberJocks. I was pretty disappointed when the new LJ forum design appeared (or shall we call it "monetizing"...

The next one is simply drilling holes in flat bar stock. Again I used  1/8" x 1" x 6" piece of flat bar from HD. As before, you cut your stock to ...

Found this for $20 yesterday, but did not pick it up until today. I took a gamble on nobody noticing what was in the box and it paid off. Sometimes...

Purchased from eBay for $35.71 (broken down as $26.99 + tax & shipping), a 1950’s sliding bevel gauge (T-bevel) made by Millers Falls, tool No 98. ...