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Running New Wires through Old Walls
With an assortment of tools, a few tricks, and a little luck, you can make electrical cable go where you didn't think it could.
Router Bits I Can’t Live Without
A carpenter reveals favorites, and the jigs that make them handy.
Long Electrical Runs in Closed Walls
Long drill bits can eliminate plaster tearout when rewiring old construction.
Boring Clean Holes
When I need to bore an especially clean hole, such as one for a screw plug, I typically apply the simple principle of opening up my wallet; I use pricey,…
Video Vault: Three Router Bits for a Perfect Transom
A slot cutter, a rabbeting bit, and a roundover bit are all you need.
Drilling Holes Through Studs in Tight Places
What to do when the drill and bit are longer than the space between the studs.
Self-centering router base
I recently built and wired a gazebo. I didn’t want conduit intruding on the woodwork, so I buried the electrical supply in a post. That meant cutting a groove in…
Storing screw-gun bits
If you use a screw gun in your work, you'll pretty quickly accumulate a variety of bits. I keep them at hand with an old magnetic tape-measure holder. As shown…
Router-bit storage box
I've experimented with various methods for storing my many router bits, and I've finally settled on the best system for me. I simply took a mechanic's toolbox, with drawers of…
Floss your bits
Material can get caked in the grooves on twist-drill bits. Here's a quick way to clean the caked bits. Put a drop of oil or WD-40 on the bit to…

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