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Deconstructing a chair
I think the best ideas are discovered by accident. I was removing an organizer insert inside a drawer recently with my cordless drill. The drill was just small enough to…
A quick clamp for wedge-shaped workpieces
Faced with drilling and countersinking holes in 25 wedge-shaped wooden pegs, I assembled a sturdy, adjustable vise from two wood scraps and three screws in one minute. As shown in…
Tight-spot nailing with a pneumatic impact hammer
After reading the tip about using a pneumatic impact hammer as a chiseling tool (see Air chisel), I felt compelled to share another use for this $20 workhorse. I needed…
Clean Cuts for Recessed Cans
Electrician Mel Minor installs a lot of recessed light fixtures in ceilings. In some cases he has to cut the hole in the drywall as well as mount the fixture…
Cutting multiple plugs
Making your own plugs for flooring or furniture is a real convenience for a woodworker. But if you need more than just a few, it can get pretty tedious to…
Redrilling a door for a new lockset
I was recently confronted with the task of replacing a houseful of interior-door locksets. All the doors had three holes bored in their stiles -- a 3/4-in. hole for the spindle…
Centering a hole in a shaft
Sometimes a shaft, be it wood or metal, needs an accurately drilled cross hole in it for some type of pin, such as an axle. In the past, I've tried…
Solo overhead drilling
Back in issue #67 (p. 26), my tip Overhead drilling mentions two methods that I used to make it easier to bore holes in steel beams from below. Those methods work…
The New Generation of 12-Volt Cordless Drills
They offer better balance, more power and longer battery life.
Mixing epoxy
Making a good batch of epoxy requires thorough mixing. To get it done in an efficient manner, I use an old spade bit—with the point ground flat—chucked into my drill.…

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