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Slow Bleeder for an Air Compressor
I always drain my compressor at the end of the day so that water doesn’t stand in the tank and the hoses aren’t endlessly under pressure. I installed an automatic…
Laminate-counter glue-up without dreadful fumes
I’ve never been a fan of solvent-base glues, but they’re quick and waterproof. On many occasions, though, I need to glue up a countertop that’s not going to see much…
Improved hole-saw performance
Hole saws are great for drilling large, fairly clean holes in wood, but they can be frustratingly slow. This simple trick speeds up the process and reduces a hole saw’s…
Angle-Grinder Dust Collection
After I used an angle grinder to cut plaster and tile indoors, no cleanup was required. The drawing shows why. If you take a 1-gal. milk jug, cut off the…
Low-Budget Paint Mixer
An easy, DIY solution.
Adjusting Recessed-Can Bulb Sockets
On a recent job, I installed a row of recessed-light fixtures in a customer’s kitchen ceiling. These fixtures have adjustable bulb sockets. Generally, by the time a fixture is installed and…
Trimming Cabinet Doors
Here’s a useful tablesaw setup for trimming the horns off small frame-and-panel doors. First, rip a piece of straight stock about 2 in. wide, and crosscut it a little shorter than…
Utility-Sink Upgrade
When we swapped the laminate countertops in our kitchen for granite, we sprung for a new sink and a better faucet. This change left us with a pretty-good old faucet,…
Beyond the Post-Hole Digger’s Reach
Sometimes you’ve got to dig a hole that’s deeper than the range of a basic post-hole digger. Extending the handles is one solution, but it’s not easy to do and…
Easier coping with the jigsaw
Coping crown molding with an electric jigsaw is much easier when you attach a radiused auxiliary base to the jigsaw’s standard flat base. But I was stumped about making this…

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