Category Archives: Shop Tips

Organizing Made Simple

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Marisa

I am a pro at putting things in safe places.  So safe in fact that they will never be found again.  I am also a pro at putting things that do not make sense being grouped together, together.  I also … Continue reading →

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Change Your Water Heater Anode

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Bill

This is also a review of the DeWalt DCF900 Brushless 3-Speed Impact Wrench. We put in in-floor radiant heat in the shop when we built it.  This works pretty well, but a couple of years ago, I noticed that the … Continue reading →

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3D Printed M12 Drill Slatwall Holder

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Bill

Continuing on the SlatWall custom tool holders, I have designed one (or two) to hold Milwaukee M12 drills and drivers.  My first attempt used a lot of filament and took a long time to print.

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3D Printed Milwaukee M12 Charger Slatwall Mount + Free Plans

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Bill

I have some slatwall in the garage and in my office for hanging tools and things.  For a long time, we only had it in the garage, and only had straight hooks for hanging things. The specialty hooks for hanging … Continue reading →

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Changing Motor Brushes on Milwaukee 12 Inch Miter Saw

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Bill

The motor brake on Marisa’s miter saw stopped working, so in doing some research I found that the most likely way to repair it is to change out the motor brushes.

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Potato Shaker / Soil Sifter

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Bill

Last year I made a sifter for sifting compost.  It’s just some 2×4’s screwed together with a piece of 1/2″ hardware cloth stapled to one side.  The rectangle is 35 x 27, with the two shorter sides of the rectangle … Continue reading →

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Cutting Board Butter

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Bill

I have been making my own cutting board finish, which I like to call Cutting Board Butter, made from bee’s wax and mineral oil.  This is very easy to make.  You can order melting bee’s wax pellets online.  Simply add … Continue reading →

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Chamfer Sanding Block + Free Plan

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Bill

I am making an end grain cutting board, and for the edge treatment, I decided to go with chamfers.  Now while the router left a nice edge, it did need sanding.  I could have just used a sanding block and … Continue reading →

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Repairing a Broken Corner

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Bill

So this isn’t really a corner.  Well, kind of.  It’s the corner of a walnut strip in a cutting board I was making. After gluing up the board, and cleaning off the squeeze out, I noticed one of the strips … Continue reading →

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I May Have a Problem

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Bill

Am I a hoarder?  How many pen blanks are too many?

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