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ShopNotes No. 11
Features
Jigs & Accessories
4 / Drill Press Counterweight
All it takes is finger pressure to move your drill press table once you’ve installed this simple couterweight.
Jigs & Accessories
6 / Pipe Clamp Rack
Keep your pipe clamps organized and right at hand with this easy to build wall-mounted rack.
Jigs & Accessories
7 / Radial Arm Saw Return
Make your radial arm saw safer to use with this accessory. It returns the blade after eat cut and keeps it there.
In The Shop
8 / Random-Orbit Sanders
A look at random-orbit sanders. What makes them different, how they work, and techniques for sanding.
Fine Tools
10 / Hand Plane
There’s nothing complicated about making your own hand plane. Especially when you start with a special blade set and build the plane around it.
Feature Project
16 / Portable Miter Saw Station
You can make your power miter saw safer and more accurate to use with this work station. A unique design offers support for long stock, yet knocks down easily for storage.
Technique
24 / Sharpening with Sandpaper
You can achieve a razor sharp edge on your hand tools with this quick and inexpensive technique.
Departments
Tips & Techniques
28 / Shop Solutions
Seven Shop-Tested Tips: Frame and Panel Jig, Sanding Belt Storage Rack, Tip for Clamping Edging, Plugging Mortises, Peel and Stick Veneer Tip, No-slip Waterstones, and a Guide for Power Sanding
Lumberyard
30 / Plywood Grades
What the various grades of hardwood plywood mean. And how to use them to your advantage.