Category: Product Reviews

Things I've made and what making them taught me

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Upgrading a Delta 50-760 Dust Collector with an Oneida Super Dust Deputy

One of the problems with canister filters is that they work really well, and an air filter’s job is to remove particles from air.  Sounds silly to say it, but after you install a canister filter on a dust collector, you’re going to find yourself having to clean it, especially with a single stage dust …

Laguna LT14 SUV Review

I recently decided to upgrade my band saw from my 1HP General International 14″ steel frame saw to something a little bit more robust.  The old one was a good saw and if I had a bit more space, I would have kept it around and dedicated it to a 1/4″ blade for cutting templates …

Hammer A3-26 Review

This is an amateur woodworker’s detailed review of the Hammer A3-26 Planer-thicknesser.  I usually try to keep my posts much shorter than this, but in purchasing this machine, I wasn’t able to find a lot of commentary or discussion about it online, so I’m hoping the length of this review will be forgivable.  This is …

JessEm Rout-R-Lift II Review

I bought this router lift in February, and now, having used it for about five months, I’ve formed some opinions I wanted to share as a hobbyist and ordinary user.  This is my first router lift. I’ve long thought them to be a pricey luxury that would not be worth the approximately $300 (plus table, …

Bench Stand-offs

Lee Valley recently started offering a non-slip pad material in 1″, 2″ and puck-sized self-adhesive discs.  They even sell the pucks.  Well… if you’re on the fence about these, don’t give it a second thought.  What a useful product! I got a package of the 2″ discs and stuck them to some roughly 2″ discs …