Lesson #65: How To Drive Dowel Pins in Straight. Every Time.
Believe it or not, you can actually have trouble trying to hang on to a dowel pin while at the same time trying to not smash your fingers with a hammer. Here's a very easy solution to driving in dowel pins in straight every single time, and not have to worry about...Lesson #54: How To Get 2 Vises Lined Up in Just a Few Seconds
Occasionally, I have to work on parts that are just way to long to hod in one Kurt vise. While I try to avoid setting up two vises as much as possible by using jacks under long parts that hang way out on both ends, sometimes there's no getting around it. Here's a tip...Lesson #48: A Neat Trick For Making Your Parallels Behave
The place I work at supplies these very cool - and expensive - parallels and vise jaws that lock together, so that your parallels stay in place when you're loading and unloading parts. In a future post, I'll explain what they are and how they work. Occasionally,...Lesson #43: The “C” Washer – A Great Time-Saver
Here's a little trick I use several times a week and especially when I have more than one part to machine. Removing clamps and replacing them on each part is time consuming...here's how to cut your set-up time down by 70%:Lesson #28: Another Use For Your Hand Drill: Cylindrical Grinder!
Over the years, I’ve created a lot little time-savers that I must admit can leave some people shaking their heads. Since I pride myself in being fast, I will do anything I can to avoid wasting time if I think I can get away with it.
