shop safety
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Plywood Tail Hook Enhances Crosscut Sled Safety
This reader has engineered a hook mechanism out of scrap plywood to add a bit of safety for crosscutting on his table saw.
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Save Those Chisel Caps
Keep your mortising chisel tips safe with this simple trick that won’t break your bank or your fingers.
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Stationary Tool Plug Storage is a Snap
Keep your electrical cords out of the way from underfoot, but still ready at hand around your tools with this helpful reader tip.
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Caster Release Tool
This reader has come up with a handy tool that lets him unlock his swiveling casters without bending down and without potentially hurting his fingers.
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VIDEO: Drilling with the Lathe
Ernie Conover shares several of his expert tips for safely drilling accurate holes with the lathe.
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Table Saw 101
Take a good look at that shop mainstay, the table saw. Tool expert Sandor Nagyszalanczy walks you through what it can do, features and options to look for, safety setups and more.
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Drill Press Table with a Twist
A pair of magnetic clamps helps this reader create his own handy (and mobile) drill press table.
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Cooler, Safer Grinding with a Leather Grip
When this reader has to grip small screws and bolts to grind them down to size, he turns to this trick to keep them steady and his fingers out of the way.
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Danray Products Wood Lathe Shield
Danray Products LLC recently introduced a line of heavy-duty wood lathe shields, which will also work on small metalworking lathes.
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Thin-Kerf Blades and New Cabinet Saws
If I should use a thin blade could it damage my new saw or even my old saw which is a contractor type saw?