I took a 2" PVC pipe and cut it out very close and heated it enough mould around my throw away sawsall. On off is operated by the rope from down on the ground. Holes drilled to aid in cooling.Works alright but slow, I have since bought a disposable battery operated chainsaw from temu to replace the sawsall. I thought you may get a kick out of it, it took under an hour to produce.

I recently attended a Greenwood working event and saw Peter Ross’s shop. He was the master blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg for 25 years. He showed us his his technique for an English style holdfast.

I chose to use the same techniques to forge a French style holdfast. Hope you enjoy my video! It was a fun project. -Chris

I can now open my car with a screwdriver.

For tools that have engraved sizes but are hard to read.

Top: originally out of the package vs middle and bottom after "treatment".

Took a light-colored crayon and rubbed it into the size grooves. I'd suggest adding a little heat like maybe a pass with the heat gun to help the wax melt into place.

I came up with a simple creative idea of solar eclipse viewer and use towel tissue roll, instead of using cereal box. I am unsure if anyone has this similar concept but I assume it is my original concept.

It's rough draft but I can do it properly later. So, you need a thick card/normal paper with hole on one side and use white paper on the other side. Use craft knife to cut on the side of towel tissue roll to make a small tab for looking through to see the sunlight onto white paper.

See the photos.

Who will watch the solar eclipse?

Has anyone here ever built a resawing jig for sawzall I don't have money or space for a bench top band saw or a job site table saw right now just looking for alternative options that don't take up a lot of space I know most people just build those home made tables saws out of a corded circular saw and call it a day

I know cord wraps are about $7, but I was curious about proof of concept.

Cut lid in halves, then cut notches along the sides, drilled/cut an oval opening for handle that doubles as plug pass-through.

It lays flat, and stands upright. Only used one half, for now.

Should be all done with it this week. Adding lights, mats, some more trim work and a few coats of paint.

Wanted a double ended ± 1/4" bit for a hex driver on a pocket knife. Standard small bits are too short, and most other off-the-shelf were too long.

Took a 2" Phillips bit, and ground other side into flat driver.

Borrowed(bought) my brothers channel locks for some work on my cars hoses. Its now my conceal carry pair.

This bench is based on a full sized joiners bench that I turned into a saw bench. The original was on a ship that sank in 1628 called the Vasa. This thing is a beast and should serve me well. Have you built a saw bench? What are some accessories you have added to it?

Just picked up a rotary broaching tool for my lathe, so thought I'd make a small hex-bit driver from brass and titanium. It takes standard 1/4" hex bits

If allowed, this is the link to my DIY Metalworking video on Forging a nail header and making historic nails. Thank you! Youtube: Resist The Grind video here: https://youtu.be/Iaowh3-A-LE?si=sm0a06-s_mRAKOt3