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Rockler's Bench Cookie™ Work Grippers have been so popular — and people have come up with so many new ideas for how to use them — that we've been busy cookin' up some new flavors for you!
Editor's note: In part two of our Fence Clamp Fest, guest blogger Dave Owen offers up even more creative uses for the clamps.
I discovered a rather unusual use for the Rockler Universal Fence Clamps when I needed to cut 8/4 and 10/4 hard maple, rough lumber into strips for my workbench top. Because I was working alone, and the rough lumber had the usual cups, warps, and twists, I was afraid to try ripping the seven foot boards on my table saw. My solution was to cut them on the bandsaw using a sled and a good ripping blade. While trying to decide how to hold the boards in place on the sled, I realized fence clamps could be used for that purpose.
Editor's note: Today we offer part one of a two-part post on the Rockler Universal Fence Clamp. Our guest blogger, Dave Owen, first posted this prodigious set of suggested uses for the clamp over on his LumberJocks blog. When we saw his article and the fantastic response it got, we asked Dave to share it with our Buzz Saw readers as well. Get ready to be bowled over with all the things you had never thought of that you can accomplish with the Rockler Universal Fence Clamp!
One of the most versatile (and inexpensive) shop accessories I have is Rockler Universal Fence Clamps. I use one or more of them almost daily for a variety of purposes.
In our twenty-first century world, where everyone is much more aware of the environment and the importance of protecting it, people are more and more often looking for "green" ways of doing things.
When it comes to refinishing, a product called SOY-Gel™ is rapidly becoming the stripper of choice. This soy bean-based product is safer to work with and safer for the environment than harsh chemical strippers. It's non-toxic, non-caustic and biodegradable!
It's great when you can think outside the box, and find a use for a product beyond the advertised use. Jim Quinn of Riverton, New Jersey, did just that with our Heavy Duty Pantry Slides. Rather than use them in the kitchen, Jim used them in his bathroom to turn a deep, narrow closet into a convenient and functional slide-out linen cabinet!
In his five-star review of the slides Jim says:
Rockler's heavy duty pantry slides made it possible
Ah, Pinewood Derby time. That magical time of year when you and your child spend hours in your workshop turning a plain block of wood and four plastic wheels into a lean, mean, racing machine.
Editor's note: This month, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware is
pleased to introduce the Pock-It Hole Clamp™, a versatile new method of
clamping pocket hole joints for properly aligned, tight fitting results when
using pocket screws. We had Ralph Bagnall try out a couple in the shop, and here are his thoughts on the new clamps.
There are two more videos available in our series on Rockler Router Bits.
Take a look and see what the Reversible Sash and Door Assembly Router Bit and the 45° Lock Miter Router Bit can do for you! We'd love your feedback on these short clips. Are they helpful in understanding the bit, the setup, the potential? Anything else you'd like to see? Leave your comments below.
Today I'd like to share a great review for the Deluxe Sewing Center Plan. The review is not unusual - this is a great piece of furniture, and the plan (and our lift mechanism that goes with it) regularly get good reviews.
This week, however, Curtis Vixie of Susanville, California sent in a review that included some really fabulous pictures of the sewing center he built from the plan. (There are even more images if you click through to the review).
Ever wish you could really see what it is that a particular router bit does before you buy it? Maybe you're having a hard time visualizing the profile? Or have you thought about getting a certain router bit, but haven't because you were unsure about exactly how to set it up? Router bits can be expensive, and what if you're not really sure that the bit you're considering does what you need it to do?
We're coming out with new, short videos on some of the less common pieces from our line of Rockler Router Bits that will help ease the uncertainty. Take a look at these first examples, and see what the Louver Bit or the Trim Router Bit Kit can do for you!
