Page 3 - Tool Reviews

  1. Digital Accuracy from Wixey

    Digital Accuracy from Wixey

    Are the good old-fashioned tape measure, protracto and try square on their way out?
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  2. A Quick Look at Freud's Quadra-Cut Router Bits

    A Quick Look at Freud's Quadra-Cut Router Bits

    With Quadra-Cut router bits, Freud's innovation has to do mainly with how they changed cutting geometry.
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  3. Exploring a SawStop Cabinet Saw

    Exploring a SawStop Cabinet Saw

    The SawStop brand products might carry a somewhat higher price tag, but the safety innovations are well worth it in the shop.
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  4. Dust Right - An Answer for Small Shops

    Dust Right - An Answer for Small Shops

    Over the past several years, woodworkers in greater and greater numbers have started taking woodshop dust control seriously.
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  5. Rockler's 8mm Dovetail Router Bit Upgrade

    Rockler's 8mm Dovetail Router Bit Upgrade

    As you've probably noticed, there are two common sizes of router bit shank, and two common sizes of router collet: 1/4" and 1/2". Why?
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  6. Choosing a Random-orbit Sander

    Choosing a Random-orbit Sander

    Rather than juggling with all the different power sanding options on the market now, our author has laid out the options he looks for when buying a new sander.
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  7. A Quick Look at the Festool Rotex Sanders

    A Quick Look at the Festool Rotex Sanders

    Sanding that's fast, efficient and fun? Maybe not fun, but Festool's sanding RO sanders definitely make things easier.
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  8. Looking at Magswitch Magnetic Featherboards

    Looking at Magswitch Magnetic Featherboards

    The Magswitch jig is a compact, easy to install fixture designed to be used in conjunction with a shop-built jig.
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  9.  Choosing a Router Lift

    Choosing a Router Lift

    As you may have noticed, router lifts have been gaining in popularity over the past few years - to the point that now they're considered a near-necessity among frequent router table users.
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  10. Choosing a Crosscut Sled

    Choosing a Crosscut Sled

    Many woodworkers find that a crosscut sled has a couple of appreciable advantages over a miter gauge.
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  11. Compact Dust Collection Power

    Compact Dust Collection Power

    This system of integrated fittings and attachments is designed with the hobbyist woodworker's dust collection needs specifically in mind, and we think it has the potential to become the standard in smaller woodshops everywhere.
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