Page 9 - Workshop Setup & Tool Maintenance

These compact but capacious racks will keep your clamps orderly, and all you need is one 4 x 8 sheet of plywood to make them both

In addition to keeping your blades handy, safe and sharp, the trays have a place for a label that allows you to select the exact blade you need on the first try.

If you have a dust collection system in your shop, you may think you're in complete control of your woodshop dust situation. In reality, you're only half way there.

To choose the right dust collector for your shop, you'll need to consider the air volume requirements of the tools in your shop and also the amount of static pressure your dust collector will have to overcome.

In setting up a central dust collection system, good design makes all the difference.

A dust collection system works by capturing woodworking dust and debris in a stream of air and transporting it through the system's ductwork to a collection area.

Whether it’s a large commercial operation, or a weekend woodworker's garage-sized shop, dust collection is an important consideration.

Learn how to cut dadoes that fit your workpiece perfectly. The Rockler Perfect Fit Dado Jig lets you rout precise dados and grooves at any increment from 1/4'' to 1'' wide. Since it uses a scrap of your actual material for setup, the fit is spot-on, every time. Just rout the first shoulder with the jig in the ''closed'' position, then rout the second shoulder with the jig in the ''open'' position. The result is a tailor-cut dado that fits like no other. No need to buy undersized plywood bits, or bits for other odd thicknesses—your dados can fit any thickness within the range (19/64'' for example) using standard 1/4'', 3/8'' or 1/2'' straight bits.

How should a rip fence be positioned by the blade?

What's the difference between floats and rasps, other than the tooth patterns?

The woodworking dust collection hose you use depends on the tool you are using, the type of dust collector you are using and the distance between the tool and dust collector. In this Rockler demo we will focus on the different options available when you are setting up a dust collection system with 4"-dia. dust hose and fittings.