Recent content by Jim C Bradley

What I do I took a pic of what I use. I like it very much even though I have a beautiful walnut page holder. This one is a strip of something, similar to BS belting, that I had in the scrap box. The walnut page holder is beautiful, but the "belting" works a lot better. I tossed in another...

I had to expand my painting booth in order to spray finish this fine panel. I added some side panels and a way to hold the item being finished up off of the dirty shop floor. I do have a complaint. The rheostat on my wind machine does not work too well. Over on the right side of the panel...

Brent, For most people one glasses case per pair of glasses. Glasses tend to end up where they are used (examples: safety glasses in shop and/or yard tool area, dark glasses in car or same place as car keys or in a case by the door you go through to the yard and/or car, etc.) A glasses case...

I have been busy cleaning out the nooks and crannies of the rafters over the shop. I came across some of many old items from the span of my career. I thought this veneered glasses case from the 1950's might be of interest to some of you . . .

Anyone care to guess what we're up to? Prototype 1 . . . Conclusion = Fail (Birds ate it within 48 seconds) Prototype 2 . . . Conclusion = Fail (Needed the funnel to fuel the miniature chainsaw used for my Bonsai) Prototype 3 . . . Conclusion = Fail (Too Cutesy) Prototype 4 ...

I was wishing for an "in close" hold down for the DP the other day. I thought about how I might make something like this. Then I saw one in an old magazine, did a search online and found one that Glenn made!?! Since the unsuspecting comedian is coming down this weekend I'll snooker him into...

I have two 5" to 4" metal ducting reducers. Free to any Family Woodworking member. PM your address, questions, whatevers to Jim C Bradley Enjoy, JimB

I was reading a novel and found this in the text. Remembering the Imperial vs Metric threads of a couple years ago I just had to post this. This complaint was made by a person who works with the metric system. “Why had I ever been sent away from the land of half-crown, ha’ pennies, florins...

I have had dust collection at the lathe in various forms. This is the latest version. Can you guess why the "S" is in the hose for this picture?

Glenn dropped by and we took to the shop. For Christmas I received a coupon good for one "Lumber Rack Re-Org". I am cashing in part of that :thumb:. Glenn says this one incorporates all the fixes for the mistakes he made on his first two that reside in his shop so, I got that going for me. I...

Five or ten years ago some guys on a woodworking forum based in Phoenix were a great help to me. I would like to contact them again. The only record I have is "http://www.phoenixwood.ca/forum/inde... .org" I got no place trying to use that information. Does anyone know how I can...

I may have discovered the eighth "Wonder of the World." I'm sure you all know the other seven such as the pyramids, the sphinx, the hanging gardens. Well I came upon the Eighth by accident this afternoon. I am sure all of you, at one time or another, have opened your silicone glue and found...

Here's a shot of the keeper stock and the key again along with a view of the sac-fence on the sled. . Occasionally a bit of adjustment was required. Fortunately Glenn had watched a Garret Hack video in which he demonstrated his 'micro-adjuster'. Yep . . . perfect. With such repetitve...

My son, Glenn, informed me that I had outgrown my clamps storage racks and that I had a real mess (come on, did he think I didn't know that). Anyway he came down and we made new clamp racks with room to grow. For those of you who remember Igor I say, “Thank goodness Igor was not here.”...

Tom, My reply to your new/old band saw thread got shifted out of Today's threads right after I posted it. This is just to let you know what happened in case you wish to view it. Enjoy, JimB