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I found that when I used to turn the burr I was pushing down too hard. I found it takes a lighter touch and only five or six strokes. If...

Just saw off the mushroom, Then straighten it with a hammer as best you can, and make a handle for it.

They are 'Tri-Lobe' self-tapping screws - ie. drill a 'core' hole but don't tap the thread just force the screw in and it 'forms' its...

Garno, This is what you need to hold the shaft from rotating while you smack the chuck counter clockwise (looking from the...

I attached spring type clothespins around the rim. Works great!

Go ahead and use her handbag... tell her I said it's ok.

Just to play devil's advocate (and I'm not trying to teach anyone to suck eggs) - have you checked your square is err.......square? - A...

You can buy velcro strapping on a large roll quite cheap in the lawn and garden section at a hardware. Use it to wrap vacuum hoses along...

I use cork...on a roll for my vices, glued with contact cement or double sided tape. Cheap, lasts, does not mar, and easily replaced.

When you have a tight fitting mortice and tenon joint, as you fit it... it will compress the fibers, and it will look kind of polished...