Recent content by Lee Brubaker

Im 84 this year. 6 mos ago I had heart surgery consisting of triple bypass, implant aortic valve and repaired hole in a chamber wall. I still use my workshop to make wooden toys which are donated to children of needy families at Xmas. Some of my power tools are almost antiques ie: lathe...

Sorry to disappoint you Sam but we are having a mild spell with temps running around +6C all this week. You may recall that dispite the fact that Edmonton experiences winter every year Iam totally amazed by how inept they are in handling snow. You should see my residential...

Near the end of May this year I suffered what they called a mini heart attack. I guess if you have a heart attack & it doesn't kill you it is called a mini. Anyhow I was put through many tests including injection of dye followed by x-ray of the heart. The cardiologists decided they had no choice...

Actually, you do not have to worry until you notice in the newspaper obituaries that more than 50% are younger than you.

Nice work & it did finish up nicely. Lee

Here is a TV cabinet that I put together about 10 yrs ago complete with raised panel pocket doors & sits on rollers so that the unit can be rolled out of it's alcove if it ever becomes necessary to get to the back of the TV. Lee

Heck....the easy way to fix a sagging gate is to run an eyebolt into the hinge post & another one to the top of the outer corner to the gate. Join the two eyebolts with a steel cable & turn buckle. Tighten the cable until the sag is removed. End of problem. Lee

Heck my first garage/workshop was a stand alone double garage. Money was tight. I insulated the entire outer walls & underside of the roof by stapling old newspapers between the joists. I then ran a gas line from the house to the garage & used a small radiant heater to heat the entire 24 x 26...

Why would a harmless to man but mice eating snake be unwanted in a shop located on a farm ? A built in rodent eliminator. Lee

Pete: True love is a rare treasure & you have demonstrated that you possess it. Thank you so much for sharing your feelings. Lee

Makes me smile. Black & Decker own DeWalt which they purchased the tool line from American Machine & Foundry in the early 1960's. Since then the Black & Decker tool line has steadily declined in quality. I don't think they have designed & marketed anything original since. If they want to expand...

The bit rotation should be anti-clockwise . Lee

Welcome to the forum Roger. Aside from household maintenance projects, wooden toys are about the only thing I turn out in my shop these days. Im getting old and slow so I have trouble producing my usual 12 to 14 toys annually which are donated at Christmas to children of needy families. After 16...

Adzeman: So many people think that their woodworking hobby must turn out furniture & the point of my post was that much pleasure & sense of accomplishment can be derived using construction type lumber in building items for the garden. I also built an arbor leading to our front door to indicate...

Garden structures can be as interesting as you wish to make them. Furniture, & wooden toys are not the only things that come out of my shop. Here is a pic of an arbor. Lee