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Many years ago I was the service writer for a small three bay gas station/service center, back in the days when you actually could get repairs rather than slurpees where you bought your gas. We had a … read more

I am always looking for more efficiency in my shop. There is a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it, so anything I can adjust to save even a few seconds at a time is worth looking at, even if they … read more

Ok, so I am still not sure exactly what to call this thing, but that won't stop us from completing the project. In the last blog we chose the sanding belt we wanted to use for our block sander, and cr … read more

Fortunately for our industry (not to mention our sanity) most commercial belt and drum sanders have become standardized so that they all take belts of standard sizes. But there are still a great many … read more

While contemplating new ways to use the roll sandpaper we keep on hand for lathe work, we hit on the idea of making our own flap sanding wheels. In Part 1 of this series, we showed you how to layout a … read more