How to make your mouse WAY quieter! #shorts
Guide | 3 years ago
My mouse was way too loud, so I took it apart and made it quieter! The left and right buttons each have a small switch that can be accessed once you pop off the top cover. Once the switch is exposed you'll see how it works. A flexible metal strip is pushed ...
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Making a Rail Anvil Stand #shorts
Short | 3 years ago
This video shows the process of cutting and gluing many layers of plywood together to create a stand for a short length of rail. I use this piece of rail as an anvil for small hammering and forming and I prefer to use the flat surface whenever I can. I need...
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York 60 Vise Restoration
Video | 4 years ago
Check out my restoration of this little York 60 vise. This guy is quite small, with a jaw width of only 60mm (less than 2.5" wide). I intentionally left some patina on the exposed cast iron in order to keep the "Made in Czechoslovakia" and "Slovania" stampi...
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Old Dining Table TRANSFORMED into Modern Side Table
Video | 5 years ago
We've had this hardwood dining table for years, it was painted at some point in its life and was looking pretty beat up. We recently decided to replace it but I didn't want to get rid of it, or at least not all of it. I saw some potential in the hardwood to...
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Found in the Trash - Dresser Restoration
Video | 5 years ago
I found this dresser at the side of the road. It was in poor shape, with flaking finish, wobbly legs and failing joints. The whole thing was quite rough and needed some much needed TLC. I disassembled the entire dresser into it's individual pieces, removed ...
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153 LBS and RUSTED SOLID! Reed 206 Vise Restoration
Video | 6 years ago
I bought this Reed 206 vise from an older gentleman who was cleaning out his garage. I suspect the vise had been sitting on the floor for a very long time, or perhaps it was sitting in a wet field seeing as how rusty it was. The vise weighs 153 pounds, with...
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Repairing a cracked/stained butcher block top
Video | 6 years ago
A leaky potted plant damaged my Ikea butcher block STENSTORP cart, which caused a fairly significant crack and some dark staining. I repaired most of the stain by sanding with varying grits. I repaired the crack, which happened right on a glue joint, by cut...
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Making my Essential Tool Belt
Short | 6 years ago
I've been searching for a specific tool belt in all the big box stores (and online) but I've always come up empty handed. I'm looking for a few important features; it has to be very low-profile with a handful of small/medium pockets, has to have a leather h...
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York 100 Vise Restoration
Video | 7 years ago
I picked up this York 100 vise for $10. I cleaned off all the crud, grease, and dirt with some varsol. I used my die grinder and wire wheel attachment to clean off the rust and finally painted and re-greased the whole thing. I made sure to tape off the crit...
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Shortening a leather belt from the other end
Video | 7 years ago
This belt needed shortening by about 3 inches, but I didn't just cut off the end and punch new holes. Instead, I started at the buckle end and cut the stitching, skived the leather and re-stitched. I used leather chisels to create the thread holes and conta...
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Coffee table from ONE sheet of plywood!
Video | 7 years ago
I used Starbond superglue in this project to fill in the voids in the plywood, you can check out all of their products here: http://bit.ly/2WqjNOw Any purchases you make help support my channel! Thank you! This video shows how I built my own coffee table, u...
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How to Make copper dog tags
Guide | 7 years ago
I used a short length of 1/2" copper pipe, hammered flat and traced out two circle roughly 1 inch in diameter. I stamped "Gary" and "124 Conch St." onto the tags, though stamping in a phone number would be just as easy. Using a length of electrical tape is ...
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