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WoocKvorid^!tools & techniques 12 Set UpYour Saw With Scraps TRICKS OF THE TRADE You don't need a lot of expensive machinist tools to super-tune your table saw. Have you got some scrap wood and a spare screw? Good. That's all you need. Also, find out how to make your radial arm saw laser-guided. By Scott Phillips 16 World's First Cordless Router TOOL TEST We're sure the first woodworkers who saw a cordless drill wondered why they needed one for their shops, what with all the power outlets there. Now everyone's got a cordless drill/driver. Find out if the new cordless router from Porter-Cable is destined to be an essential tool or an evolutionary dead-end. Also, we review a modular shop system from Waterloo and a new clamp designed to compete with Bessey K-bodies. 22 Accuset 2" Brad Nailer and Micro Pinner ENDURANCE TEST Sure, there are nailers out there that cost a lot more and a little less. But we have yet to use a nailer that is both as sleek and tough as the Accuset A200BN brad nailer and as versatile as the A100MP micro pinner. Find out why these two tools have a permanent place in our shop. 26 Super-Simple Dado and Tenon Jig INGENIOUS JIGS Stop clamping a straightedge to your work for cutting dadoes with a router. Make this almost embarrassingly simple jig that will make quick work of dadoes. It also is great for cutting tenons on several pieces at once and cutting the tongue for breadboard ends on tabletops. By Nick Engler 32 Exhausting Overspray in the Home Shop FLEXNER ON FINISHING If you want to spray your finishes indoors, you need an effective way to evacuate the overspray without risking an explosion. Here's how to set up a simple and effective home system that uses plastic curtains, a furnace filter and a modified fan to direct the air out a window. By Bob Flexner 43 Best New Tools of 2001 Even to our jaded eyes, 2001 was simply an amazing year for new tools. In fact, it was almost impossible to whittle our list down to the 15 you see here. Before you go shopping for a tool this weekend, check out our list of the latest that's hitting the stores right about now. 58 WhyYou Should FreezeYour Tools You can easily double the life of your jointer knives, planer knives, saw blades and router bits by sending them to a cryogenics lab. Sound expensive? It's not. Here's all you need to know about freezing your tools — the latest trend in industrial tooling. 76 A Beginner's Guide to HVLP Systems Once you try spraying a finish, you will never go back to a brush. Spraying is faster, and the results are almost always superior. Most home woodworkers choose a turbine-driven high volume, low-pressure (HVLP) system. Here's all you need to know about how to pick an entry-level system and how to use it correctly. By Troy Sexton & DavidThiel continued on page 4 |
