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ET200™

DRIVES 4 OF NAILS WITH NO EFFORT

Comfortable Ergonomic Styling with Cushioned Non-Slip Grip.

■ Trigger and Surface Safety Locks.

■ Non-Marring Bumper.

drives 4

different size brad nails up to

1/fLONG

Available at home centers, lumber yards and hardware stores, wherever fine tools are sold.

Arrow Fastener Co., Inc., 271 Mayhill Street, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663

Canada: Jardel Distributors, Inc., 6505 Metropolitan Blvd. East, Montreal, Quebec H1P 1X9

United Kingdom: Arrow Fastener (U.K.) Ltd., Unit 5 ZK Park, 23 Commerce Way, Croydon CR0 4ZS, Surrey

www.arrowfastener.com Rev. 1002

larger size bit. Eyeball the new hole exactly concentric to the smaller hole and clamp it to your workpiece. Then use the scrap as a "drill bushing" to drill your new bigger hole. This method avoids messing around with fitting a plug and marking the center.

Paul M. Burri Goleta, California

Editor's note: This tip lets you fix the mistake rather quickly. We've even done it this way before. But if you need your hole to be precisely located, we still prefer our method of cutting the square plug (which you can easily mark the center of) and pounding it into the hole.

My Jointer is Missing the Safety Guard; Is it Possible to Get a Replacement?

Someone recently gave me an Atlas 6" jointer built by Atlas Press Co. in Kalamazoo, Mich. I'm not sure when it was made, but it is old. The model number is 6001 and the serial number is 013640. To get it running required only a new switch.

But it is missing the safety guard. Can I find an original safety guard or would one from another brand work? Also, are the knives standard or will I have trouble finding them?

Levon Doggett Tifton, Georgia

Editor's note: With the large number of older machines (and bargains) available, it's nearly impossible to have information on all the brands. When a question such as yours comes up we rely on a large pool of your fellow woodworkers who frequent a web site and discussion group called Old Woodworking Machines. We've had great success finding information on obscure machines and parts, and we're sure they'll be able to help you online at oldwwmachines.com.PW

CLARIFICATION

Popular Woodworking corrects all significant errors. For a list of corrections to the magazine, or to report one, please visit our web site at popwood.com and click on "Magazine Extras."

• In the "Lusting for Lumber" article (August 2003) we mentioned a special paint that reduces checking in wood as it air-dries. This sealer is item #125305, available from Woodcraft, 800-225-1153 or woodcraft.com.

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