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TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Quick Tips

k A pair of rope cleats bolted to his shop vacuum make it easy for Richard Meure of Redwood City, CA to store the power cord.

Dowel Storage

m Like many woodworkers, I keep several different size dowels on hand. To provide easy access to the one I need, I made a simple storage rack. ^^ The rack consists of three ^^ pieces of PVC pipe that "stairstep" up in height (10", 22", and 34" in

A To mix epoxy without a mess, Harvey Klotz of Austin, TX uses the bottom of a soft drink can as a "well" and a popsicle stick as a scraper.

my case), see photo. If a dowel is too short to stick out the top of a pipe, it's still visible through a "window" in front.

When cutting this window (I used a bandsaw), it's a good idea to clamp the pipe to a scrap to keep it from rolling, see Figs. 1 and la,

▲ A quick "snap" is all it takes for Robert Gordon of Bowie, MD to set the head of a small brad. He just uses a spring-loaded punch.

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To complete the rack, just glue the pipes together with PVC cement and add an end cap in the bottom of each one, see Fig. 2. Screwing the center pipe to a wall stud holds the rack in place.

Norman Crowfoot Tucson, Arizona

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