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New Products

Custom Floor Mat

Sources

Woodcraft 800-225-1153

Duetfoe

Rockier 300-279-4441

Jig-It 55 mm Drill 3it

Dri-Dek Corporation 800-343-2398

Dri-Dek

Hinge Drilling Jig

Dust Mask

P Floor mats do a great job of providing a cushion when you're standing on a hard shop floor. But they're usually only available in a few different sizes.

That's why I like this floor mat, see photo above. It's called Dri-Dek. And it's sold in 12" x 12" squares that simply snap together.

This makes it easy to customize the mat to fit whatever size or shape you need.

To avoid tripping on the edge of the mat, you can also get tapered edging strips and corners, see inset photo. Here again, they just snap together.

Another thing I like about this

mat is it has a series of holes that allow dust to fall through. This way, I don't track as much dust into the house.

The only drawback is the mat is a bit expensive. We paid $48 for a 24" x 36" mat. It includes six squares plus the edging strips and corners, see margin for Sources.

that fits tightly against my face. So no air leaks in or out.

In addition to the seal, this dust mask has a special filter that will capture even the finest wood dust. To install the filter, you simply fold it over a wedge-shaped insert, see inset photo. Then clip the insert into the mask.

Note: The Dustfoe costs about $25 and comes with five extra filters, see margin for Sources.

□ I've never been completely satisfied with the paper masks that are used to filter dust. They don't conform to the shape of my face very well, so I end up breathing in dust. And the air I breathe out fogs up my safety glasses.

But this new dust mask (the Dustfoe) has a soft rubber seal

■ Most European-style hinges have a metal "cup" that fits into a hole in the cabinet door. To accept the cup, you need to drill either a 35mm or 40mm hole.

Usually, this requires a drill press to ensure accurate results. But this new drilling jig (Jig-It) accomplishes the same thing with a hand-held drill.

Basically, the jig consists of two parts: an alignment plate that clamps to the door and a

•ring-shaped collar that guides the drill bit, see photo. Note: The drill bit is not included.

When drilling a hole, the alignment plate establishes the location of the hole at the correct distance from the edge of the door. And the collar fits over a circular lip on the alignment plate.

These two interlocking parts ensure that the hole is centered inside the circular opening in the alignment plate. Also, the collar keeps the drill bit perpendicular to the workpiece.

The jig costs about $30, see margin. It includes a spring and stop collar that lets you preset the depth of the hole.

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