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TIPS & TECHNIQUES

k By applying hot glue to the edge of a chisel, Alex Sehultz of Otley IA forms a reusable cap that keeps it from getting nicked.

A To collect chips from his planer, Don Zillioux of Brevard, NC rolls it onto a tarp. Then he folds the tarp and empties the chips.

k To see at a glance what's inside his film storage containers, Ed Page of Erie, PA uses hot glue to attach a piece of hardware to each lid.

Cutting Threaded Rod

□ Cutting a threaded rod with a hacksaw can be a nuisance. If you clamp the rod in a machinist's vise, the metal jaws chew up the threads. And if you use a woodworker's vise, the threads mar the wood faces of the jaws.

The solution is simple — an ordinary hex nut. The trick is to cut a kerf through one of the "corners" of the nut, see Fig. 1 and detail below. Then just thread the nut onto the rod and clamp it in a machinist's vise.

As you apply pressure, the jaws of the vise pinch the nut tightly around the rod. This holds the rod securely without damaging the threads, see Fig. 2.

Nathan Gutman Simsbury, Connecticut

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lame 5aw Tip

■ Every time I crosscut a wide workpiece, the head of my miter gauge "clunks" against the front edge of the table saw. Over time, this knocks the miter gauge out of adjustment. So I filed a bevel in the table that allows the miter gauge to ride smoothly across.

Bill Edwards Kansas City, Kansas

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