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threaded brassinsert drafting table top CLEAT drafting - 16 table threaded \ top brass insert X 1' dowel ; pencil stop tool studied knob and washer CLEAf KTfTTTfW Get more woodworking tips tree Visit us on the Web at ShopNotes.com Sign up to receive a free shop tip by email every week. Tips for Your Shop tool table top I Quick-Change V x w studded kn0b and washer Drafting Board I really like the Fold-Awav Tool Stand featured in Issue No. 77. But I also like to use the drafting board top for designing projects. So in order to make quick changes from the tool stand to the drafting board setup, I modified the project. A couple of dowels and threaded inserts made the solution easy. They allow a quick change and hold the drafting board firmly in position. To make the modification, I simply drilled four %"-dia. holes in the tool stand. Two dowels are glued in at the back of the drafting board. Then a pair of threaded inserts are located at the front. Take extra care to make sure that the holes in the tool stand match up like you see in the drawing above. Now changing the top is easy. And it can be done in no time at all. Mitch Vaccarino Vienna, Virginia x r dowel SIDE VIEW CROSS SECTION Heavy-Duty Push Block 1 find many push sticks somewhat unnerving to use. So 1 made a sturdy push block for my table saw that keeps my hand well above the blade. And the wide base of the block pushes stock on both sides of the saw blade. 1 first cut two pieces of scrap and then glued them together. Once the glue had dried, I screwed a XA" hard-board heel to the back end. Be sure to leave the bottom end of the hardboard extending W below the bottom of the block. This forms an end stop to capture the stock you're cutting, like you see in the photo at left. I then added a steel utility handle. The handle is the only thing you'll save when you need to replace the block. Just make a new block and use the handle again, t Shane O'lWeill Asheville, North Carolina 4 ShopNotes No. 80 |
