Blog entries

Key to Long Tool Life.

Roger Sandoz — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

One of the keys to long tool life is proper maintenance, Plus is does give you something to do on a slow day. Here I have disassembled and cleaned one of my old saws.

I like to use Stihl weed whi...

First generation Skilsaw model 77

Roger Sandoz — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:46:37 +0100

This is what I believe to be an first generation model 77 Skilsaw. I haven't really had much luck tracking the history of Skils early tools. There is a lot of info on the history of the company itself, but very little on the progression of tool models through the years. Skils own website provides a nice overview of their history. http://www.skiltoo...

Hello Tool Folks

Brian Meeks — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:45:43 +0100

This is an unofficial blog post. I have just discovered this site and I am still exploring. I have been blogging for the last 29 days, and today's post was, dreadful, at best. I had considered posting it here, but really, it isn't worth reading. That being said, some of my other posts have been well received. Yesterday, in fact, I finished a pair of Krenov Saw Horses. I was happy with how that piece turned out. When I say piece, I meant the blog, the ...

Old Rockwell Circular Saw model #315

Roger Sandoz — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:41:39 +0100

The original model of this saw was made by Porter-Cable and rebadged as a Rockwell after Rockwell purchased Porter-Cable in 1960. Rockwell also made a line of saws later in the 70s that was geared more towards the homeowner/consumer market, they are nowhere near the quality of this saw. This is an all metal bodied drop foot style saw. It...

Porter Cable 100H Heritage Router

Roger Sandoz — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:44:56 +0100

A Special Edition Router by Porter-Cable

This router fits in a niche between laminate trimmers and todays more common 2 1/4 horsepower Routers. It is rated a 7/8 horsepower. It is a compact and squat little tool. I particularly like to use it for freehand let...

Old 9.6 volt Maktia tools

Roger Sandoz — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:10:07 +0100

This old group of tools still sees some use on occasion. The drill on the left is a model #6093D. It comes with a decent Jacobs chuck with a maximum capacity of 3/8 inch. It has a six position clutch, five slip and one lock, which is operated by a collar just under the chuck. This drill is also reversible by a switch located ...

On the hunt for a scroll saw

Chris Rodenius — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:55 +0100

I am taking a break from my normal tool related blog posts on the front page, and giving my personal blogging a go.

For a while now I have been fixated on buying a scroll saw, probably do to watching a ton of online scroll saw videos. The other reason being all of the cool projects I could finally build by owning one.

Not knowing if scrolling is a hobby I will stick with, I don't want to spend a ton of money; but on the other hand I do not want to be put off because of poo...

Do-it-yourself landscape fence pics!!

Shawn — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:59:18 +0100

Finally, I took a picture of the fence my wife and I built!! We love it and she really loves it. It took awhile and some sweat, but it is finished--at least that one is. She will probably want more. Take a look at it. Kinda far away, but I wanted to get the hole thing in.

R.I.P. Bubba Box

Roger Sandoz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Now that I'm the Proud owner of a new tool bag, thanks to tool-rank.com I thought I would memorialize my old tool storage system which consisted of an rubber maid tough-tote called Bubba Box

This box contained a smaller box and a Bosch PS40 impact driv...

Birdhouse Build

Roger Sandoz — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Building birdhouses is serious business

The Kids at Eco-Adventure Days had a great time building birdhouses at Ravine Gardens State Park