Sabre Saw

Tools

This is a Sabre Saw, aka, Jig Saw. This saw uses a blade that travels up and down. This cut is being bad using a piece of wood as a straight edge. The line that needs to be cut was marked at both ends, then the wood was placed 1 1/4″ from the line. This is the...

Drill / Screw Guns

Tools

Comments & Suggestions from our visitors:Tech Tip – when using a screw gun, make sure it’s in the lower speed for driving screws. Then “squeeze and release” the trigger. This technique prevents the screw head from getting stripped. NEVER allow...

Doors & Windows

Carpentry

A set of sliding double doors. These are flats painted to look like panel doors. This same method can be used to build elevator doors. The sliding doors hang from a track that is mounted on a plywood header, aka a truss. The rear view of the “truss.” The truss is held...

Bookshelves

Carpentry

How many times have you had to search for old books? Beg the library to lend you boxes of books? Well, no more! This is just one way of dealing with the number of books it takes to fill a set of shelves. This flat is framed with 1×3 lumber, on edge, with the framing...

Panel Saw

Tools

This is like a huge radial arm or chop saw. We use it to cross cut sheets of plywood. The saw is a standard circular saw mounted on tracks The tracks are mounted on our homemade frame. Along the bottom, you can see a lip to hold the plywood in place. Here’s a...

Radial Arm Saw

Tools

A How-To by a HS Tech Student Common Sense Parts of Saw: a 1/8″ circular blade a blade guard a fence (not the one you use to keep out burglars) some measuring tape to attach onto your fence Steps Taken when Cutting: Measure out wanted length of wood and “X” the side...

Drill Press

Tools

This is a Sears Drill Press. This photo show that various drill press table accessories we have set up. The clamp to the bottom right is holding a piece of plywood to the metal table. This wood acts as a buffer to keep the drill bits from hitting the metal. The vice...

SlidingCompound Power Miter Saw

Tools

This saw is a 12″ DeWalt chop saw that can do compound miters and can slide out to cut wood up to 12″ wide. Sort of like a radial arm saw. This saw is to never to be used with out proper supervision and proper safety practices. Remember to always wear...

Table Saw 2

Tools

This is a Delta 12″ Table saw outfitted with a Beismeyer rip fence and blade guard. .In this photo, it is the up position to show the blade. This is one of the best blade guards that I’ve ever worked with. When the guard is down, the wood lifts it as it passes...

Band Saw

Tools

The business part of the band saw. The blade and the guide wheels. The wheels keep the blade lined up. The blade moves downward…It’s not obvious, but in this photo there are three guide wheels. One on either side of the blade and another in the back. The...

Hand Tools

Tools

My list of tools needed by a techie. Yes, in the order of my preference. Don’t forget something to hold it all in. Safety Glasses Gloves Tape Measure (At least 16′),Adjustable Wrench (a.k.a. C-Wrench),Pocket Knife (keep it sharp) Phillip’s Screw...

Escape Stairs

Platforming, things to stand on, stage decks, etc.

Escape stairs. I recycled this set of escape stairs from another show. You’ll notice the platform on the floor. The other set of stairs to the right were built for this height.     All escape stairs are to have railings. These stairs were built using...
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