Tag Archives: ShopNGarage Shop Tips

How to Make a Blast Cabinet Dust Separator

How to Make a Blast Cabinet Dust Separator

Over at the ShopNGarage forum, Steve posted a project log and tutorial on how to build a blast cabinet dust separator. The separator is designed to prolong the life of a shop vacuum and increase its efficiency by filtering out fine abrasive … Continue reading

Posted in DIY & Home, Tips, Vacuums & Dust Collection, Websites & Resources | Tagged , , | Leave a comment | September 22nd, 2010
Keep a Chip Brush in Your Blasting Cabinet

Keep a Chip Brush in Your Blasting Cabinet

Over at the ShopNGarage, Steve posted about a nifty tip pulled from his forum’s Shop Tips thread. Always keep a chip brush in your blasting cabinet to clean abrasive off of parts and the inside of the cabinet door. Such a simple … Continue reading

Posted in Tips | Tagged | 1 Comment | July 19th, 2010
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Drill a Solid Performer

Milwaukee M12 Cordless Drill a Solid Performer

Steve from over at the ShopNGarage blog & forum recently reviewed Milwaukee’s M12 cordless drill and driver. The review was overwhelmingly positive, confirming our expectation that the M12 3/8″ drill is a very solid performer. As we also noticed in our own review … Continue reading

Posted in Cordless, Drills & Drivers, Power Tools, Tool Reviews | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments | May 21st, 2010
How to Use a Ridgid Flaring Tool

How to Use a Ridgid Flaring Tool

How do you use a Ridgid tube flaring tool? Check out Steve’s detailed HowTo over at the ShopNGarage Forum to find out! Update: The Shop N Garage forum is defunct, so the broken links have been removed. Sorry about that, this … Continue reading

Posted in Hand Tools, Tips, Tool Basics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment | May 20th, 2010
Shop Tip: 5 Gallon Bucket DIY Fine Dust Collection Trap

Shop Tip: 5 Gallon Bucket DIY Fine Dust Collection Trap

Goodfellow posted an excellent how-to over at the ShopNGarage forum showing how to build a dust collection separator and water trap using a 5 gallon bucket and a few PVC pipes and fittings.

Posted in Tips | Tagged | 8 Comments | March 18th, 2010
Shop Tip: Wire Stripper Loop Holes & How to Use Them

Shop Tip: Wire Stripper Loop Holes & How to Use Them

I came across a rather enlightening shop tip over at the ShopNGarage forum, that demonstrates the use of a wire stripper’s loop holes. Most of my wire strippers have similar holes, but they’re all unlabeled and I never stopped to … Continue reading

Posted in Electrical Tools, Tips | Tagged | Leave a comment | March 17th, 2010
Shop Tip: Altoid Tin for Holding Small Parts in Washer

Shop Tip: Altoid Tin for Holding Small Parts in Washer

Over at the new ShopNGarage forum, J.A.F.E. offered a great tip for keeping small parts secure in a parts washer or cleaner bath. J.A.F.E.’s tip calls for placing small parts into a perforated Altoids tin, as this will allow the parts to soak in … Continue reading

Posted in Tips | Tagged | 1 Comment | February 15th, 2010