Recent content by fuster

I also have a laminate router and purchased it using your axiom, but I ended up wanting a regular router about two years later, and my wife bought me the combo kit I now use for regular routing projects. Unlike most folks, I like to install laminate and use this router for that purpose. It...

Well, I tried to post an answer to your question, and this web site erased it after giving an error message about a web link I tried to post. I am not going to re-write that post. You can buy a cheap router, made in China, probably. You will be doing what too many Americans are doing...

If you don't know what the stains are from, it is hard to say if you can take them out with a solvent. The only thing that might be safe would be denatured alcohol because it is not caustic and it will evaporate out of the wood without damaging it. The down side of using ANY solvent is that...

Little Giant Ladder. Not maybe what you had in mind for "tools" but it by far is the best investment I have made for my shop and home. Expensive, yes. But these ladders redefine the concept of "safety" in terms of a ladder. VERY rigid, VERY stable. They hold even a big fat man with a belly...

Depends on what type of tool. Harbor Freight is mostly made in China. I don't buy stuff made in China. OK, maybe occasionally, because I have no choice. But given a choice: Like a lot (all are not made in China, all are ones I own): Saws: Skill Mag 77 (made in USA) and their older saws...

You will know how "good" it is (a relative term) when you load it up several times. The difference between mixers is in how stable they are when in use and how much material they will handle. The cheaper the mixer, the less material it can handle at once. If it suits your purposes, then you...

Buy a Porter Cable router. More aftermarket accessories available that fit that router than any other product on the market. It is probably the standard of the industry as far as retail consumer use. Porter Cable makes a nice package with a case that has a stationary router that has a base...

Vent a Hood is supposed to be quiet. The advertising is somewhat misleading, IMO. DCS makes a hood with better baffles and will suck the chrome off a bumper. They have a four speed controller. They are made in Italy. They cost a bundle but if your client has a Viking range, they are...

Well, I would go with Benjamin Moore paint, if you paint. Good products. You get what you pay for. The least labor intensive and best result I think would be to remove the top, buy and cut a new top out of MDF and apply new laminate, if you are comfortable installing laminate. It...

If you failed to open the walls when it was still wet but instead waited for it to dry, I would highly suspect mildew or mold spores within the wood. Both will feast on cellulose and can be present without any coloration changes. You need to dry out the walls and basement with...

Hello: I need practical input from those with experience with miter saws of all types. I want to buy one. I will be buying a compact table saw later. I own and use extensively both a worm drive (USA made Skill "Mag 77") and a direct drive (USA made Skill from the old days) hand circular...