The Bible of Power Tool Maintenance

Many years ago, some testing done by my high school counselors suggested that I had a high degree of mechanical aptitude.  They encouraged me to put that aptitude to good use by becoming an engineer. But, whatever mechanical aptitude I had was offset by an equal amount of ineptitude for mathematics.  Accordingly, I chose an education in the liberal arts and squandered a life of certain mechanical brilliance (*snark*) to instead, write about my travails in refurbishing heavy rusty things with moving parts.

But, every now and again, I still need a little bit of help...

Running like a top...

I spent a couple of days in the garage with my Craftsman Table Saw (Model No. 113.298720) and made some headway refurbishing it.  In fact, I think that I've pretty much got it where I want it to be! The table saw was bumped to the head of the pack due to some upcoming projects that require it to be in service sooner than later.

Things my dad taught me...

Today is my father's 90th birthday and that seems as good a time as any to reflect on my forty-eight years with him and the many lessons that he has passed along to me.