Category: Power Tools

  • How Many Watts Does Your Dust Collector Use? Full Guide

    How Many Watts Does Your Dust Collector Use? Full Guide

    Dust Collectors are a must for every workshop. The moment you graduate from hand tools to stationary cutters, sanders, and saws, you sign up for a lifetime of brooming dust if you don’t get a dust collector. But in my more than two decades of experience working with these tools, I am fully aware that…

  • Best Dust Collector for MDF In 2023

    Best Dust Collector for MDF In 2023

    (I have recently updated this information to ensure current dust collectors are available in 2023) MDF dust can be hazardous to breathe in and unappealing to look at. More importantly, it can increase the wear and tear of your machinery. If you regularly saw MDF boards, then you should have an appropriate dust collector in…

  • Ultimate 2023 Guide To Jigsaw Blades

    Ultimate 2023 Guide To Jigsaw Blades

    (I have recently updated this article with current information) I believe the Jigsaw is a valuable tool to have in your shop and one that I believe would be the most common tool we all use. A jigsaw is a saw that features a directional blade movement that helps one cut wood in unconventional ways…

  • Best Dust Collector For Sawstop in 2023 – What I Did

    Best Dust Collector For Sawstop in 2023 – What I Did

    If you’ve been dealing with heaps of sawdust on your table saw, or in your power tools, you probably need an automated dust collection system. A central air filter that produces a HEPA-compliant environment in your workshop would cost a fortune, so you probably rely on a dust collector like myself and most other woodworkers.…

  • Best Dust Collectors That Work For Basement Shops

    Best Dust Collectors That Work For Basement Shops

    Basements are ideal starting points for any hobby. But when it comes to woodworking, the amount of sawdust generated by power tools can make a basement unbreathable. As an experienced woodworker, I can tell that dust collectors for larger shed and garage shops are different from the ones that are ideal for basement shops. The best…

  • Are Router Bits Universal? Which Router Will They Fit

    Are Router Bits Universal? Which Router Will They Fit

    If you are a woodworker, you know that a router is an essential tool in your workshop. Router bits are also important tools to have, and you might ask yourself, are router bits universal? I recently did this with my projects and research, and here is what I found out. In general, router bits are…