[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

[Dan Barlow]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Gareth Branwyn
<garethbranwyn at comcast.net> wrote:
> For my next Make: Online Toolbox column, I want to do 5-10 tools that you
> didn't know you couldn't live without until you've lived with them
> What are some of your candidates?

The drill press.  Can be (ab)used as a regular press (shoving sleeves
and bearings in place), a minimal lathe, a router, a paint mixer, and
many other uses.  Main benefit:  repeatable position and depth of
drill, with a proper vise on the table.  Secondary benefit:  rigid
mount so you don't snap your tiny tiny printed circuit via drills.

> So as not to unnecessarily burden your in-box, my next column after that
> will be on jigs, rigs, and clamps. What are some of your favorite third
> hands around the shop?

Many of them are here:
http://www.bobdbob.com/~graysoul/oakenlcd/IMGP2193.png
http://www.bobdbob.com/~graysoul/oakenlcd/
The piece of granite was free from a kitchen remodeler's dumpster
(sink cutout) and has been used as a surface plate and workbench.
-Dan Barlow