Category Archive: Drill Press

Nov 16 2011

Completed Flat Cars

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Drill Press, Micro-Mill, Miter Saw, Oscillating Sander, Poplar, Red Oak, Router Table, Table Saw, Wooden Train

November 16, 2011

Once I was satisfied with the prototype flat car, I wanted to make a whole mess of them at once — nine in fact. I decided to create a few jigs to make production go more smoothly. I built the first jig for cutting out the wheels. It solved …

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Nov 10 2011

Flat Car Prototype

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Cherry Tree Toys, Drill Press, Magnets, Miter Saw, Red Oak, Router Table, Table Saw, Wooden Train

by benjamen

November 10, 2011

One day, my son told me he didn’t have enough flat cars on his wooden railway. I figured that we could just buy him some more online, but I discovered that you can’t just buy flat cars, they only come in track sets (although I’ve been told by several people that the

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Oct 06 2011

Walnut Turner’s Cube

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Dremel, Drill Press, Misc. Toys, Miter Saw, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

October 6, 2011

Click picture for slideshow A few weeks ago I was digging through the free bin at Rocker and I found a 2-1/2″ square walnut cutoff. The only defect it had was a slight check in the end grain that would hopefully disappear when I cut the hunk of walnut into a cube. …

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Sep 29 2011

Making Wooden T-Knobs

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Drill Press, Red Oak, Shop, Table Saw

by benjamen

September 29, 2011

Click picture to see slideshow Sometimes you start a project because you wonder, can I make that? I made these wooden T-knobs because I was frustrated that one day when I needed some knobs, I couldn’t buy any locally. My goal was to make them as cheaply and as quickly as …

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Sep 13 2011

Finishing Another Toy Car

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Cordless Drill, Drill Press, Maple, Toy Cars, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

September 13, 2011

I swear I already wrote about my newest toy car design, but I can’t find an article on my site. I realize that if I can’t find what I’m looking for on my own site, you poor readers that have to dig through my ramblings are screwed if you need to find an article. I’m …

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Aug 26 2011

Wacky Track or Shake Shake Bridge

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Drill Press, Maple, Miter Saw, Pull Saw, Router Table, Table Saw, Wooden Train

by benjamen

August 26, 2011

In Misty Island Rescue, Thomas must cross the Shake Shake Bridge, a bridge that shakes violently when an engine crosses it. I didn’t intend on making a replica of the Shake Shake Bridge, I actually meant to make an imitation of Wacky Track, bendable wooden …

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Aug 17 2011

A Jig For Routing Round Objects

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Baltic Birch Plywood, Drill Press, Finish Nailer, MDF, Pin Nailer, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

August 17, 2011

I’d left off writing about my yo-yo project, when I ruined the sides trying to rebalance them. To re-true the yo-yo sides I needed to create a jig that would hold one of the sides a set distance away from a router bit and allow me to slowly rotate it into …

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Aug 16 2011

Yo-Yo Fail-Fail

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Drill Press, Leopard Wood, Misc. Toys, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

August 16, 2011

When I was a kid my dad made me a yo-yo out of oak. It was a simple toy. It had a dowel for the spindle and two oak disks with rounded edges. We didn’t know where to find a proper yo-yo string, so I made my own out of …

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Jul 13 2011

Ladder Toy

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Drill Press, Maple, Misc. Toys, Purple Heartwood, Router Table, Scroll Saw, Table Saw, Thin Rip Jig, Walnut, Woodworking for Mere Mortals

by benjamen

July 13, 2011

I bought a wooden ladder toy in Mexico when I was young, in fact I have always — incorrectly — called them Mexican ladders. The toy had about 8-10 flat rungs over which a wooden peg would “climb” down. I have no clue where my old toy went, but I …

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Jun 28 2011

New Router Table Fence: The Frame

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Baltic Birch Plywood, Dado Stack, Drill Press, Miter Saw, Oscillating Tool, Phenolic Coated Plywood, Router Table, Router Table Build, Table Saw

by benjamen

June 28, 2011

Since I gave my old router table fence away, I needed to make a fence for my new router table — the old fence was too small for the larger table I built anyway. I didn’t follow any specific set of plans when I made the fence, rather I used the …

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