This is the best lighting of any episode I've seen.

That drill press has me salivating

Hi James. You gave us some incite to your education level when you referred to Hannibal crossing the Alps. Most people do not have a clue what you are talking about. Anyway, Hannibal may of had a drill press but can assure you he did not have his wife and kids or he would have never made it. Enjoyed the video!

I can't thank you enough for your review of the Nova drill press. For years I have volunteered with Shake A Leg Miami teaching people with disabilities in our shop. One of my fellow instructors is in a wheelchair and so are some of our students, we do boat repairs that require working with different materials, changing speeds on our Delta drill press Is impossible to reach from wheelchair height. The Nova is ideal for those with disabilities, the settings are pictures of the different type bits and very easy to learn. Great machine, thanks again for your "Cool Tools" it helps more people than you realize.

As always, informative, very easy to watch and to the point. These are some of the best tool oriented videos produced, period. Keep up the excellent work. cheers

Constantly amazed by your new tool reveals. Thanks James!

Thank you for all the great tool demos. You always show the coolest tools!! Gotta get the carbide sanding block. And the mini magnetic base! And the drill press, I need that one!! 👍

Thanks, James, I appreciate all of your insight and expertise on these matters.

So… I barely woodwork (honestly)… I mill my own lumber though, and occasionally do stuff with it… typically I leave it rough milled and build crap for my kids like treehouses and such. But you’ve inspired me to venture into some more detailed projects… I hate sanding. Like, a lot. So I went and bought that carbide “paper” you’re touting. Used your code. They also have a discount going on for that whole woodworker kit.. so I got all that neat stuff for $190 total… buy once, cry once… right??? 😪😅 I’ll update you in like 3 years when I get around to using it 👏🏻😂

Great video and products! Thanks James. I always appreciate how thourough you are with your testing methods and disclosures.

I haven't cut or nailed a piece of wood in months, but I'm always studying and trying to learn. I feel like mr. Hamilton would be a pleasant man to have a beer with, and that he wouldn't look down his nose at me. Also, top marks for the audio and video quality of these presentations. If only other presenters would take note.

Thanks James for the excellent video!

By far the best help any woodworker could ever hope to find. You rock dude. Thank you so very much! By the way, you need a TV show!

You have earned my respect and love. God bless you for all you do

Lovin' that drill press! Thanks for the intro to it.

James, I continue to watch your videos and I’m learning loads from you. I’ve got to admit, I really enjoy looking at your collection of planes. You could probably plane any shape you like with those old-timers! I wonder what sort of wood they use for those old hand planes.? And I wonder how old they are. You are an excellent presenter. I enjoy your step-by-step, crystal clear explanation of problems and solutions. You think things through in a very orderly manner, and present them in a clear, concise way so as to be very easily understood. You are certainly one of my Internet heroes!. Thanks for all the tips!

Love your videos! Thank You, I find myself re watching them all the time. I can always find something I missed the first time through.

That carbide sanding blocks are "cool" indeed ! Thanks for sharing !

I bought the DVR drill press about a year ago. I've added a functional drill press table to it, along with a laser "cross-hair target." With all of that and the features you pointed-out, I have been extremely happy with it! Yes, it is spendy, but the fact along that I don't need to change belts and with that and I can easily set the right speeds for the cutting tool and material -- I believe it was money well-spent!

Those all look really handy! I've never seen that type of sanding blocks before and the drill press looks like it would be very useful in any shop!

I ordered the Zerust for my router bits right after watching this video. Thanks!

Hi James, as a Machinist and worked with Jacobs chuck drill presses of various quality and conditions here's a tip I'd like to pass on. Although it takes longer I always tighten the chuck going semi tight on all 3 spots then a final tighten on all 3 spots. It always produces a truer chuck up and far tighter. I also do the same on the lathe with 3 jaw chucks. Love your vids, even the corny old ones....lol. Go Leafs

Like the listed items, definitely saving for when my shop get done 22’x36’. They’re Sheetrocking as I type.

Informative, practical, and enjoyable. As usual, great job. Love that drill press! Would like to have seen a little of the fence and table but you showed how this DP really sets itself apart from the rest.

Just ordered a DuraGrit sanding block and let them know it was on your recommendation. Thanks for the great videos!

The sanding accessories look superb, and one I’m definitely going to look into. The real benefit for the Voyager to me is not changing the belts. It's one of those reaching up things that are excruciatingly painful things for me to do with my disabilities. All the other features are all very impressive too. The downside it’s not £59.99 like my present cheap import was. Unfortunately that seems to cover my needs quite adequately at the moment, and I was stupid enough to tell Mrs H how pleased I am with it. However, my beloved wife's eyes seem to glaze over when I talk about tools so there is still hope.

I love the "Double Entendre". Entertaining and very interesting!

Thanks for the links, as always great video!

I'll take one of each, thanks. Wish I did enough drilling to justify that drill press... What a terrific tool

I wish I’d had that rust inhibitor to put in my sewing kit decades ago; my shiny Hoffritz sewing shears got rusty so quickly!

Thank you for sharing. I love this videos

Another terrific woodworking journal James. Maybe for some of us, the cost of the equipment is rather prohibitive due to the current level of skill however; Journeymen like me will know what is available should we get good enough at woodwork. I'm relying on you to continue to increase my knowledge, thanks.

Another great one mate. Well done.

Just ordered 80 grit sanding block. Discs for sander are pricey, but I'm sure that it pays for itself over time. I'm pumped to get in the shop this Spring. Thanks!

OK, I admit I learned something today. Thanks!

Great intro Vince. Happy Trails

Excelent, as always !

Great selection

In case Trajan is wondering whether this paid promotion for their mini chop saw paid off: yep. Bought it because of this video!

We used zerust in positive displacement blower cabinets for years. They were great for eliminating rust.

Thank you for the info. very informative

Thanks for,clearing that up for me.

That drill press is incredible. Now I just have to figure how to get my hands on one.

Very good and informative. Thanks

Appreciate you sharing nice video have a blessed day

All of them were interesting & I WANT THAT

Wowza on the drill press! I'll never own one, but still love seeing such a great machine. I might admire a Porsche, but don't need to own one. The sanding block on the other hand is something I'll try, just one to start. If they do last nearly forever, I can see getting other grits as my supply of that grit in regular sandpaper runs low. Regular sandpaper isn't cheap, so it could even save money in the long run. The zerust looks useful, too.

I'm a gardener and I'm going to try the Trend cleaner on my hand saws, hedge trimmers, and hand pruners. Eleven bucks? Sure, I'll give it a try.

0:39 wooooah.... The local Woodcraft doesn't have a showcase with that much in it.

First, I never knew of the carbide sanding blocks... I will definitely need to check them out. Second, yes recheck the drill press with the proper rod. Knowing that the taper is within one thousandth is nice but the business end- the tip of the drill bit, forstner bit, etc- is what matters most. Trying to line up a wobbling drill bit center with a small mark or hole is rather annoying.

Lol, just looked your video back up because I couldn't find the carbide metal sandpaper on my own, thanks!

Thanks; I never new DuraGrit made anything but those little rotary tool burrs. Those are still all that seems available to buy here in the UK, but hopefully the flat surfaces will arrive too at some point. I'd love something more durable for my lathe-mounted disc sander.

I''m very interested in the carbide blocks. They sound just great. I'll try those. This was an eclectic collection of tool tips. A bit wacky, but fun and interesting. One or two of those tools cost real money!

Runout is proportional to the distance from the bearing. You found that measuring closer to the bearing gave you less runout. The sine rules! You now have enough dat to calculate the angular error.

Thanks...I'll check em out!

Love your channel, and Cool tools series! Subscribed...!

I've never seen the carbide sanding disc's or blocks before, they look pretty cool

thanks for sharing the videos awesome

Thanks for the video and the simple discussion about some good ideas. Loved the chop saw, if you could mention the MSRP’s in the video that would be great.

James, I have a Nova. Pull the arbor and check again straight on the spindle. I bet it's only between .0001" and .0005" max. I replaced the chuck and arbor with a good llambrich product (tolerances are very tight). I'm somewhere under a thou at the full 6" of depth, while reading from a machined pin in the chuck.Yes, I'm serious and I agree, this is a fantastic machine.

Love the cool tool videos! Keep them coming. I thought maybe you discontinued them when I hadn't seen them in a while.

Thanks for sharing that

HE said problem with his rod 🤣 another great video 👍

I am always trying to get out to some of those wood working shows by unfortunately work gets in the way. Thanks for sharing what you have found.

Runout in the seat of the chuck on the spindle. And the patron himself is also suspect. You can look forward to a long and exciting study of why a taper nose is needed in machine tool spindles. :)))

I love that drill press but the cost is way over the top, ill stick with my old $100 beast

Thank you.

I would try to replace everything with that drill press if I had one. Ripping full sheets of plywood, blending milkshakes, changing the oil on my truck...

Gotta get me one them there saws!

$35.00 for the magnet is a little proud. It’s a great tool and applications are endless. MSC has magnets that might work as good and more cost friendly. I like the size of the one you posted.

My wife gives me grief over how many saws I have. I cannot imagine having all the tools seen in these videos.

Picked up a Trajan saw for 40$ new best saw ever

dang it I need every one of those tools.

If only I could afford the drill press. LOL

Good video James. Man I thought I had a good collection of router bits but you put me to shame!!!! The Dura Grit is a must get.... The Nova drill press is one I would love to have. The problem is I bought a Powermatic Varible speed drill press (2nd generation) and I don’t think I can convince my wife I need three drill presses. I have a full size Hitachi drill press with a tiny table. I think I bought the for $89.99 the first years Lowes opened. Since I got the Powermatic (which I love) it has been relegated to metal work only. Now I need to see if one of my wood working buddies has a Nova DVR. I believe the Nova DVR came out a year or two after the Powermatic. Ron

Years ago I had a set of microplane discs for my orbital sander but not have seen them in quite a long time ... Would you know if there are still microplane products for the orbital sander?

Nice

Stumpy what the thickest plate steel that you have tapped? I tried 3/8 plate and it did not like it. Always great info. Thank You .

Rotate the pin in the chuck 180 degrees and retest. If you get the same error, it's in the quill or the chuck. If the runout flips 180 degrees, it's the pin. Remember too that a small amount of runout on the quill can translate to a lot of runout at the end of a drill mounted into the chuck (increase over distance).

Try a large drill bit installed upside down in the chuck to check run out.

This episode should have been called badass tools! I’m lovin’ that drill press and cut off saw

You had me at fire.

"I think I was having some problems with my rod." - James Hamilton You're getting to that age, buddy.

Methyl hydrate will clean any disc or belt. Scrub with a small wire brush. I use it a lot on my flat bed sander. Puts a belt right back in operation.

That DVR Drilpress looks and feels like the ShopSmith mark 7 power head..

Instead of a transfer punch they make Drill blanks from MSC they are very straight! Transfer punches over time could be bent based on abuse. Or put an indicator in the chuck, and like a mill validate the perpendicularity of the spindle to the table.

the mini-magnetic base seems not available in europe ? any comparable product ?

I use an end mill with the dial gage.

Any time you want to check run out on a machine with a spindle use a drill blank.

When you check the accuracy of a spindle put a drill blank into the chuck, then put your indicator on the blank. This way you’ll get a true indication of how much run-out there is.

The link you gave for the Nova drill press says its no longer available.

Love the videos and information. One question, and I may have missed the video if there is one... What are your best tips for someone starting their own shop?

That router bit drawer tho... 🤤

Does anyone know where I can get 6in orbital disks? Thanks

Good review of the Nova Voyager! I bought one of them last summer and totally agree. It is a wonderful tool! In addition to the quick speed changes, I love the digital depth stop. You can dial in an exact depth and have the tool stop (or reverse) the bit when it hits that depth. If you switch bits, all you have to do is re-set the zero point and you're back in business. It has an incredibly powerful motor too -- I've never gotten it above 15% load even with forstner bits. My one complaint is about the chuck that comes with the drill press. there's nothing wrong with it, but a $1500 drill press should come with a higher-end, keyless chuck. I bought a Llambrich keyless chuck for around $200 and the drill press + chuck have only about 0.001" runout. James, how do you like the fence on the drill press compared to your old shop-made drill press tables? I haven't decided whether to buy the fence or to build my own table. I like the drill press so much I just bought a Nova lathe with the same motor. They're kind of pricy (especially the drill press; the lathe isn't that much more than other lathes of the same size). But the extra cost is worth it to me for all the great features. I love the lathe too (the Galaxi), though I wish it had a little bit more swing for turning big bowls.

A $1700 drill press had better be cool!

Hadn't heard of the DuraGrit sanding blocks, just ordered two directly from DuraGrit, in 80 and 120, so we'll see how they work out. Thanks for passing along the information. Another hand sanding system folks may like (at least I do) is the 3M Stikit sanding blocks and rolled, sticky back paper that fits in a self-contained magazine in the block, no paper to cut, just pull a fresh length off the roll, tear off the old, and you're good to go. A thousand times better than and more comfortable than hard rubber or wood blocks! It comes in widths of 2-1/2" and 3-1/4". Woodworkers Express and many industrial supply and other places carry them. The 2-1/2" block is 3M 51144452033 and rolls of 80 paper is 3M 51141278087 to get you started if you search. Grits 80 thru 320. Sanding blocks are tough plastic (I have never broken one), and originally they were black with rubber backing which at some point 3M changed to a felt backing (and now red), which I like better - for one thing, friction from sanding builds up a little heat, and the sticky back paper would begin to really stick to the rubber making it hard to remove, not so with the felt. I discovered these over 20 years ago and still use them for 95 percent of my hand sanding. (Note - 3M has several different abrasive products with the "Stikit" moniker which tends to make it confusing when searching for the blocks and small sandpaper rolls I'm referring to, thus I put in 3M's catalog nos.). I'm anxious to try the DuraGrit. Unless I completely (or mostly) strip off paint, I do sand a lot of painted surfaces to roughen the surface before new paint, or finish sanding a mostly stripped surface which still may have some paint on it. I doubt I want to gum up the DuraGrit with paint so I know I'll still have plenty of use for Stikit. Thanks for the DuraGrit tip! I wish I had known a few months back as I just sanded a few thousand linear feet of moldings I could have tried it on. Always enjoy your videos, well done. (Sorry for the long post)

I can't watch your channel any longer! It cost me a thousand dollars everytime I do! lol

If the Voyager DVR is to expensive for you, or you just need a smaller drill-press, check out the Bosh PBD 40.

Can’t figure out where all the information is for the tools so you can buy them?