5 Cool Woodworking Tips You'll Want To Know!

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Woodworking is filled with tips, tricks, and new ideas and nobody can remember all of them, but what we can do is help train our brain to work out new ways of doing old and repetitive tasks and making them more accurate and easier as we go, like rounding corners on table tops by using a compass, and how do your find the pivot point? and what about drilling into end grain dowels, a quick easy shop made clamping jig; tape measure use, probably the most used tool in the workshop, how can we improve on them, well-masking tape is the answer!! and ever tried to make your own thumb screws or thumb bolts, for quick and easy use, now with hot melt glue, you can easily make some DIY versions that work exceedingly well for use on woodworking jigs and clamping devices. In this video, I give you some great clamping tips and drill press tips!
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@billymarkwell1105 Жыл бұрын

I love the old measure twice cut once.......but I'm a measure ten times and still screw it up......lol....love your videos....

@bobdavis5216 Жыл бұрын

Tape measure tip is worth the price of admission.

@brucelee3388 Жыл бұрын

Dowel holding jig: Don't just stop the straight cutout at the round hole, continue it past the hole an inch (25mm) or so, it will make it a bit easier to get the jig to clamp down. You could also put several different, common hole sizes along the straight cut so you don't need to search for the right jig or make a new one each time.

@willchoate7072 Жыл бұрын

I really like using yardsticks. Especially at the miter saw station. I pick up cool old wood yardsticks, with advertising on them. Some probably a hundred years old. I get them at yard sales, flea markets... wherever I find them cheap. I have them spread around the shop. Always at least one within reach. Not the most accurate measuring device but when I need better I grab a steel ruler. Love your channel!

@halsonger1317 Жыл бұрын

Fastcap makes a tape measure that is left- and right-handed (numbers are printed both ways). It also has an erasable writing surface on it for making notes of measurements, and also has a built-in pencil sharpener. It is very reasonably priced as well. I've been using one for years and it's the one I keep in my apron pocket.

@timhicks1118 Жыл бұрын

That’s my go to tape measure. Love it.

@c.blakerockhart1128 Жыл бұрын

Home depot or Lowes or Ace ?

@InsaneentertainmentNet Жыл бұрын

The only tape measures I use in the shop! Sure it is cheating because of the fractional markings, but math is hard! :)

@c.blakerockhart1128 Жыл бұрын

@@timhicks1118 Where did you get it ?

@emmetttoomey8018 Жыл бұрын

@@c.blakerockhart1128 Meet

@LordHog Жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of the FastCap Lefty/Righty tap measures. If one could love a tap measure this would be it

@roberthalaska3030 Жыл бұрын

Great another excellent episode. Thanks Colin

@sinsofvorador Жыл бұрын

Single fluted Countersink bits are the best. Smooth and straight holes every time.

@lafamillecarrington Жыл бұрын

I'd never thought about left- and right-handed tape measures. Mine turns out to be the wrong way round; I'm now going to have to find a replacement to fix a problem I didn't know I had!

@greggordon6215 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea about the left handed tapes. I've had the same troubles with marking wrong and always wondered why. Now I know why and how to fix it! lol Thanks

@burtlade1705 6 ай бұрын

I will be checking out left handed tapes. Thanks!!

@rosc2022 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to contributors for cool ideas & thanks to you, Colin, for passing them along.

@skyline9577 Жыл бұрын

Great tipst! Thank you everyone and of cause to host for sharing it! Never see a right hand measuring tape in the store? Now will specifically look for that one.

@JoQ66 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and you get a follow for the tape measure advice 😉. I would of never known the left handed tape measure and the color coded is brilliant 👏. My hubby and I are always misplacing the many tape measures we have but having them assigned to a specific machine makes perfect sense.

@gordoncastle3574 Жыл бұрын

Drill the countersink first, then drill your hole through the countersink. It will self-center. Smooth as silk.

@Artzandcatz 2 ай бұрын

Great tips! Thank you!

@a9ball1 Жыл бұрын

Another way to make those knobs for bolt heads is 1 liter bottle caps. I turn them over and put in the bolt then fill with the hot glue. You can use different color tops for different things.

@aaudain1 Жыл бұрын

Never too old to learn something new as long there is life there is always option to learn something thanks to you great idea

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the tips, Colin! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@TailEndCustoms Жыл бұрын

Lol had no idea they made left hand tape. Nice

@marilynmoore6752 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I like the left hand tape measure, my husband uses bottle caps on screw clamps to keep from maring the wood

@contessa.adella Жыл бұрын

Knobs: For greater resistance against the bolt hex chewing out a circle over time…hacksaw a slot across the bolt head and solder a length of stiff steel wire (aka..piano wire/music wire) a bit wider than the head. Hot glue sets firm enough…but for a really tough knob try a hard set epoxy like Araldite or JB Weld. Also add a washer to the bolt before the glue sets fully to make a stop.

@adamulias2315 Жыл бұрын

Great video Colin! Thanks for taking the time to make it. 😃👍

@oneeyedphotographer Жыл бұрын

Improved dowel holder: slot in the opposite direction. You pinch the dowel, like using pliers. You may need to reinforce the other side with a screw.

@garypillischafske1425 Жыл бұрын

O my gosh! I have done that tape mistake so many times! Didn’t know they even made left hand tapes! Thanks!!!

@drodver Жыл бұрын

Making knobs- simple to make wooden ones. Drill a through hole for the shaft then drill a recess for the bolt head. Make the recess the width of the bolt head when measuring from a flat to the other flat, so the recess will be smaller than the bolt head tip-to-tip measurement. Put the bolt through the knob and hammer it down. The tips of the bolt head should crush the wood fibers and lock the head in place. If it’s all sized to be tight that will be enough to secure it. You can make the knob any shape you like on the bandsaw

@derekloudon8731 Жыл бұрын

Another set of very useful tips, thank you!

@hansdegroot8549 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Thanks for sharing.

@TimTurner115 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir wonderful tips.

@skyline9577 Жыл бұрын

First tip with radius is very cool, but instead of a can or something that you may already have in your shop you need to get at least two tools, and second one could be more expensive. Somehow I do not have exact same straight and this type of adjustable. But I have a drawing set instead, which is also can be used....

@DennyMK007 Жыл бұрын

You can also use plastic bottle lid to use as a knob instead of the wrench.

@alankohn6709 Жыл бұрын

You can also make a knob using a screw cap from a soft drink (Soda) bottle they are easy to grip. Just do the same hot melt or epoxy bolt in the middle fill the cap and there you are

@epeiusgarage Жыл бұрын

You need the fast cap tape. I did a video on it. Great tape to use. Left and right, pencil sharpener, write on tape, it’s awesome

@qzwxecrv0192837465 Жыл бұрын

I prefer right hand tapes. Yes numbers are upside down but easier to mark closest to me vs going “over” the tape to mark

@markbarron2805 Жыл бұрын

Great tips Colin. As a leftie (or cuddywiffter as we call them in the ME England!) the tape measure is one of the tools that makes it easy for me.

@lavernejones6520 Жыл бұрын

I have been using bottle caps to make the knobs for bolts with hot glue for years now. for years

@jovb143 Жыл бұрын

It’s better to use soft drink plastic caps or similars caps than using the wrench as a mould for the bolt head

@TailEndCustoms Жыл бұрын

You can also use a lil epoxy for the knob and just use some minwax or mold release on the wrench.

@kokonokov Жыл бұрын

Great episode

@dpmeyer4867 Жыл бұрын

thanks

@aaudain1 Жыл бұрын

You are awesome great idea 💡

@magicworldbyjorg Жыл бұрын

,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you……

@DawnBarb Жыл бұрын

Hey hey from iowaaaaay! So really right hand tapes are left hand tapes and left hand tapes are right hand tapes. Now I have to replace all my tapes so I don’t have to keep switching hands! For your thumb screws go to the craft dept at your big box store and pick up the kids sun catcher melt craft, dump them in a paper form and heat ‘‘em up?

@hansdegroot8549 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's good to be left-handed. I've never had a problem measuring incorrectly with the classic right handed tape-measure.

@laurencecoad5630 Жыл бұрын

Great video Collin, the thumb screw idea is great I do the same sort of thing using soda bottle caps the work really well as a hold down knob ....

@robertivey3268 Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. You gave me an idea. Use a soda bottle plastic cap and put your bolt in that and then fill the cap and bolt with baking soda and then use CA glue (super glue). It will create a slurry that will harden very quickly. Do it right and it will actually make a good permanent knob.

@oneeyedphotographer Жыл бұрын

Use dowels to make those big-headed screws. Use that dowel-drilling trick to drill centred holes in the dowels. Slice on bandsaw. Use the hotmelt glue trick to fill the hole. Epoxy would work too. Paint (or not) to taste.

@rlvoisin Жыл бұрын

reverse drilling is the best way to do plexiglass.

@psycophonic Жыл бұрын

Try adding an appropriately sized washer under the head ot the home made thumb screw for a flat base as well.

@willchoate7072 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one still using small metal C-clamps!... LOL

@banto1 Жыл бұрын

Best way to make a quick knob is to take a HDPE screw on cap with nice a grippy edge, lay it flat, place your bolt sticking up and glue it in place with some epoxy putty to fill up the cap.. No mess and it it very strong.

@dougggiereid Жыл бұрын

As always a great video. That hot glue thumb screw tip is genius. I have a missing thumb screw on my vintage table saw that I have been unsuccessful at finding a replacement for. I'm definitely going to try the hot glue trick. I don't know how durable the glue will be but it is worth a try.

@martintheron1386 Жыл бұрын

What about using epoxy?

@dougggiereid Жыл бұрын

@@martintheron1386 Don't know if you could get the epoxy out of the wrench. Maybe I can find a silicone mould.

@The-Scott Жыл бұрын

Cooking spray oil works as a release when I make hot glue bullets. Make your own mold with rtv silicone caulk.

@martintheron1386 Жыл бұрын

Wax paper or releasing agent

@robertivey3268 Жыл бұрын

Rather than using hot glue, try a soda bottle cap and fill it with baking soda and then use CA glue on the baking soda and it will become very hard. You might have to layer it to get all of the baking soda hard.

@bobeckert152 Жыл бұрын

What is the red compass tool? Where did you buy it? Love your videos!

@__Timo__ Жыл бұрын

Nice tips, as always. But at 2:57 I would have used a C-clamp only. That jig will be helpful, if needed more often, I think.

@brianjohnson6992 Жыл бұрын

A tape measure is made for measuring not for marking. And we generally measure from left to right, the same as writing.

@davidschuster3623 Жыл бұрын

Collin it seems like your audio is always kinda low and hard to hear. Love them though.

@fierceflyer5 Жыл бұрын

To release hot melt glue use a few drops of denatured alcohol

@9mm2013 Жыл бұрын

If you have that problem, get a Lefty Righty tape measure.

@MAW-sf6ru Жыл бұрын

Any guidance on when to try the "drilling backwards" thing? Like under which circumstances that might help?

@ruidadgmailcanada8508 Жыл бұрын

Whenever your drill wants to wander or skate off your spot, try in reverse. Especially for hard surfaces like metals, glass and tile.

@stankrieger3598 Жыл бұрын

Never knew the left and right hand type. I make the same mistake and always 1 inch off. Wow who would ever. Guess

@herbsu4330 Жыл бұрын

Can ypu reverse your drill press?

@ot9180 Жыл бұрын

Are zhe tips from Jack, Jill, Jane and Rob? It very diverse is it?

@layneinchains4047 Жыл бұрын

Some times you have to know when to just let it go… unfortunately

@jovb143 Жыл бұрын

It’ll be much better if u demonstrate the drilling than just talking. It’ll show an immediate results than using our imagination

@athanasiosskrikas7809 Жыл бұрын

Of curse I admire you sir, but I notice your speaking is much-much longer than your experiments.Anyway, thanks

@barefootbandit1 Жыл бұрын

I like to use a vertical tape measure