Sharon Lee

There is a specific moment of silence in every shop when you realize your new drill press are too heavy for the bench you spent … Read more

If you’ve ever bought a treadmill only to discover that your doorways aren’t large enough, you’re not alone. It’s a common error that occurs in … Read more

So there’s this packed-in rack. And you pull out a board, and nothing moves. You’ve stacked them nice and neat, but now they’re all a … Read more

Get yourself one of those new-fangled metal-housed, big-collector things, all slick and high-powered. Plug it into a jumble of ill-matched ducts and bendy flex hose … Read more

It’s happened to you before, stopping work because the air compressor can’t keep up. The motor are running, but the pressure in tank has dropped … Read more

After installing the new dust collection system, you stand there at the corner of the shop listening for the chips to be sucked away. You … Read more

It’s one thing to measure a door opening for width and height; it’s quite another to factor in the unseen variables, the headroom clearance above … Read more

The problem with most garage makeovers isn’t that they use crappy hardware; it’s that they use incorrect geometry. Sure, you can install a stylish overhead … Read more

To order tile, most DIYers simply calculate floor area, divide it by size of one tile, and order that many boxes. Not only does this … Read more

Poor electrical planning is frustrating for workshop owners. You’re working on your project: welding a frame or sanding a table. Then you hit a wall. … Read more