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As long as I can remember I have been a maker. For years my primary focus was wood, my father was a carpenter so it is what I had the most experience with, but I have always had the desire to make in different mediums. Over the years I have also done a lot of metal work, fiberglass work, leather work and even some upholstery/sewing. What I have learned is no matter the medium they all share a lot of the same concepts. Sometimes I try something and it doesn't work, sometimes it goes great. Regardless of the outcome, the point is to get out and make!
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Thank you for sharing. You gave me a great idea for my tool box on my trunk. Im always digging through it looking for tools. You just don't know how much harder it is to find the tool in that thing than the job at hand. Not really sure how I will mount the sockets. Thinking about some designs I can 3d print with magnets inlaid. Thank you
Hello, Great design and execution. Love it! I am curious... Now that it has been a few years, how has the pop top held up? Also, did you ever encounter any leaks from the pop top? You know... driving while raining.... How did you manage to keep it water tight?
My 91 year old Dad just watched your video on a big iPad I bought him. …good job. He said nice shop young fella but…But no safety gear for the young Grandson….he just scolded you from his hospital bed 😅❤
NO EYE EAR PROTECTION ON THE TABLE SAW…!!!!!!! My High School Shop Teacher WACKED me in the head IN 1970 FOR SAME SAFETY VIOLATION… Former Marine…..Mr Martinez is sacking you from heaven….COME ON WOOD BROTHER….NORM ABRAMS IS WATCHING TOO…..I JOINED THE MCorps as a result Mr Martinez….
Question about the sticks - - it "seems" like they are filled kind of high....what is the gardening logic behind that? Trying to learn for my own future raised beds. Thx!!!!!
Great looking chuck box! But what does it sit on? Does it have legs, or a separate base, or other? How do you get the top of the box to sit at about "counter height"? Thanks for sharing!
Horticulturist here from Springfield, Illinois, fire free method would be drill all your holes, then a couple scoops of old forest growth topsoil near the base of an existing tree. The soil is full of beneficial bacteria. It will naturally eat the stump. Faster and cheaper enjoy!
I had the same idea! I'm glad someone else had the same idea! I did drill holes with the longest largest drill bit i had and my drill could hold, but not as long as the one you used. I drilled close to the edge on top and then one on side to meet the other hole. I also made a bunch of holes to pour gas into.I am using gas so hopefully gas will work as well as kerosene. I believe you can use deisel too. My stump has a hole in the middle on top going all the way down to the ground which i guess was rot. Because the stump is near my split rail fence I put up metal roofing sheets sideways and drilled to stakes surrounding the stump. Just trying to be safe and careful. I also raked and saved a ton of that stringy tree crap that we get in spring which is awesome for starting a fire. The tree was cut down a year ago, long story. But I hope it burns okay .
Thanks for the detailed build description and demonstration of your pocket hole machine. You mentioned that there was a bit of math involved in getting the correct router bit rotation. You also mentioned your objective of getting 15 degree screw trajectory like the Kreg jig. Given the length of your machined bores versus the Kreg example shown at 0:42/8:01 of your video I would guess your machined angle is considerably less than 15 degrees. Probably between 5-10 degrees. In the hope it might help others interested in replicating you excellent build, I believe the pertinent trigonometry formula to use is: Length of bore= terminal bore depth/tan(design trajectory angle). Assuming a terminal bore depth of 3/8" (half the depth of a 3/4" piece of milled stock and a bore angle of 15 degrees the length of the bore from first contact to final depth would be approximately 1 1/8 inches (3/8"/tan(15). At 10 degrees the bore length is 1 3/4" (3/8"/tan(10) . At 5 degrees it would be 3 5/8" and at 4 degrees it would be 4 1/2". Interestingly, as I reviewed other manufacturers specifications I noted the bore angles for routed slotting machines (Castle, Maksiwa) in the 3-5 degree range. My conclusion is that the lower the trajectory, the lower the risk of misalignment when making the screw connection. Also lower entry trajectories would appear to result in a generally stronger connection with reduced risk of unwanted breakout. I am guessing that 15 degrees rather than being some magic trajectory was simply the lowest a drill bit based boring jig could go while still being able to initiate the bore.
