Trixster's Woodshop

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[trixsterwood]

My past projects

In order of completion:

Bench 1 2

Shop 1 2

Shop Storage 1 - Done

TV Shelf 1 - Done Pending Paint

Larp Shelf 1 2 3 4 - Done Pending Paint

Free wood disassembly 1

Wooden DnD 1 2

Grandfathers Plant Watering Staircase 1 2 - Done

Black and Decker Home Utility Line Posts References 1 2 3 4

Replacing old floor tiles 1 - Done

[trixsterwood]

Long time no post. Got a Black and Decker Drill Powered Band Saw for 25 Canadian with a thicker wood blade, a thick metal/wood blade (so missing the thin metal blade), a spare drill, and a random mitre gauge for some unknown tool. Pictured is my first try at turning since highschool using my small drill powered lathe. I have decided that yes, I do indeed need to go acquire proper turning chisels, but that this technically functions (I used 3 just standard flat chisels for this in 3 sizes)

[trixsterwood]

Black and Decker Home Utility / Drill Powered Tools Reference Post, Will Update

Reach out if you have info or share the obsession

A accumulation of my knowledge for my drill powered tool obsession, a living document. Black and Deckers Home Utility Line were the trail blazers in this sphere from about 1950-1970. These tools were created because a good motor back then could be as much as a decent tool these days, and simple tools are sometimes sold this way still if they need to be cheaper then the cheapest brand (china/cheap stores), weight is a concern for shipping (china) or a motor is unnecessary (a paint mixer)

Owned hand drill powered (in order):

Disk sander (new, china, store, many brands, accepts standard disk pads)

Drill press (old, cast iron, hard/$ to ship, medium rare, mine is 1960's black and decker cast iron and only works w/ vintage B&D's but generics do exist. Moderns tend towards cheap aluminum crap, also in euro vid)

Paint mixer (new, common, currently sold in stores, was also in the original B&D kits)

Lathe (new, rare, mine's a portable crappy brandless 90's kit I got second hand (50cad), want to convert to morse taper, never seen one sold new, there's a rare/heavy cast iron B&D one, also euro vid)

Half sheet sander (old, box, medium rare, only seen the one brand but it has no name, I have the original box, going to try more in-depth searching, no manual in my box, foam bottom)

Circular saw (old, rare rare if with guard. Almost all sold ones are an adapter to an open blade, but a few ones with safety covers and 'feet'/plates exist. Mine has no makers mark, there's a euro one that's also a tablesaw, I've seen mine around rarely, there's a rare foot one from B&D, a foot one from SHER, will research and update)

I want drill powered:

Electric grinder/sharpener, preferably dual disk (chinese ones have no toolrest, but can get one there easy, also home depot, there's a few varieties with rests but unsure any brands, B&D only sold an adapter chuck to a standard stone like china)

Jigsaw (hopefully monday buying one, medium rare, mine may have a brand visible, there's many brands for this inc B&D and euro vid below)

Quarter sheet sander (never seen one, but it surely should exist??)

Oscillating disk sander (never seen one online, may not exist)

Buffing wheel (either china or bulk set, original B&D, sold rn, difficult part is adapter chuck, can be diy'd)

Better drill lathe (old cast B&D preferably)

Router (never seen, may not exist)

Reciprocating saw (rare, but a few brands exist)

Band saw (medium rare, only seen on B&D, was sold new in 1987, plastic body, parts still replaceable 2024)

Original home utility line stand (likely as part of a bulk set buy)

Angle grinder (only seen in euro vid)

Scroll saw (only seen in euro vid)

Triangle pad corner sander (never seen)

Table Saw (may diy with circ saw, in euro vid)

6/19 on the list rn, 31.6%

References:

A bunch of rare tools here, only seen in this one euro video, no idea the brand, blue and silver, looks like bosch or old style ryobi, more research needed, may be able to google translate some search terms. Working timeframe is 1960-1980, may be soviet era, german flag on pfp, many soviet era tools had no branding and are hard to track or source, esp with sanctions. Could try other ex eastern block countries ebay pages? According to comments it came as a giant set and only works with that specific drill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQ-0DgqYPc

[trixsterwood]

Well, I found a new dream item for my drill powered tool obsession, but it'll need to wait till post jobing or I find a steal of a deal. Evidently circa the late 80's B&D made a bandsaw that's drill powered. Post fall but before they bottomed out their quality. Plastic case but china still sells rubber wheel gaskets, it's evidently got replaceable wheels for tightening, band size is still being sold, and it looks cool, so the reparability is good. Black and Decker 74-480-04. Guy on a message board in 2010 said he bought one 23 years prior so it was being sold new in 1987, but no manual scans I could find for exact dates, and info is scarce. 2 are for sale rn in my province, one is 7-9hrs 1 way bus, one is 3.5hrs 1 way bus. The far one is 30cad, 'close' one is 50cad (but would still take 20cad round trip on busses), online they average 30-35 on previous auctions I saw. The annoying part is it's literally the same bus stop I was at yesterday for a tool pickup >.>'' (different dude though).

Further update: No drill powered sharpening grinders or other sorts of drill powered sanders being sold in my province, but I did find a tonne of cheap hand crank grinders I may be able to finagle a thing out of, and saw like 3 pully grinders that again, I could make work, but I'll search a few more months

[trixsterwood]

Plot twist: Back on my bullshit

So I found more drill powered tools, for decently cheap, this time for some rarer ones! A small 5 and some change inch blade circular saw, and a half sheet sander, both drill powered, both used by the guy in his condo so you know they work. The half sheet sander is decently uncommon but not quite rare, but having a circular saw with guard like this is *rare*. Almost all drill powered circ saws are a loose blade with adapter, no guard, and super unsafe, so this is a rare rare find! On Monday I should be picking up a extremely cheap drill-powered jigsaw, and a nice model at that, if all goes to plan. Going to bring my total of drill powered tools to:

Owned hand drill powered: Drill press (old, cast iron, hard/$ to ship, medium rare), lathe (new, rare), disk sander (new), half sheet sander (old, box, medium rare), circular saw (old, rare rare if with guard), paint mixer (new)

I want drill powered: Electric grinder/sharpener (chinese ones have no toolrest, but can get one there easy, also home depot), jigsaw (hopefully monday, medium rare), oscillating disk sander (never seen one online, may not exist), buffing wheel (either china or bulk set), better drill lathe (old preferably), router (never seen, may not exist), reciprocating saw (rare), original home utility line stand (likely as part of a bulk set buy)

But, as of right now/monday, I have a nearly complete set, even with some newer bits, or I could get one quick with a couple chinese buys :3 I already have some of the rare ones, so super pleased/excited with how this set's evolving :3

[trixsterwood]

After so, sooooo many weeks, I'm finally done, atleast until the eventual paintjob. I know the handles don't look aligned but they are. It took like 1.5 months from start to end, but I've taken it from a pile I was intensely ashamed of hidden in the corner, to a closed up little cubboard that now has space inside, in 3 building days time. At some point I'll move those 40k army containers inside the cubboard, but for now I'm done

[trixsterwood]

Managed to put the warhammer inside

[trixsterwood]

After so, sooooo many weeks, I'm finally done, atleast until the eventual paintjob. I know the handles don't look aligned but they are. It took like 1.5 months from start to end, but I've taken it from a pile I was intensely ashamed of hidden in the corner, to a closed up little cubboard that now has space inside, in 3 building days time. At some point I'll move those 40k army containers inside the cubboard, but for now I'm done

[trixsterwood]

Ended up putting dividers on the larp stuff. If I get rid of the 2 oversized bins I could close some doors, and it seems shelves aren't really needed. May opt to just install doors, have to see

[trixsterwood]

Almost all of these tiles were taken off from water damage before. Finally re glued them, one at a time. Need to fix that sink floating and the water damaged baseboards next

[trixsterwood]

New developments in the chronicles of my black and decker home utility line obsession. Found the drill press for 20cad on facebook marketplace, local. May be a custom paintjob. Trying to see if I can pick it up asap. They're normally expensive af on ebay/etsy and this would save me an obscene amount of money. Like enough I couldn't buy it normally. But 20 cad? Chump change. Plus there's the added bonus that I need a drill press, this one's a smaller lighter desktop one, and I can store it easily when not in use. Not even to mention most modern desktop drill presses meant to hold drills are .... horrendous quality XD And the fact I likely already have a drill that fits

[trixsterwood]

Okay, new developments. Defs needs oil, but it works. May also want to engineer a better/stronger tightening method for the side arm, tends to move the carriage down instead of going back up, but that may simply be it needing oil. Doesn't fully fit my old craftsman. Screws are in a different spot but it would still work even then except the tightening nut is tightening on a bakelite vent that I don't feel comfy on that much pressure. Will pick up an old B&D drill soon enough but I figured this was worth a try, similar design (is a difference of like 1cm on the screws). Can't fit my modern drill but does fit my impact driver, but that means I'd only be able to use my spade bits, and I'd mostly want it for smaller holes then those. Swivels a tad too much, but useable. My surface mount vice I already have would fit in the bottom, but I need to get the right bolts. Will likely use same bolts for vice as for a wood drill plate

[trixsterwood]

New developments in the chronicles of my black and decker home utility line obsession. Found the drill press for 20cad on facebook marketplace, local. May be a custom paintjob. Trying to see if I can pick it up asap. They're normally expensive af on ebay/etsy and this would save me an obscene amount of money. Like enough I couldn't buy it normally. But 20 cad? Chump change. Plus there's the added bonus that I need a drill press, this one's a smaller lighter desktop one, and I can store it easily when not in use. Not even to mention most modern desktop drill presses meant to hold drills are .... horrendous quality XD And the fact I likely already have a drill that fits

[trixsterwood]

Just did some long needed things today. Progressed my jigsaw/'scrollsaw' insert for my bench to near done (need to route the surface 1/8th smaller for the thickness of the jigsaw where it sits), and made jaws for my vice out of a 2x4 (may make them thinner). The jigsaw 'scrollsaw' configuration needs to be tested, but I've seen people do it successfully online. If the blade is being too stressed, I have bearings it can roll on, I'll install those on a arm if need be. I also need to purchase an emergency stop button extension cord and install that at knee/hip height before I start using it, but it'll be worth it with all the inserts I have planned. Also need to finish routing that edge to the right height (like 3-4 more passes >.>''), and glue fill the errors I made when starting out (went the wrong direction first edge)

Oh, and stay tuned to see the second hand drill press I hope to pick up tomorrow

[trixsterwood]

Smallest possible woodshop?

So I just calced the square footage of my woodshop, small as it is, down to the inch. 81sqft. As small as I know it to be I wasn't expecting sub 100sqft. According to google it's an average of 128sqft (8x16) for a NA parking stall, not including roads. An average of 240sqft for a single car garage in NA. Which means 2.963 of my shop fits in a single car garage, the usual bench mark for small shops. Helps my perspective a bit, even if I'd long estimated 3 of it was in a garage, no-one believed that, and I now have the numbers to prove it. Or prove it's close. Excited to see how far I can get in it as I slowly blog about it, and take y'all for the ride

[trixsterwood]

I ended up putting that railing on my Poppie's/Grandfather's stairs. He only wants one side because it's basically a step stool for watering his plants and he uses the hose in his right. Not perfectly straight, but it's functional. Ran out of screws for it on 4 different times because he wanted to use up old screws and old wood. It seems sturdy, try and shake the railing and the steps move first

[mothsprout]

Had a dream that I saw this ad in a paper

[delestre]

please stop this looks like a real tumblr ad

[undeadentropy]

I literally didn't question it until I read the post. I was just about to be happy the tumblr shitpost ad ecosystem was beginning to heal.

[bpd-dylan-hall-deactivated20190]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but it is absolutely an example of civilizational inadequacy that only deaf people know ASL

“oh we shouldn’t teach children this language, it will only come in handy if they [checks notes] ever have to talk in a situation where it’s noisy or they need to be quiet”

[raginrayguns]

My mom learned it because she figured she’ll go deaf when she gets old

[manyblinkinglights]

My family went holiday SCUBA diving once, and a couple of Deaf guys were in the group. I was really little and I spent most of the briefing overcome with the realization that while the rest of us were going to have regulators in our mouths and be underwater fairly soon, they were going to be able to do all the same stuff and keep talking.

[tell-the-stars-hello]

The only reason some form of sign language is not a standard skill is ableism, as far as I can tell.

[emoracreations]

For anyone interested in learning, Bill Vicars has full lessons of ASL on youtube that were used in my college level classes. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/billvicars

and here’s the link to the website he puts in his videos:

https://www.lifeprint.com/

[naurielrochnur]

Update: you guys this is an amazing resource for learning asl. Bill Vicars is an incredible teacher. His videos are of him teaching a student in a classroom, using the learned vocabulary to have conversations.

Not only is the conversation format immersive and helpful for learning the grammar, but the students make common mistakes which he corrects, mistakes I wouldn’t have otherwise know I was making.

He also emphasizes learning ASL in the way it’s actually used by the Deaf community and not the rigid structure that some ASL teachers impose in their classrooms

His lesson plans include learning about the Deaf community, which is an important aspect of learning ASL. Knowing how to communicate in ASL without the knowledge of the culture behind it leaves out a lot of nuances and explanations for the way ASL is.

Lastly, his lessons are just a lot of fun to watch. He is patient, entertaining, and funny. This good natured enthusiasm is contagious and learning feels like a privilege and not a chore

And it’s all FREE. Seriously. If you’ve ever wanted to learn ASL

[happyhealthycats]

Here's to every pet-related worker who has to deal with "Her name is BELLA you've seen her before just look her up." You're a real one. May you grow in power for every Bella in your system.

[happyhealthycats]

I don't say this to shame owners for their pets names. But please know that if you bring in your goldendoodle Bella, or your black cat named Loki, or your corgi named Ein - Please give staff some additional info to help locate your pet's information. Approximately 1/10th of that database is filled with pets who have the exact same name and breed as your animal, don't get mad if we can't find them immediately please.

[happyhealthycats]

The 605 Bella Smiths in our system would like a word with you.

[trollprincess]

See also: Teddy, Cooper, Stella, Charlie, Finn, Leo, Lola, Luna …

Like, you try getting one Teddy at a doggy daycare/dog camp to listen to you when there’s three other Teddys in the group. They don’t know their last name. They’re all very cute names. But going out with the dogs at my job is like when I was a kid and literally ten percent of my class was named Jennifer.

[francesweyr]

So what you’re saying is that shouting “Bella” at the dog park would be like yelling “Mom” at the grade school pickup

[happyhealthycats]

You get it.

[vet-and-wild]

It may interest you all to know that this is a thing with exotics too.

Rabbits named Thumper and Bun Bun, skunks named Flower, ferrets and raccoons named Rocket and Bandit, pythons named Monty, lizards named Spike, Toothless, Bowser, and Drogon, turtles/tortoises named Shelly and Leonardo. But typically not the other ninja turtles, oddly enough.

[hollowedskin]

Every time I call the vet for Bus they go "oh no Bus! Not again!"

This is because he's the only Bus they've ever met and also because his penis tried to kill him.

[hollowedskin]

Guess who had to go to the vet again...

[trixsterwood]

Honestly makes me deeply curious how common of a cat name phoebe is, but good to know if I get another to avoid common pitfalls