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At age 80, my shop work was severely hampered by arthritis to the point where everything I picked up seemed to end up on the floor. Inside the house, drink spills had me in the dog house on a regular basis. In the shop, even as i tried to keep hydrated, I would experience painful hand cramping...

A dividing head is a real luxury for some home shops. I found the pictured indexing head at a flea market and used an eBay plastic gear to cut the timing gear for my Duclos 6 Cycle engine. I was unable to find a brass 32DP, 60 tooth spur gear so I bought a cutter and the progress is shown in the...

My name is Roger Taylor. I am a retired high school metal shop teacher with a very complete retirement workshop. I contribute an every-issue column to the Home Shop Machinist magazine under the byline: Old Retired Shop Teacher. I live in San Marcos CA about three miles from the Carlsbad, CA Joe...