Last night after we were sent home from the Dr. appointment, I decided I’d take some time to finish up some work on the toy-box. I really needed to lightly tune-up some rabbets I cut on the router table, due to slight panel warpage. Nothing out of the ordinary, but I didn’t want to futz [...]

Six new spark plugs are in, torqued, and ready to fire! But not without sacrifice. I was unable to remove one of the coolant hoses. It’s a very squishy hose from the throttle body to the block. It mates with the block at a 90 degree angle and was impossible to break free. After damaging [...]

Tuesday morning on the way to work, the service engine soon light came on. Then it started flashing. About the same time I noticed the car was lagging, sputtering at idle, and started to have a bit of a knock. Uh oh. I got to work (the whole 2.3 miles it is) and didn’t think [...]

This has been a big week. I picked up the DC-33 planer last week. I look back at that as the tipping point for my garage transformation. I’ve since run 240v outlets, and have picked up a cheap, portable dust collector. I’ve run a planer in my garage before. I know what kind of sawdust [...]