Home Improvement

I finally got my first table saw! A 1947 Craftsman 113.22400 8-inch table saw, for $40 on Facebook Marketplace. To Do List I’m excited to start using it, but first I want to do the following: ✅ Disassemble Clean (in progress) Remove Rust (in progress) Lubricate (in progress) Replace faulty power toggle switch (in progress) Replace blade Reassemble Manuals Thanks to the folks over at Vintage Machinery, it was easy enough to find the following manual PDFs for the saw and for the 1/2 HP motor:...

We bought our first house in late 2023 and, since moving-in in January 2024, I’ve been chipping away at home improvement projects. Since I’m a software engineer and spend my day in front of a screen, I enjoy working with tools as a change of pace. Now, some upcoming projects will clearly outstrip my capabilities and I plan to hire professionals: – Replace roof and gutters – Replace furnace and central air conditioning...