Category: Workshop Assets

AMT135 Makita 18V Impact Driver

Documentation: Makita website In case the website link doesn’t work: Makita Battery Makita Impact Driver  Makita Impact Driver Parts Breakdown Pictures General Information An impact driver is a tool that delivers a strong, sudden rotational force and forward thrust. The force can be delivered either by striking with a hammer in the case of manual impact drivers, or mechanically …

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AMT117 Belt Sander

Model: Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 69860 Documentation:  Takes 3″ x 21″ Sanding belts Manual: 69859 Manual PDF   General Information A belt sander or strip sander is a sander used in shaping and finishing wood and other materials. It consists of an electric motor that turns a pair of drums on which a continuous loop of sandpaper is mounted. ~Wikipedia     A …

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AMT116 Dewalt Palm Grip Sander and Template

Make/Model: Dewalt DW411 Manual: dw411 A greatly appreciated loan from James B. Dewalt 1/4 Finish Sander   General Information A random orbital sander (also known as a palm sander) is a hand-held power tool which sands in a random-orbit action. That is, in constant irregular overlapping circles. ~Wikipedia The dust collector fitting can be found in the white bucket.  …

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AMT084 Garrett Metal Detector

Make/Model: Garrett Super Scanner Handheld Metal Detector 1165180 Documentation: Manual General Information A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. The unit itself, consists of a control box, and an adjustable shaft, which holds a pickup coil, which can …

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AMT081 Porter Cable Router in Router Table

Make/Model: Porter Cable 7518 this is installed in the router table attached to the rolling sanding station. Documentation: RouterTable-PorterCable7518-manual RouterLift-BenchDogProLift-manual RouterTable-BenchDog40-102-ProMax-Extension2 About the Router Table   The Router table consists of a 5-speed Porter Cable 7518 3.25 hp router mounted in a Bench Dog Prolift router lift, which in turn is mounted mobile workbench. We …

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AMT077 Porter Biscuit Joiner

Make/Model: Porter Cable Model 556 Documentation: Biscuit Joiner Manual General Information What is a biscuit joiner? A biscuit joiner or biscuit jointer (or sometimes plate joiner) is a woodworking tool used to join two pieces of wood together. A biscuit joiner uses a small circular saw blade to cut a crescent-shaped hole (called the mouth) in the opposite edges of two pieces of wood or wood …

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