Dan Shapiro

CEO of Glowforge, creator of Robot Turtles, proud dad

Table saw roundup

I was doing some research on table saws yesterday, and wanted to give you a quick report on the results. 1) Get a cabinet saw, not a contractor-style saw. Heavier trunions mean less vibration. Everything is bolted to the base instead of the table, stabilizing the works. Everything is enclosed  ...

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On building humidors (part II)

My humidor is finished, but it's taking a while to get all the information up--unfortunately, the computer with all my blueprints on it went to that big server farm in the sky. Until my new hard drive arrives, I don't have the dimensions or blueprints. That's OK--today's post is going to  ...

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