I had no plans for my basement shop last week so, being an animal lover, when Meredith from Mayor's Alliance asked me if her organization could use my shop as a holding facility for a feral cat spay/neuter trap-and-release I agreed. You can read more about the Great Owls Head Cat Roundup on my blog. This story is about something broken in my house that I found ...

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An apartment dwelling friend called me last week and complained about her upstairs neighbors who sounded like they were raising cattle. The clomping noise was driving her nuts and she wanted to know how much acoustic ceiling tile would cost her. I told her that ceiling tile would be virtually useless in this application. That's not what it's made for. There are two basic types of noise control: ...

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My favorite power tool isn't my Delta table saw nor my router table. It's my central vacuum. In terms of sheer usefulness, it's done more work on the house and saved me more time than any tool in the shop. Before someone comments that a vacuum is a household appliance, not a power tool, check out my router table. That hose isn't attached to a commercial dust collection ...

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