Handscrew Sander Stand.
Jared Huber of Appleton, WI found it frustrating to try and sand small parts with his random orbit sander. The parts tended to be hard to hold onto and are too easy to round over. To give himself a little more control, Jared found that he could use a handscrew clamped to the bench to hold his sander. Not only does this give him better visibility while he’s sanding small parts, its also much easier to hold the part flat as he sands. Now sanding small parts just became a whole lot easier.
Drill Guide.
Quinten Long of Des Moines, IA came up with this way of drilling pin holes. By attaching a cleat to one side of a small piece of pegboard, he had an instant drilling guide. After drilling the first hole, he used a dowel as a spacer, then drilled the rest of the holes using the pegboard and dowel to guide him.
Easy Zero Clearance.
Mike Strickland of Hiram, GA rarely uses his zero-clearance insert, so it was hidden away when he needed to use it. Instead of stopping to search, he simply used a scrap piece of hardboard. After clamping the panel down, he raised the blade to cut a kerf into the panel, then cut the piece he needed on top.
