Harbor Freight 1×30 Belt Sander Review

This is a review of the Harbor Freight 1×30 belt sander, model #2485.  I noticed it was on sale and remembered Mikey telling me that a belt sander is a better tool for grinding lathe bits than a bench grinder.  So I checked the customer reviews for it on their web site and they were

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Wanted: A review of Draftsight, a new free 2D CAD program

Would anyone like to volunteer to write a review of a new free 2D CAD program called Draftsight?  It looks intriguing but I don’t have time to write one myself.  I’m also not a very experienced CAD user and I would like to hear the opinion of someone who is.

I did take a quick

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Review: Drill Doctor 750

This is a review of the Drill Doctor model 750 drill bit sharpener.  Not that long ago the 750 was Drill Doctor’s top of the line model until it was replaced by the 750X, which you can buy new for about $140.  I’ve seen videos of the 750X in operation and although it looks different,

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Harbor Freight Digital Caliper Discussion

Toolmonger is having an interesting discussion about the quality of Harbor Freight’s inexpensive digital calipers.  They aren’t too impressed but everyone else seems to be. [Editor's Note: They lost a lot of comments because of a hard drive failure.]

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