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| Making a Split Bronze Sleeve Bushing | Martin Kennedy | Projects | 15 - 8 | August 14, 2010 | 259 |
| B-Style Insert Tool Holder | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 15 - 8 | August 14, 2010 | 258 |
| Determining the Pressure Angle of Spur Gears | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 15 - 8 | August 14, 2010 | 257 |
| Turning a Cube | Martin Kennedy | Tips | 15 - 7 | July 10, 2010 | 256 |
| Indexable Insert ANSI Identifiers | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 15 - 7 | July 10, 2010 | 255 |
| Boring Problems | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 15 - 6 | June 12, 2010 | 254 |
| Height Adjuster for a H-Frame Press | Dick Kostelnicek | Workholding | 15 - 6 | June 12, 2010 | 253 |
| Overhead Truck Rack | Dean Henning | Projects | 15 - 5 | May 8, 2010 | 252 |
| Quick In&Out Drilling Actuator | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 15 - 5 | May 8, 2010 | 251 |
| Vertical-Plane Ball Turner | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 15 - 4 | April 10, 2010 | 250 |
| Frazier Museum: "They've got all the guns" | Vance Burns | Tales | 15 - 4 | April 10, 2010 | 249 |
| Lathe Mounted Cut-Off Saw | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 15 - 4 | April 10, 2010 | 248 |
| Arbor Press Installation and Modifications | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 15 - 3 | March 13, 2010 | 247 |
| Straightening a Long Tube | John Hoff | Tips | 15 - 3 | March 13, 2010 | 246 |
| That Ol' Differential Screw Clamp | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 15 - 3 | March 13, 2010 | 245 |
| Tool Box Heaters | Keith Mitchell | Tips | 15 - 2 | February 13, 2010 | 244 |
| Transposing Gears for Metric Threading | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 15 - 2 | February 13, 2010 | 243 |
| Fabricating a Piano Keyboard Pin Press | Jan Rowland | Tales | 15 - 2 | February 13, 2010 | 242 |
| Making A Model Crankshaft | Martin Kennedy | Projects | 15 - 1 | January 2, 2010 | 241 |
| The MK.1 Eyeball | Old and Slow | Tales | 15 - 1 | January 2, 2010 | 240 |
| Enhanced Arbor Press | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 15 - 1 | January 2, 2010 | 239 |
| Mill Knee Lift Motor Using a VFD Drive | J. R. Williams | Mill | 14 - 12 | December 12, 2009 | 238 |
| An Uncommon Ball Turner | Martin Kennedy | Lathe | 14 - 12 | December 12, 2009 | 237 |
| Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine 2009 Show | Vance Burns | Tales | 14 - 11 | November 14, 2009 | 236 |
| A Die-Casting Idea | Old and Slow | Foundry | 14 - 11 | November 14, 2009 | 235 |
| Leveraged Spring | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 14 - 11 | November 14, 2009 | 234 |
| AWG vs. dB | Dick Kostelnicek | Measuring | 14 - 10 | October 10, 2009 | 233 |
| Glass Blowing Lathe | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 14 - 10 | October 10, 2009 | 232 |
| Making a Slugger | Vance Burns | Tales | 14 - 10 | October 10, 2009 | 231 |
| That's got nothing to do with it! | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 14 - 9 | September 12, 2009 | 230 |
| Drill Press Motor Installation | J. R. Williams | Drilling | 14 - 9 | September 12, 2009 | 229 |
| Gas Tank De-Rusting by Electrolysis | Gary Toll | Tips | 14 - 8 | August 8, 2009 | 228 |
| Making a Double Negative Rake Insert Tool Holder | Michael Hancock | Worhholding | 14 - 8 | August 8, 2009 | 227 |
| The Most Important Tool in the Shop | Vance Burns | Tips | 14 - 8 | August 8, 2009 | 226 |
| Recollections of a Vapor Degreaser (part 2 of 2) | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 14 - 8 | August 8, 2009 | 225 |
| Recollections of a Vapor Degreaser (part 1 of 2) | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 14 - 7 | July 11, 2009 | 224 |
| Capacitor Discharge Spot Welder | Michael Hancock | Welding | 14 - 7 | July 11, 2009 | 223 |
| Bobbin Winder | J. R. Williams | Projects | 14 - 7 | July 11, 2009 | 222 |
| Pneumatically Operated Sand Shut-Off Valve | John Hoff | Tooling | 14 - 6 | June 13, 2009 | 221 |
| Keyway Cutting by Hand | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 14 - 6 | June 13, 2009 | 220 |
| Formula for Major Diameter of Numbered Screws | Dick Kostelnicek | Measuring | 14 - 6 | June 13, 2009 | 219 |
| Modifying a Harbor Freight English Wheel | George Carson | Projects | 12 - 3 | March 3, 2007 | 218 |
| A Small Toe-Jack | George Carson | Projects | 12 - 2 | February 10, 2007 | 217 |
| Dual Speed Control for Monarch 10EE | George Carson | Lathe | 11 - 9 | September 9, 2006 | 216 |
| Increasing the Utility of The Popular 4 X 6 HorizontalBandsaw | Leo Reed | Sawing | 11 - 4 | April 8, 2006 | 215 |
| Milling Machine Vice Handle Extension | J. R. Williams | Workholding | 11 - 2 | February 11, 2006 | 214 |
| Gear Hub | J. R. Williams | Projects | 11 - 2 | February 11, 2006 | 213 |
| Measuring Tapers | Dick Kostelnicek | Measuring | 10 - 9 | September 10, 2005 | 212 |
| Magnetic Drill | George Carson | Drilling | 10 - 9 | September 10, 2005 | 211 |
| Radius Machining on the Lathe | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 10 - 9 | September 10, 2005 | 210 |
| Magnetic Drill Press | George Carlson | Drilling | 10 - 9 | September 10, 2005 | 209 |
| Magnetic Pick-ups | George Carlson | Tooling | 10 - 8 | August 13, 2005 | 208 |
| Chopsaw Fun | Gene Horr | Sawing | 10 - 7 | July 9, 2005 | 207 |
| Turning a New Leaf | George Carlson | Projects | 10 - 7 | July 9, 2005 | 206 |
| Welding Practices for the Home/Small Shop | George Carlson | Welding | 10 - 6 | June 11, 2005 | 205 |
| Powder Coating in the Home Shop | George Carlson | Projects | 10 - 6 | June 11, 2005 | 204 |
| Checking Out a Junk 3-Phase Motor | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 10 - 5 | May 14, 2005 | 203 |
| Magnetic Lathe Face Plate | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 10 - 5 | May 14, 2005 | 202 |
| A Chip Magnet from The Tinker Shop | Bob Fournier | Tooling | 10 - 5 | May 14, 2005 | 201 |
| Using a Tool-Maker's Ball | Steve Clay | Tooling | 10 - 4 | April 9, 2005 | 200 |
| Drill Grinder Modification | J. R. Williams | Drilling | 10 - 4 | April 9, 2005 | 199 |
| A Bit About Lathe Bits | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 10 - 4 | April 9, 2005 | 198 |
| Oil Can Ballast | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 10 - 3 | March 12, 2005 | 197 |
| Oil Can Base | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 10 - 3 | March 12, 2005 | 196 |
| Mental-urgy (Part - 4) Practical Metallurgy for the Home Machinist | Vance Burns | Metallurgy | 10 - 3 | March 12, 2005 | 195 |
| R8 Collet Adapter for a 10-in. Rockwell Lathe | Bill Kleinman | Lathe | 10 - 3 | March 12, 2005 | 194 |
| Quick and Easy Mill Tool Holder | Doug Chartier | Mill | 10 - 2 | February 12, 2005 | 193 |
| Rotary Table-to-Lathe Chuck Adapter | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 10 - 2 | February 12, 2005 | 192 |
| Miter Attachment for Horizontal Band Saws | George Carlson | Sawing | 10 - 2 | February 12, 2005 | 191 |
| Mental-urgy (Part - 3) Practical Metallurgy for the Home Machinist | Vance Burns | Metallurgy | 10 - 2 | February 12, 2005 | 190 |
| More on Shop Air Shut Off | George Carlson | Tips | 10 - 1 | January 8, 2005 | 189 |
| Manual Lever Feed for a Mill-Drill | Joseph Scott | Mill | 10 - 1 | January 8, 2005 | 188 |
| Measuring Density on the Cheap | Jan Rowland | Measuring | 10 - 1 | January 8, 2005 | 187 |
| Measuring Density on the Cheap | Dick Kostelnicek | Measuring | 10 - 1 | January 8, 2005 | 186 |
| C-Clamp Pad Replacement | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 9 - 12 | December 11, 2004 | 185 |
| Mental-urgy (Part - 2) Practical Metallurgy for the Home Machinist | Vance Burns | Metallurgy | 9 - 12 | December 11, 2004 | 184 |
| Spot Welder Development | J. R. Williams | Welding | 9 - 12 | December 11, 2004 | 183 |
| Determining the Bolt Circle from a Chord | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 9 - 12 | December 11, 2004 | 182 |
| More on the Auto Parts Store Demise | Paul Munsel | Tales | 9 - 12 | December 11, 2004 | 181 |
| Mental-urgy (Part - 1) Practical Metallurgy for the Home Machinist | Vance Burns | Metallurgy | 9 - 11 | November 13, 2004 | 180 |
| Demise of the Local Parts House | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 9 - 11 | November 13, 2004 | 179 |
| Adjustable Wrench Modifications | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 9 - 11 | November 13, 2004 | 178 |
| Shop Tip for the Wedded Machinist | Vance Burns | Tips | 9 - 11 | November 13, 2004 | 177 |
| Surface Grinding (Part 2) - Choosing and Preparing the Wheel | Steve Clay | Grinding | 9 - 11 | November 13, 2004 | 176 |
| Taper Tooling Tailstock Holder | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 9 - 10 | October 9, 2004 | 175 |
| Shaper Crank Handle Storage Post | J. R. Williams | Shaper | 9 - 10 | October 9, 2004 | 174 |
| Surface Grinding (part 1) - Introduction | Steve Clay | Grinding | 9 - 10 | October 9, 2004 | 173 |
| Drilling a Long Bar on A Short-Bed Lathe | Ed Gladkowski | Drilling | 9 - 10 | October 9, 2004 | 172 |
| Static Balancing of Grinding Wheels | Dick Kostelnicek | Grinding | 9 - 9 | September 11, 2004 | 171 |
| Application Specific Turning Tool Holders for Stock Inserts | Jan Rowland | Lathe | 9 - 9 | September 11, 2004 | 170 |
| Shop Air Shut Off | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 9 - 8 | August 14, 2004 | 169 |
| Truing Those Tired Old Chuck Jaws | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 9 - 8 | August 14, 2004 | 168 |
| Disassembling a 3-Jaw Scroll Chuck | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 9 - 8 | August 14, 2004 | 167 |
| Jib Crane for My Mill | J. R. Williams | Mill | 9 - 8 | August 14, 2004 | 166 |
| Using R8 Collets in a 4C Lathe Spindle | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 9 - 7 | July 10, 2004 | 165 |
| Work Support Stand | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 9 - 7 | July 10, 2004 | 164 |
| The War on Error | Vance Burns | Tales | 9 - 7 | July 10, 2004 | 163 |
| The War on Error - Rules | Vance Burns | Tales | 9 - 6 | June 12, 2004 | 162 |
| Magnetic Lathe indicator holder | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 9 - 6 | June 12, 2004 | 161 |
| Lathe Indicator Holder | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 9 - 6 | June 12, 2004 | 160 |
| Drill Press Vise Clamps | J. R. Williams | Drilling | 9 - 6 | June 12, 2004 | 159 |
| T-Slot Fixture Clamps | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 9 - 5 | May 8, 2004 | 158 |
| Shaper Improvements | J. R. Williams | Shaper | 9 - 4 | April 10, 2004 | 157 |
| Make Your Own Hex Drivers | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 156 |
| Work Support - Milling Machine | J. R. Williams | Mill | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 155 |
| Cutting Oil Cup | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 154 |
| Mill/Drill and Drill Press Alignment during Tool Changes | Ed Gladkowski | Mill | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 153 |
| Controlling hole depth when using the lathe tailstock | John Hoff | Drilling | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 152 |
| Challenger Visit to Houston, TX | Gordon Lawson | Tales | 9 - 3 | March 13, 2004 | 151 |
| Precision Fastening and Dowelling Tricks | Jan Rowland | Tooling | 9 - 2 | February 14, 2004 | 150 |
| New - Old Airplane Bolts | J. R. Williams | Projects | 9 - 2 | February 14, 2004 | 149 |
| A Bench Top Spray Booth | Dick Kostelnicek | Projects | 9 - 2 | February 14, 2004 | 148 |
| Micro Mill inside a Full Sized Vertical Mill | Dick Kostelnicek | Mill | 9 - 2 | February 14, 2004 | 147 |
| Miniature Drip Oiler for a Model Steam Engine | Dick Kostelnicek | Projects | 9 - 1 | January 10, 2004 | 146 |
| Solvent Can Storage Bins | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 9 - 1 | January 10, 2004 | 145 |
| Drilling Chip Catch All | Joseph Scott | Lathe | 9 - 1 | January 10, 2004 | 144 |
| Truing a Tired Old 3-Jaw Chuck | Joseph Scott | Lathe | 8 - 12 | December 13, 2003 | 143 |
| Band Saw Blade Brazing | J. R. Williams | Sawing | 8 - 12 | December 13, 2003 | 142 |
| Determining the Drive Size of a TORX® Screw | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 8 - 12 | December 13, 2003 | 141 |
| An Electric Gate Caster | Jan Rowland | Projects | 8 - 11 | November 8, 2003 | 140 |
| A Rotary Sine Bar for the Lathe | Ed Gladkowski | Lathe | 8 - 11 | November 8, 2003 | 139 |
| A Sea Story | Anonymous | Tales | 8 - 10 | October 11, 2003 | 138 |
| Radius Grinding Fixture | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 8 - 10 | October 11, 2003 | 137 |
| Roundup of Lathe Radius Turning Attachments | Anonymous | Lathe | 8 - 10 | October 11, 2003 | 136 |
| Inexpensive Flood Coolant Pump | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 8 - 9 | September 13, 2003 | 135 |
| A Shaper Tool Holder | J. R. Williams | Shaper | 8 - 9 | September 13, 2003 | 134 |
| Comparison of Quick Change and 4-way Tool Posts | Doug Chartier | Lathe | 8 - 9 | September 13, 2003 | 133 |
| Moving a Lathe with Bed Rollers | Joseph Scott | Lathe | 8 - 8 | August 9, 2003 | 132 |
| A Large Numeically Controlled Router Table | Bill Swann | CNC | 8 - 8 | August 9, 2003 | 131 |
| Eccentric Drilling / Turning in a 3-Jaw Chuck | J. R. Williams | Drilling | 8 - 8 | August 9, 2003 | 130 |
| Quick-Connect Pneumatic Couplers | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 8 - 8 | August 9, 2003 | 129 |
| Making Piston Rings in Your Shop | Dick Kostelnicek | Projects | 8 - 7 | July 12, 2003 | 128 |
| Making a Machinist's Jack on the Lathe | James Appleby | Tooling | 8 - 7 | July 12, 2003 | 127 |
| Make Your Own Timeing Belt Pulleys | J. R. Williams | Tooling | 8 - 7 | July 12, 2003 | 126 |
| Wagon Wheel Wrench for Miniature Nuts and Bolts | Ed Gladkowski | Tooling | 8 - 7 | July 12, 2003 | 125 |
| Cutting Tool Offset Indicator | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 8 - 6 | June 14, 2003 | 124 |
| In The Buff - Buffing Exposed | Steven I. West | Grinding | 8 - 6 | June 14, 2003 | 123 |
| Milling Vise Drip Pan | Dick Kostelnicek | Mill | 8 - 5 | May 10, 2003 | 122 |
| Small Hand Tapping Guide | Dick Kostelnicek | Tapping | 8 - 5 | May 10, 2003 | 121 |
| Drill Press Modification | J. R. Williams | Drilling | 8 - 5 | May 10, 2003 | 120 |
| Steel Hand Stamping | Dick Kostelnicek | Tooling | 8 - 4 | April 12, 2003 | 119 |
| More Vertical Band Saw Tips | Dick Kostelnicek | Sawing | 8 - 3 | March 8, 2003 | 118 |
| Live Center for Centerless Shafts | John G. Korman | Lathe | 8 - 3 | March 8, 2003 | 117 |
| Cross Slide Holder for Vertical Bandsaw | Dick Kostelnicek | Sawing | 8 - 2 | February 8, 2003 | 116 |
| A Mini Air Toolpost Grinder | Jan Rowland | Grinding | 8 - 2 | February 8, 2003 | 115 |
| The Bending Strength of Tubing | Dick Kostelnicek | Metallurgy | 8 - 1 | January 11, 2003 | 114 |
| Grinding Your Own Carbide-Tipped Cutting-Tools | Jan Rowland | Tooling | 8 - 1 | January 11, 2003 | 113 |
| Measuring Dovetails | Dick Kostelnicek | Measuring | 7 - 12 | December 14, 2002 | 112 |
| Variable Frequency Drive and Motor Installation | J. R. Williams | Projects | 7 - 12 | December 14, 2002 | 111 |
| Another welding table | Dick Kostelnicek | Welding | 7 - 11 | November 9, 2002 | 110 |
| welding table | J. R. Williams | Welding | 7 - 11 | November 9, 2002 | 109 |
| External Spindle Support | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 7 - 11 | November 9, 2002 | 108 |
| Lathe Spindle Outrigger Support | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 7 - 11 | November 9, 2002 | 107 |
| Square Drive Crank from a Weldment | Dick Kostelnicek | Welding | 7 - 10 | October 12, 2002 | 106 |
| Personalizing a Bandsaw | J. R. Williams | Sawing | 7 - 10 | October 12, 2002 | 105 |
| Horizontal Cut-Off Bandsaw Tips | Dick Kostelnicek | Sawing | 7 - 10 | October 12, 2002 | 104 |
| Some Sharpening Jigs | Dick Kostelnicek | Grinding | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 103 |
| Them Olden Bolts | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 102 |
| Electrolytic Rust Removal | Joseph Scott | Tips | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 101 |
| Dial Indicator Hand Puller | J. R. Williams | Projects | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 100 |
| Steam Engines from what other see as trash | Joe Guidry | Projects | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 99 |
| Houston Home Metal Shop Club Origins | Keith Mitchell | Tales | 7 - 9 | September 14, 2002 | 98 |
| Slip Roll | Dick Kostelnicek | Projects | 7 - 8 | August 10, 2002 | 97 |
| Maintaining Mill-Drill Head Alignment | Joseph Scott | Mill | 7 - 8 | August 10, 2002 | 96 |
| Anti-Vibration Machine Mount | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 7 - 8 | August 10, 2002 | 95 |
| Scrap Yard Air Compressor | Joe Guidry | Projects | 7 - 7 | July 13, 2002 | 94 |
| Horizontal Turning in a Vertical Mill | J. R. Williams | Mill | 7 - 7 | July 13, 2002 | 93 |
| Foot Actuated Welder Control | J. R. Williams | Welding | 7 - 7 | July 13, 2002 | 92 |
| Fastener Puzzler | Dick Kostelnicek | Tales | 7 - 7 | July 13, 2002 | 91 |
| Tachometer from Bike Speedometer | Geroge Marsden | Measuring | 7 - 6 | June 6, 2002 | 90 |
| Bandsaw Blade Tension Readout | Dick Kostelnicek | Sawing | 7 - 6 | June 6, 2002 | 89 |
| Rod Bar Storage Bin | Keith Mitchell | Projects | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 88 |
| Cartridge Case Length Trimmer and Gage | J. R. Williams | Projects | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 87 |
| Bullet Puller | J. R. Williams | Projects | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 86 |
| Making of a Very Small Gear | Dick Kostelnicek | Tips | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 85 |
| Making Shim Washers with Wood's Metal's Help | J. R. Williams | Tips | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 84 |
| Making Thin Shim-Ring Washers | Jan Rowland | Tips | 7 - 5 | May 11, 2002 | 83 |
| Tool Post Spacer | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 82 |
| Trav-a-Dial | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 81 |
| Tail Stock Clamp Collar | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 80 |
| Lathe Indicator Holder | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 79 |
| O-Ring Bolt Retainer | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 78 |
| Lathe Cross Slide Measuring Device | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 77 |
| CNC Safety - Observations from a Programmer-Machinist - Part 1 | John Lilly | CNC | 7 - 4 | April 13, 2002 | 76 |
| Chuck Carrier and Hoist | J. R. Williams | Lathe | 7 - 3 | March 9, 2002 | 75 |
| Chuck Sky Hook | Jan Rowland | Lathe | 7 - 3 | March 9, 2002 | 74 |
| Chuck Cradle Blocks | Dick Kostelnicek | Lathe | 7 - 3 | March 9, 2002 | 73 |
| Spindle Lock for Stuck Chuck | Rod Shampine | Lathe | 7 - 3 | March 9, 2002 | 72 |
| Laser Bore Sight | Keith Mitchell | Projects | 7 - 2 | February 9, 2002 | 71 |
| Tap Wrench Holder | J. R. Williams | Tapping | 7 - 2 | February 9, 2002 | 70 |
| Collet Rack | J. R. Williams | Projects | 7 - 2 | February 9, 2002 | 69 |
| Freon Bottle Foundry - The Cart - part 3 of 3 | Larry Hill | Foundry | 7 - 1 | January 12, 2002 | 68 |
| Lathe Alignment | Tom Moore | Lathe | 7 - 1 | January 12, 2002 | 67 |
| Sneaky Puzzle for a Machinist | Rod Shampine | Tales | 6 - 12 | December 8, 2001 | 66 |
| Freon Bottle Foundry - Building the Burner - part 2 of 3 | Larry Hill | Foundry | 6 - 12 | December 8, 2001 | 65 |
| A Sheet Metal Brake | J. R. Williams | Projects | 6 - 12 | December 8, 2001 | 64 |
| Building a Freon Bottle Foundry - part 1 of 1 | Larry Hill | Foundry | 6 - 11 | November 10, 2001 | 63 |
| Compressed Air in My Shop | J. R. Williams | Tips | 6 - 11 | November 10, 2001 | 62 |
| Reversing and Dynamic Braking of Single-Phase Induction Motors | Dick Kostelnicek | Projects | 6 - 9 | September 8, 2001 | 61 |
| DIN History | Jan Rowland | Tales | 6 - 6 | June 9, 2001 | 60 |
| Make Your OWN Casting - Such as a Machine-Base | Jan Rowland | Projects | 6 - 2 | February 10, 2001 | 59 |
| Properties of Common Materials | Bill Sperry | Metalurgy | 5 - 10 | August 14, 2000 | 58 |
| The Japanese Sword | Vance Burns | Tales | 5 - 7 | July 8, 2000 | 57 |
| Bandsaw Blade Recoiling | Keith Mitchell | Sawing | 5 - 6 | June 10, 2000 | 56 |
| Phosphate Coating of Steel | Joseph Scott | Tips | 5 - 6 | June 10, 2000 | 55 |
| Picking Up an Existing Thread | Dick Saunders | Lathe | 5 - 5 | May 13, 2000 | 54 |
| Derlin | Bill Sperry | Mettalurgy | 5 - 5 | May 13, 2000 | 53 |
| Grinder Pedestal | Keith Mitchell | Grinding | 5 - 4 | April 8, 2000 | 52 |
| Stepper Motors Need Not Be Totally Mysterious | Jan Rowland | CNC | 5 - 3 | March 11, 2000 | 51 |
| Delta Band Saw Blade Tensioning Knob Revision | J. R. Williams | Sawing | 5 - 3 | March 11, 2000 | 50 |
| Tailstock Offset Tool for Turning Tapers | George Edwards | Lathe | 5 - 2 | February 12, 2000 | 49 |
| Hand Tapping Unit | J. R. Williams | Tapping | 4 - 12 | December 12, 1999 | 48 |
| Home Brew CNC Ideas and Ball Screws | Jan Rowland | CNC | 4 - 11 | November 13, 1999 | 47 |
| Flat Lapping Part 3 of 3 | J. D. Wise | Grinding | 4 - 10 | October 9, 1999 | 46 |
| Flat Lapping Part 2 of 3 | J. D. Wise | Grinding | 4 - 9 | September 11, 1999 | 45 |
| Adding a power feed to the Knee on a milling machine | John Lilly | Mill | 4 - 9 | September 11, 1999 | 44 |
| Flat Lapping - Part 1 of 3 | J. D. Wise | Grinding | 4 - 8 | August 14, 1999 | 43 |
| How Much does it Cost to Convert to CNC ? | Bill Swann | CNC | 4 - 8 | August 14, 1999 | 42 |
| Machine Design Idea - Differential Screw Mechanism | John Lilly | Tips | 4 - 7 | July 10, 1999 | 41 |
| Bandsaw Blade Guard | John Lilly | Sawing | 4 - 7 | July 10, 1999 | 40 |
| Mechanical DRO | John Lilly | Lathe | 4 - 7 | July 10, 1999 | 39 |
| The Plasma Cutter | Keith Mitchell | Metallurgy | 4 - 6 | June 12, 1999 | 38 |
| Steel for the Home Shop | Bill Sperry | Metallurgy | 4 - 5 | May 8, 1999 | 37 |
| When a threaded chuck jams on the spindle | Tom Moore | Lathe | 4 - 4 | April 10, 1999 | 36 |
| Hints for Beginners | Alan May | Tips | 4 - 4 | April 10, 1999 | 35 |
| Hybrid Sterling Engine | John Korman | Projects | 4 - 3 | March 13, 1999 | 34 |
| Tips on Coolants | Keith Mitchell | Tips | 4 - 3 | March 13, 1999 | 33 |
| Properties of Metals | Robert Travers | Metallurgy | 3 - 9 | September 12, 1998 | 32 |
| Rifling Attachment - Part Deux | George King | Sawing | 3 - 7 | July 11, 1998 | 31 |
| Some Shop Tips | George Carlson | Tips | 3 - 7 | July 11, 1998 | 30 |
| A Lathe Rifling Attachment | George King | Lathe | 3 - 6 | June 13, 1998 | 29 |
| Digital Readout for your Mill | George Carlson | Mill | 3 - 6 | June 13, 1998 | 28 |
| So You Got A Mill-Now What | George Carlson | Mill | 3 - 3 | March 14, 1998 | 27 |
| Buying a Small Lathe | Bill Sperry | Lathe | 3 - 1 | March 14, 1998 | 26 |
| Lathe Milling Attachment | John Korman | Lathe | 2 - 10 | October 11, 1997 | 25 |
| Foot Activated Spindle Brake for the Small Lathe | George Carlson | Lathe | 2 - 9 | September 13, 1997 | 24 |
| Hints on building the Miser | George Carlson | Projects | 2 - 7 | July 12, 1997 | 23 |
| Making Brass Builder's Plates | George Carlson | Projects | 2 - 7 | July 12, 1997 | 22 |
| Removal of threaded lathe chucks | George Carlson | Lathe | 2 - 6 | June 14, 1997 | 21 |
| More Workholding | George Carlson | Workholding | 2 - 6 | June 14, 1997 | 20 |
| A Miniature Foundry | Gordon Lawson | Foundry | 2 - 5 | May 5, 1997 | 19 |
| The Beaumier Iron Works | George Carlson | Tales | 2 - 5 | May 5, 1997 | 18 |
| You can make your own expanding arbors | George Carlson | Workholding | 2 - 4 | April 12, 1997 | 17 |
| Work Holding Act II | George Carlson | Workholding | 2 - 4 | April 12, 1997 | 16 |
| Lathe Helpers, Chuck Block for Lathe | John Korman | Lathe | 2 - 3 | March 8, 1997 | 15 |
| Easy Taper Turning Method | George Edwards | Lathe | 2 - 3 | March 8, 1997 | 14 |
| Workholding, Act 1 | George Carlson | Workholding | 2 - 3 | March 8, 1997 | 13 |
| The Double Scotch Steam Engine | George Carlson | Projects | 2 - 2 | February 8, 1997 | 12 |
| Using Magnets in the Home Shop | George Carlson | Workholding | 1 - 8 | December 14, 1996 | 11 |
| Dial and Test Indicators | George Carlson | Measuring | 1 - 8 | December 14, 1996 | 10 |
| Dominos from Aluminum Bar Stock | George Carlson | Projects | 1 - 8 | December 14, 1996 | 9 |
| Copper Sulfate Dye Solution | George Carlson | Measuring | 1 - 7 | November 9, 1996 | 8 |
| Gears, Dividing Head | George Carlson | Mill | 1 - 7 | November 9, 1996 | 7 |
| Tapping Topics | George Carlson | Tapping | 1 - 6 | October 12, 1996 | 6 |
| Independent Jaws for Face Plate | John Korman | Lathe | 1 - 6 | October 12, 1996 | 5 |
| JUNKYARD STEEL (It's Approximate Carbon Content) | John Korman | Metalurgy | 1 - 6 | October 12, 1996 | 4 |
| Properties of Metals for Use in the Home Shop | George Carlson | Metalurgy | 1 - 5 | September 14, 1996 | 3 |
| Two and Four Flute End-Mills | George Carlson | Mill | 1 - 4 | August 10, 1996 | 2 |
| John's Poor Man's Clamp | John Korman | Workholding | 1 - 4 | August 10, 1996 | 1 |