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Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, Mississippi

Welcome to "Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop." I am a hobbyist who loves woodworking and writing for those who also love the craft. I have found some ways to accomplish tasks in the workshop that might be helpful to you, and I enjoy hearing your own problem-solving ideas. Please share them in the COMMENTS section of each tip. If, in the process, I can also make you laugh, I have achieved 100% of my goals.

Tip #1 - The New Festool CT Cyclone Separator

This month, Jim debates over the new Festool CT Cyclone Separator for Dust Extractors and if it is worth replacing his old separator.

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Tip #2 - Off Switch Identification

No Southern-fried Southern boy wants to be called a Yankee, but we share the characteristics of shrewdness and thrift. Thus, each month I share a money-saving tip. It's OK if you call me "cheap."

In this month's money-saving tip, Jim discusses a handy way to mark the off switch on your power tools so they're easily identifiable.

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Tip #3 - Dusty Tissues

As a bonus tip, Jim recalls his experiment involving the protection of his Kleenex box from dust and shares which solution he ended up choosing.

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Jim Randolph is a veterinarian in Long Beach, Mississippi. His earlier careers as lawn mower, dairy farmer, automobile mechanic, microwave communications electronics instructor and journeyman carpenter all influence his approach to woodworking. His favorite projects are furniture built for his wife, Brenda, and for their children and grandchildren. His and Brenda's home, nicknamed Sticks-In-The-Mud, is built on pilings (sticks) near the wetlands (mud) on a bayou off Jourdan River. His shop is in the lower level of their home. Questions and comments on woodworking may be written in the comments section of each tip in the Highland Woodworking Blog. Questions about pet care should be directed to his blog on pet care, www.MyPetsDoctor.com. We regret that, because of high volume, not all inquiries can be answered personally.

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