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  • Free Plan: A Metal Bender

    Free Plan: A Metal Bender

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    Full details of how to construct the metal binder and advice on its use can be found in issue 18 of MEW, available in the inline archive. Download a full-resolution pdf of side 1 here Download a full-resolution PDF of side 2 here Thanks to Nick Farr for scanning the plan.

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  • FREE PLAN: A Drill Sharpening Jig

    FREE PLAN: A Drill Sharpening Jig

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    Full details of how to construct the jig and advice on its use can be found in issue 17. Download a full-resolution PDF of side 1 here Download a full-resolution PDF of side 2 here Right-click the images below to open JPEGs of individual pages of the plan:

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  • Free Plan: Cross Vice to Vertical Slide

    Free Plan: Cross Vice to Vertical Slide

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    This time we bring you the article text (right click and choose view image) as well as the plans as jpeg and full res PDF. Download side one of the plan as a full-size PDF HERE Download side two of the plan as a full-size PDF HERE The design uses a tapped table together with…

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  • Free Plan: Four Jaw Chuck

    Free Plan: Four Jaw Chuck

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    This is a particularly pleasing plan to present as the resulting chuck is very neat and practical. As usual, the full-size plan is contained in these two low-res jpeg files and full detail accompanying pdf versions: Download part one of the plan as a PDF Download side two of the plan as a PDF Alternatively,…

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  • Free Plan: A Lathe Mounted Bandsaw

    Free Plan: A Lathe Mounted Bandsaw

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    The fabricated framework of the saw. Back in 1992 this design was offered for those who lacked the space for a normal bandsaw. It was the first free plan to appear over two issues – a rare move for EW in those days, but one that showed the magazine had established itself as a regular…

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