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Archive-name: woodworking/tool-reviews
Last-modified: 12/7/97 See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Copyright (c) 1997 by James J. Roche. All rights reserved. Readers of this group often request reviews of particular tools. This article is meant to be a pointer to tool reviews/comparisons. It is not a complete list of sources for tool reviews. If anyone has any additions please send me a note and I will try to add it in. Air Compressors Portable Air Compressors - Fine Homebuilding October 1988 Compressed Air Systems - Fine Woodworking June 1990 Bring in the Air Force - Wood April 1994 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Air Compressors - American Woodworker November 1995 Survey of Portable Air Compressors - Fine Homebuilding Januarly 1998 Air Filtration Systems Air Filtration Systems - Wood November 1995 Air Tools The WORKBENCH Guide to Air Tools - Workbench October 1988 Selecting a Spray Gun - Fine Woodworking June 1990 HVLP sprayers - American Woodworker October 1992 High Volume Low Pressure Sprayers - Wood April 1993 Woodworkings Sure Shots (nailers) - Wood December 1993 Tool Talk: Finish Nailers - Popular Woodworking May 1994 Survey of Framing Nailers - Fine Homebulding November 1996 Bandsaws Shopping for Bandsaw Blades - Wood December 1989 Bandsaws - Wood October 1990 Bandsaw Roundup - Wood April 1992 Band Saws - Popular Woodworking September 1992 Buyers Guide to Bandsaws - American Woodworker June 1994 Bandsaws - American Woodworker November 1994 Bandsaws Tool Buyers Update - Wood December 1994 Bandsaws ($400-$800) - ShopNotes November 1995 Stationary Bandsaws - Wood Winter 1997 Belt Sanders Portable Belt Sanders - Wood October 1990 The WORKBENCH Guide to Benchtop Belt/Disc Sanders - Workbench September 1991 Portable Belt Sanders - ShopNotes September 1996 Choosing a Belt Sander - Fine Woodworking December 1996 Biscuit Joiners The WORKBENCH Guide to Plate Joiners - Workbench April 1988 Plate Joiners - Fine Woodworking June 1989 Buying a Biscuit Joiner - Wood December 1992 Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker October 1993 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker November 1994 Picking a Plate Joiner - Fine Woodworking February 1995 Survey of Biscuit Joiners - Fine Homebuilding March 1995 Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker November 1995 Carvers Power Carvers - Fine Woodworking April 1991 Circular Saws Portable Circular Saws - Wood October 1990 Portable Circular Saws (AKA sidewinders) - Fine Homebuilding November 1990 Circular Saws - Consumer Reports November 1992 Circular Saws - American Woodworker November 1994 Circular Saws (low end) - ShopNotes January 1995 Survey of Cordless Saws - Fine Homebuilding July 1997 Survey of Worm Drive and Hypoid Saws - Fine Homebuilding November 1997 Clamps The Smart Shoppers Guide to Clamps - Wood February 1991 Quick Clamps - ShopNotes May 1996 Cordless Screwdrivers The WORKBENCH Guide to Cordless Screwdrivers - Workbench April 1990 Cordless drill/drivers - Wood October 1990 Cordless Drills Cordless drill/drivers - Wood October 1990 Cordless Wonders - Wood April 1991 Powerful Cordless Drill/Drivers - Fine Woodworking November 1993 Cordless Drills - American Woodworker October 1993 Cordless Drills - American Woodworker November 1994 Cordless Drills - American Woodworker November 1995 12V Cordless Drills - ShopNotes March 1996 Cordless Drills - Wood August 1996 Cut-Off Saws Portable Electric Cut-Off Saws - Fine Homebuilding September 1990 Detail Sanders Tool Review: Detail Sanders - Wood November 1994 Picking a Detail Sander - Fine Woodworking March 1995 Dovetail Jigs Dovetail Jigs - American Woodworker April 1996 Drill Bits Buying Forstner Bits - Wood February 1991 Drills The Great Electric Drill Shootout - Wood August 1990 Survey of 3/8" VSR Drills - Fine Homebuilding June 1993 Powerful Cordless Drill/Drivers - Fine Woodworking December 1993 Buyers Guide to Cordless Drills - American Woodworker December 1993 Tests of 47 Corded and Cordless Drills - Consumer Reports January 1994 Drill Presses Drill Presses - Wood October 1990 Drill Presses - American Woodworker November 1994 Drill Presses - American Woodworker November 1995 Dust Collectors The WORKBENCH Guide to Dust Collection Systems - Workbench February 1989 Meet the Dust Guzzlers - Wood September 1992 Lowering the Boom on Dust - Wood April 1997 Fences Aftermarket Fences - American Woodworker October 1992 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Rip Fences - Wood February 1997 Tablesaw Fences - American Woodworker October 1997 Shop Test Contractor's Saws - American Woodworker December 1997 Finishing Sanders Finishing Sanders - Wood April 1993 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Grinders Grinders - American Woodworker February 1993 Wet-wheel Grinders - Wood February 1995 Grinders - American Woodworker November 1995 Heat Guns The WORKBENCH Guide to Heat Guns - Workbench February 1991 Jointers Machines the Give You the Edge Quickly and Accurately - Wood October 1989 Two New Jointers - Fine Woodworking February 1990 Jointers - Wood October 1990 Comparing Jointer-Planers - Fine Woodworking November 1994 Jointers - American Woodworker November 1994 Jointers under $1000 - Wood December 1995 Shop Test 8" Jointers - American Woodworker April 1997 Lathes Lathes - Wood October 1990 The WORKBENCH Guide to Lathes - Workbench May 1991 Quality Lathes for Under $600 - Wood October 1993 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Lathes - American Woodworker November 1994 Mini-Lathes - American Woodworker June 1996 Miter Saws The WORKBENCH Guide to Power Miter Saws - Workbench June 1988 Getting an Angle on Compound Miters - Fine Homebuilding January 1990 Power Mitersaws - Wood February 1992 Workbench Guide to Random Orbit Disc Sanders - Workbench May 1992 Tool Review Sliding Compound Miter Saws - Woodworkers Journal January 1993 Buyers Guide to Sliding Compound Miter Saws - American Woodworker April 1993 Sliding Compound Miter Saws - Fine Woodworking May 1993 Shopping for Chopsaw Stand - Fine Homebuilding January 1996 Sliding Compound Mitersaws - Wood April 1996 Compound Miter Saws - January 1997 Moisture Meters Taking the Measure of Moisture Meters - Fine Woodworking April 1994 Radial Arm Saws Radial-arm Saws - Wood October 1990 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Radial Arm Saws - American Woodworker November 1994 Random Orbital Sanders Tool Talk: Random Orbital Sanders - Popular Woodworking September 1991 Random-Orbit Sanders - Fine Woodworking February 1992 Random-Orbit Sanders - Wood February 1993 Finishing Sanders - Wood April 1993 Random Orbit Sanders - Fine Woodworking August 1993 Random Orbit Palm Sanders - Woodworkers Journal Nov/Dec 1993 Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994 Palm Grip Random Orbit Sanders - ShopNotes September 1995 Random Orbit Sanders - American Woodworker November 1995 Random Orbit Sanders - Wood Sepetember 1996 Reciprocating Saws Reciprocating Saw Survey - Fine Homebuilding April/May 1994 Routers The WORKBENCH Guide to Routers - Workbench April 1989 Routers, Routers Everywhere - Wood February 1990 Plunge Routers - Wood October 1990 Tool Review Plunge Routers - Woodworkers Journal January 1992 Plunge Routers - Fine Homebuilding January 1992 Big Plunge Routers - Fine Woodworking December 1992 Plunge Routers - Fine Homebuilding January 1992 Buyers Guide to Plunge Routers - American Woodworker July/August 1993 Laminate Trimmer Survey - Fine Homebuilding May 1995 Best of the Bunch Routers for Table Mounting - Wood September 1995 Routers - American Woodworker November 1995 Plunge Routers 3hp+ - ShopNotes November 1996 Midsized Plunge Routers - Wood October 1997 Router Bits Router Bits - American Woodworker August 1993 Router Bits Tackle Cope and Stick - Fine Woodworking August 1994 Carbide Router Bits - Wood December 1994 Router Bit Review Rail and Stile Bits - Wood August 1996 Sabersaws What's New with Sabersaws - Fine Woodworking December 1990 Survey of Jigsaws - Fine Homebuilding July 1994 Jazzed up About Jigsaws - Wood August 1994 Sabersaws - Consumer Reports September 1995 Evaluating 8 Professional Grade Jigsaws - Fine Woodworking October 1997 Sawblades Dado cutting tools - Wood October 1991 10 inch Carbide Tipped Sawblades - Wood September 1993 Circular Blades Tool Buyers Update - Wood December 1994 Combination Table Saw Blades - ShopNotes January 1996 Sawmills The WORKBENCH Guide to Portable Sawmills - Workbench August 1989 Screw Guns A Survey of Self-Feed Screw Guns - Fine Homebuilding December 1993 Scrollsaws Scrollsaw Blades - Wood April 1990 Scrollsaws - Wood October 1990 Scrollsaws over $500 - Wood September 1991 The Wide World of Scrollsaws - Wood October 1996 Shapers Shapers - Wood December 1990 Shapers - American Woodworker November 1995 7 Reasons to Buy a Home-Shop Shaper - Wood February 1996 Shopsmith Shopsmith vs. Total Shop - Wood June 1990 Spindle Sanders Oscillating Spindle Sanders Under $700 - Wood September 1994 Tablesaws How to Buy the Most Important Woodworking Machine in your Shop - Wood December 1989 Tablesaw Safety Devices - Fine Woodworking April 1990 Tablesaws - Wood October 1990 Tool Talk - Popular Woodworking July 1991 Double Duty Tablesasw With Special Cross Cutting Features - Fine Woodworking April 1992 Tablesaws under $700 - Wood Feb 1994 Tablesaws - American Woodworker November 1995 Tablesaw Showdown - American Woodworker December 1995 Cabinet Style Tablesaws - Wood August 1997 Thickness Planers Portable Power Planes - Fine Homebuilding June 1989 The WORKBENCH Guide to Planers - Workbench February 1990 Thickness Planers under $500 - Wood April 1990 Portable Planer Survey - Fine Woodworking October 1990 Thickness Planers - Wood October 1990 Portable Planers - Wood April 1992 Portable Thickness Planers - American Woodworker April 1992 Multipurpose Planer/Molders - Wood August 1993 Power Planer Survey - Fine Homebuilding November 1994 Thickness Planers - American Woodworker November 1995 Portable Thickness Planers - ShopNotes July 1996 Benchtop Planers - American Woodworker December 1996 Mid-Sized Thickness Planers - Fine Woodworking November 1997 Vacuums Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - October 1994 Shop Vacuums - American Woodworker June 1995 Tool Roundup 6 Shop Vacuums - Workbench November 1995 Vises Woodworking Vises - Wood September 1990 Mail Order Mail Order Tools - Fine Homebuilding September 1990 Where to get back issues of magazines mentioned: American Woodworker PO Box 7591 Red Oak, IA 51591 (800) 666-3111 Fine Woodworking - Fine Homebuilding The Taunton Press 63 South Main Street PO Box 5506 Newtown CT 06470-5506 Wood - Better Homes & Gardens Meredith Corporation 1716 Locust St. DesMoines IA 50336 (800) 374-9663 subscription (800) 572-9350 back issues Workbench / ShopNotes / Woodsmith August Home Publishing Co. 2200 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50312 phone 800-444-7002 fax: 515-282-6741 Email: augusthome.com Web Page: www.augusthome.com Popular Woodworking Box 58279 Boulder, CO 80322 Woodworker's Journal PO Box 1629 New Milford CT 06776 (203) 355-2694 -- Jim Roche roche@cs.rochester.edu University of Rochester Computer Science Department Rochester, NY 14627 User Contributions: 1 david mccampbell  Aug 17, 2012 @ 7:19 pm I'm looking for instructions for a tool called "cutaletter" made by game time inc out of mich. I have the tool and almost have it figured out how it works, still would like more. Any direction would be helpful. david Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:
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