– Hey, I'm Matt. Today, I want to show you five more tools that'll make your
woodworking life much easier. These are five of those tools you didn't know you needed until now. So a few weeks ago, I put out this video, and there was a lot of
positive feedback from that. So I want to show you five
more tools that I really like. And if you're interested
in any of these tools, there's links in the description
below to all of them. (upbeat music) This is a Katz-Moses stop block. I've got two of them on my crosscut sled I've got a whole video on how
to build this crosscut sled, if you're interested. It has an adjustable fence. It's awesome. What makes these Katz-Moses stop blocks unlike anything else? They're highly adjustable
and they're accurate. They fit in the T-track slot. You can tighten them down.
You can move them out. Slide your stock behind it and make a cut, if you needed to, without
having to actually take it off. One of the unique things about
the Katz-Moses stop block is it has micro adjustment.
If the piece you cut is
just a little bit too long, all you have to do is
micro-adjust it, barely move it. Tighten this back down.
It's not going to move. Now it's down and accurately. You didn't have to fumble with
any of the big knobs up here. You're dialed in now. You can make all your
cuts, just like that. So you get up to 1" of micro-adjustments. Another unique feature is
it'll fit multiple size fences. So if you wanted a higher fence on this, or even a miter saw station, if your fence is taller
and this was raised up, it would fit anything
from 2.25" to 3.75" tall. And it has positive stops every half inch. Just take the brass screw out, and then it adjusts to the height that you're going to need that.
Then you tighten that back down and it fits your size
fence, if it's taller. And really, the star of the show of the Katz-Moses stop block is it doesn't deflect. I get a little ham-handed,
as my wife says, on most everything. And I tend to be a
little rough with things. So this is perfect for
me because even if you slam your work piece into the stop block, it's not going to move
on you, it's secure. And that is huge when
you're needing to make accurate, repeatable cuts, because if it don't move, then your cuts are going
to be accurate every time.
And we all know storage is awesome. So if you're not using this, you can just flip it around backwards on your fence of any kind, and this is out of the way. It stores easily. It's secure.
It's not going anywhere. You're not going to lose it.
The thing's just awesome. While I'm sure Mr.
Katz-Moses didn't intend for this to be used this way, you can put it on your work
bench if you've got T-tracks. Now, you've got a temporary
fence you can use for T-tracks, especially if you've got a push clamp, like the ones from Armor or
Rock or whoever you buy from. Lock that down, then
you'll be able to work on that piece against that fence. The Katz-Moses stop blocks are probably some of the best-designed
stop blocks on the market. They're highly adjustable.
They don't deflect. They're very strong. They're just good product,
just a good, solid product. (upbeat music) Every woodworker, I
don't care who you are, you need a T-bevel.
If you don't want to be too technical, this finds angles, or it
can help you set an angle. You can actually take
it to your miter saw. If you need to find an angle and you know that your
miter saw is accurate, all you've got to do is move
it over to, say, five degrees, and lock it down. And then you can take your
T-bevel and line it up.
And that's going to give
you a five-degree angle. Let's say you're working on a project and you need this angle coming in to be at a certain angle. You don't know what to cut that at. You could obviously lay it
up there and try to mark it, however you wanted to do that. A much simpler way is
just to have a T-bevel, run it up there.
You've got your angle. All you've got to do is tighten that down. Then you can make this mark, or take it to your miter
saw and set this angle. And now you'll be able to
make accurate angle cuts without actually having to
try to figure out what it is. It's just kind of an automatic set. They make all kinds of
these sliding T-bevels. This is the one I've got.
I've had it forever, it seems. I actually bought this
when I was in construction and was doing more metal work. It's a pretty simple tool, but it's so useful to have in the shop to transfer our angles from
one piece to the other, or from one piece to the saw,
or from the saw to a piece. However you need to do that,
this thing is inexpensive, but handy to have. I recommend picking one up. I'll drop a link in the description to one that is highly rated and is
very similar to this one, if you're interested. I don't think they make this one anymore, since it has Sears on it. (cheerful music) So, I don't have proper dust collection.
I do have some dust
extractors for my sanders that I've had for years. And while that keeps a
lot of the fine dust out, I've always used RZ masks,
from way back on the channel. You can go back and
watch a lot of the videos where I was wearing an RZ mask. I like RZ masks. And while I know it's not a tool, per se, it is a tool to keep
dust out of your lungs and keep you healthy, because if you're not
healthy, you can't woodwork. This is a simple solution, especially if you're in a
garage or a small workshop, and you need dust protection. These things are extremely well-made. They've got replaceable filters, so you can just pick the color you want. I've got a gray one, I've got a green one, and I also have the 2.5 red. This is the RZ 2.0, which means it just has one
strap, Velcro enclosure, extremely easy to use, has a metal band here on the
nose so you can adjust it.
When you get yours, it comes with a dustproof
or dust-resistant bag that you can store it in. It also comes with an extra filter, which is awesome. And all you have to do is
twist these little keepers off and replace the filter,
and pop them back on. Extremely simple. They're this fabric mesh, and they're very comfortable
to wear, actually. These are both the 2.0 models because they have a single strap. This is the 2.5 model. It
actually has two straps. That kind of makes it a little more secure because you've got two
points of contact now around your head. And it's actually very comfortable. This is the first time I've put this on. I just got this one in. This one feels a little more
secure than the 2.0, obviously, because it has an extra strap. And these straps are adjustable, and there's a sizing chart. I wear a size large. The filter last 20 to 30
hours of use in heavy dust.
They're also great for allergens, if you have allergies
when you mow the grass, things like that. It also has a carbon layer, which is effective against fumes and different things like that. A lot of times, I use
these when I'm painting, especially when I'm using my router or things that kick up
a whole bunch of dust. I'll have one of these on. I like that they have replaceable filters. They have multiple colors, if you like to choose different colors, and some different designs,
and things like that. RZ Mask did send me the
green one and the red one. However, I bought the gray one and had been using them for
years, that I bought on my own. So, highly recommend
them. Link in description.
(upbeat music) This is my HomeRight Finish Max sprayer. I've had this thing for years.
It's been on the channel. You've seen me paint tons
and tons of stuff with it. It's a hundred bucks, give
or take a few dollars. And while it's not a Fuji
or anything like that, it's not a $500 paint sprayer, it's a hundred bucks,
it works extremely well, especially for beginner woodworkers. Painting takes a very long
time to do it by hand. That's how I started out, was trying to paint everything by hand.
That was taking so long, so I wanted a paint sprayer, and wound up with this
Finish Max paint sprayer. And it has been fantastic. I've painted oil-based
as well as water-based. I like to paint water-based because it cleans up much easier, but I have used this for oil-based
on our outdoor sectional. I've sprayed an oil-based
outdoor oil with it, and it worked extremely well for that. It's very easy to clean up. It actually comes with
three different tips. And the only one I've
ever used is the green one because I lost the other ones. So you can adjust the flow of the paint, and you don't need an air compressor, which is a huge bonus for me. When I started, I didn't
have an air compressor. Actually, the air
compressor that I have now, sitting on the shelf over there, isn't big enough to actually keep up with the HVLP guns that I bought. So I actually need to get
a bigger air compressor. In the meantime, I'm still
using this HomeRight Finish Max, and I can't tell you how many projects I've actually painted with this thing.
It makes it really easy. You just pour the paint into the container and then plug it in and go. It's just a good product
for a hundred bucks. I mean, it's really hard
to beat one of these if you're just starting out, or you want a decent paint sprayer and you don't have $500 to
go spend on a paint sprayer, and you don't have an air compressor. If you go cheaper than that, I've heard a lot of problems
out of those that are $40, $50. So this one has worked well for me, and I think it will for you, too. (cheerful music) This Rigid oscillating spindle sander changed my woodworking mind. Listen, if you've ever tried
to sand curves and profiles with an orbital sander, you
know how difficult it is, especially tighter curves, because you can't get
it to turn like that, and make a good, even curve.
So enter the oscillating spindle sander. That's where it really shines. I had no idea how useful these things were until I got it in the shop. If you cut curves or sand curves, or need to sand up to a line, especially on a curve or a profile, these things are invaluable. And for about $250 to $260, this is a redneck's back
road of sanding stuff. Let me show you. This is my stove cover handles. I've made hundreds of these things, and I've always had to sand them with a piece of sandpaper inside.
And on this profile, you
can't get in there good. You've still got some saw marks in there. It takes a very long time. As you can see here, I can use it to get inside
of holes or circles. It goes anywhere from .5"
up to a 2" round circle, or I can actually put the belt sander on and sand things flat, like the head of a
mallet, like you see here. It's just super fast. That took about 60 seconds to actually sand the
inside of this handle. Now, I've got it perfectly
sanded inside of that handle. That would have taken me multiple minutes with a hand sander to try to get just
hand-sanding that out of there to get those saw marks,
things like that out of there. Curves or profiles, this
thing is what it's made for, or you're needing to round
over corners, things like that.
This thing is perfect for that, or like my mallet handles
that you can see here, sanding up to a line
that has a profile on it, this thing is phenomenal, so convenient. I should have bought one years ago. This thing is awesome, awesome, awesome. So this is the Rigid model. I like it. It works extremely well. They've been out for a very long time. There's reviews on these
dating back to 2012 or 2014, if I remember right. (upbeat music) WEN also makes a very
similar-looking model. I'll drop that into the description below. It's a little cheaper, about
$50, $60 cheaper on Amazon. It is highly rated as well. They don't take up a whole lot of space. They're bench-top. You
can build carts for them. I have a plan to build a cart for this, as well as my other items,
like my planer and my jointer. What I liked about this
was all the onboard storage for all of the washers that
actually fill in right here, this plate, to keep anything
from getting down in there, the bigger pieces. And it also has storage
for all of your spindles, from 2" down to .5".
And then also, these washers
right here actually go on top. And then if you go around to the back, you'll see where the
belt sander gets stored, so it's out of the way. And then there's a dust collection port. As far as the dust collection
goes on the spindle sander, while you're using a spindle, the dust collection works fairly good. There's a little bit of dust
that winds up on the top.
With the belt sander, the
dust collection is awful. I've seen some people rig
up some dust collection on the end down here, that actually allows us to
have more suction on top. But for a spindle, it works really good, which is the main use that
I'll be using this for, for those curves and profiles. The oscillating sander, also, the table drops down to a 45-degree angle, or anything between there and zero. Basically, if you had your belt on there, you could take your
piece and run it up there and actually get a 45-degree chamfer, just using a belt sander. I highly recommend getting a
spindle sander for your shop. Time is money, and this thing will pay for
itself in time very quickly. If you liked this video,
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