JoeW

While fixing links and other errors (correcting the details) will certainly make things better, it won't bring you to the level of "excellent". I think there's something wrong in the search logic being used to design your search process. If true, a total redesign might be in order. At a minimum I suggest bringing in an outsider (consultant) with excellent search expertise to guide the redesign.

The Magazine Archive DVD also suffers from a poor search process. In fact, I think it's much worse than the online magazine.

When you leave your shop, unplug or otherwise disconnect as many power tools as is practical. An electrical device that is turned *off* but plugged in to a live circuit can catch on fire. (Same story for your kitchen toaster, coffee maker, etc.)

Example: last summer I went back to my workshop to check on something. The shop has a very low ceiling so my air filter is mounted on a roll-around cabinet rather than the ceiling. I was standing about 10 feet from the air filter (which was turned off) when I heard faint sizzling/crackling sounds coming from it. I quickly stepped over to the filter and unplugged it. The whole event took less than 10 seconds. I could smell the faint odor of burning electronics. If I hadn't had the good fortune to be standing there then, maybe my shop (and house) would have been one of the examples mentioned in this article.

The filter was made by a major company, and their customer service people responded by promptly replacing the unit, even though its warranty had just expired.

I have two ideas for articles. First I'd like to see one thorough article on dust collection fittings that focuses on products rather than layout, and makes it easy to buy the products you recommend. My frustration here is with the lack of manufacturers standardization and the unimaginative products being offered.
Second, I'd like a article on how to glue up case goods when you only have 2 hands. In spite of the many articles I've read, I'm still missing the point. Every case is a struggle.

I get tool reviews elsewhere. I'd like to have FW concentrate on the "how to" side of things. Design, how to build, how to make jigs and fixtures that will make my drill press and benchtop hollow chisel mortiser easier to use.

More Bob Flexner ideas on finishing.

As suggested by another responder, tell me more about what I get as I move from cheap to expensive tool solutions.

How about comparisons between manual and power tool approaches to woodworking, like hand planes vs: power jointers.

More info on Google Sketchup and its application in woodworking.

Clever ideas on workshop layout, storage and work surface solutions, to challenge the "same old" ideas I've been reading for years.

More information about the wood we use. Tables, charts, graphs so we can readily see the differences.

Does anyone make a really good line of dust collection fittings? If so, tell me about their products. I'm tired of fittings that don't fit, clamps that don't clamp, left and right hand threaded hoses that don't play well with each other, worthless blast gates that quickly jamb and fail, and more.

Along those same lines, how about a critique of other things we have to use that don't work. Measuring devices that are inaccurate, drill bits with high levels of runout, screws that snap off, etc., etc.

From 2005 through 2008 I restocked and re-outfitted my workshop. Guess which manufacturers' products were most frequently sent in for warranty service? Those made by the high-end manufacturers with high-quality reputations. How about a survey aimed at divulging product quality and reliability?