Weekend shop projects

[Larryl]

Hold downs for drill press table and 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" aluminum fence.



Small box for gauge set.



Set-up gauges out of stainless bar stock.

[Uncle Cracker]

Nice! It's always fun to build more stuff for your shop, so you can build... more stuff for your shop!

[dbhost]

You know, LOML gets it that as I build more stuff for the shop, I also build the skills up, and in turn end up builder her nicer and better things... Now let's hope she keeps that thought for a while!

BTW. Larry, that is some nice work there. How did you make the knobs? T bolts are easy to come by and cheap. through knobs are a PITA to source locally, and shipping on web orders is fairly unattractive for just a fancy nut...

[chopnhack]

Very nice work, Larryl!

[shoottx]

very Cool

[Larryl]

BTW. Larry, that is some nice work there. How did you make the knobs? T bolts are easy to come by and cheap. through knobs are a PITA to source locally, and shipping on web orders is fairly unattractive for just a fancy nut...

The knobs are just pieces of the same stock(maple), two 3/4" boards glued together and cut out with a 1 1/2" circle hole saw, drilled then a T-nut for the toilet bolts. The knobs for the fence are cut from an old closet rod no longer used. I use to make these knurled, but found that they are plenty easy to grip just left round.

[chopnhack]

The knobs are just pieces of the same stock(maple), two 3/4" boards glued together and cut out with a 1 1/2" circle hole saw, drilled then a T-nut for the toilet bolts. The knobs for the fence are cut from an old closet rod no longer used. I use to make these knurled, but found that they are plenty easy to grip just left round.

Clever!

[dbhost]

Gotcha... Looks easy enough...

I hope you don't mind a copycat... I bet you could plane down some clear 2x4 SYP to 1", and get a similar effect...

Now the question is, am I gonna get sued for discussing this on a woodworking forum?

[lrogers]

Nice work Larry. I really like those hold-downs.

[dbhost]

...drilled then a T-nut for the toilet bolts.

So you are telling me your T bolts are toilet flange bolts? How well does that work? The one thing that drives me crazy about T track is there seems to be a mess of different bolt sizes etc... for it. They REALLY should standardize the stuff...