Recent content by Morabob

I used corresponding 1/2" and 3/8" bolts, nylon nuts, washers ranging between 1 1/2" to 2" long, however the knobs were almost $5 each. They were the big splurge.

I know. I figured I wasn't the first to come up with this idea but I was happy with the execution. Thanks for sharing the designs.

Jesus! If I had that kind of money I wouldn't need to fabricate something like this. I'll admit there are better ways to do this but for $50 in bolts and some scrap plywood laying around you can't do much better I'd think.

I thought the same thing so last night I tried clamping a pipe in the vise and putting all my weight on a 2' section sticking out and I got more movement from the table than the vise. I don't plan on doing anything crazy with the vise but I do need to secure things for filing, grinding, cutting...

Wouldn't that leave the rail loose and cause chatter and movement when using the tool? Also with one knob tightened I can still slide things on an off the other sections. It has 3 separate knobs so I can vary the areas that are clamped.

My first post, new to the garage. Wanted to share something I've never seen I think some people can get a lot of use out of. When we moved in to our new home about a year ago the wife agreed that the garage was mine and as long as she could park in there and store some large bins she would be...