Recent content by whitechevy

I made this vise stand a while back. I don't know how much space it saves but it makes good use of the its space by allowing me to work around it. I was going to add sand to the pipe for added weight. I'm glad I didn't! I drag it all over my shop and it is heavy. If I had added the sand it...

It is 1/4" X 1" flat stock. I found a pattern, enlarged and printed it. I made the "M" first and then cut 23 pieces to form the "S". I tacked the top pieces and made sure everything was square. (You may read - I had to perform re-work several times to get it correct.) Once it was all tacked...

I made my wife's cousin a fish fryer. He is a Mississippi State fan. Every year for July 4 he has a big fish fry. He borrows a guys fryer but it is a total POS. There is never any place to set things down. So I made him one!

I made a free stand about 6 months ago. I like it! To say it's sturdy is an understatement. The round stock lip is great. It's origional design was to keep items from rolling off the table. It proves more useful for holding the grinder. I need to make a porta-band holder.

1st post. I rebuilt this one about six months ago. The vise was free. I built the stand and it has become much more useable on the stand than on the bench.