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I do a lot of sawing on a Wellsaw #8 The vise angle adjustment is tedious and slow. I saw this solution somewhere and thought it would streamline the operation. Ended up making a 7.5, 11.25, 15, 22.5, 30 and 45 degree. That covers all the common angles I mess with. Royce

I use this table for laying out and every time it is used, I mark a baseline, then either divide for triangle, square, hex or oct. Rather than having to use a trammel to divide it every time, I decided to put permanent marks around the perimeter. It will be marked for 7-1/2, 15, 30, 60, 90 and...

Been waiting a number of years for inspiration, to make something out of this cool bit of brass. With my wife having a mild obsession with clocks and her birthday coming up, I thought why not a clock? Royce

Knocked this out this afternoon. Made from some scrap 1"X1-3/4" perforated angle. Nice simple project. Royce

Saw an add this evening for a powermatic drill press, made the call to arrange a meeting. Drove to town hoping it had a 900 or 1100 rpm motor, as most of my work is steel and most of these have a 1725 rpm motor. It was made in 1970 and does have a 3/4 HP 1725 motor, but it was so clean I went...

Knocked these out for our youngest daughter. She always likes to play when she comes to our place, so we thought she would enjoy these for her birthday. Royce

I had made some 24"x18" reducers for another project and had laid them out, all the way to a point. I was thinking to use them for some gate post finials for our middle daughters new fence. But talking to her, she was bellyaching about the well casing in the front yard being unsightly, so we...

Had a few drops from another project and thought they would make a neat globe. Got it welded up and it really did not have the effect I thought it would, so I chopped a couple of the bars out. Instead of a globe, it is now a hanging planter. I will gift it to my bride to celebrate our 41st...

Designed it about a month ago and got the fabrication kicked off last week. 24" piles and columns 18" rafters, columns, main beams and knees 12" collar ties 4" purlins 42'x36' Big project for my tired ***! Pic of side elevation Royce

Built this for a friend. Open lattice design, without risers. Hinged at the top, so it can be stowed out of the way. Counterweighted to aid in lifting. Royce

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It has been driving us nuts not being able to see our grandkids. Always on our minds, so today, made a car car for our youngest. He is 2-1/2 and absolutely crazy for trucks, cars and tractors. The body is a drop from another project, that did not work out. The paint is black base coat with a...

My friend and partner Kevin Scott was kind enough to offer me a beautiful AS 58 vise in excellent condition, with new jaws. I jumped at the opportunity. Now need to get a proper stand under it. Royce

Just got my first Starrett vise recently, (thanks to Kevin Scott) but have been thinking about this stand for a couple years. Some design thoughts are that it has a modern flair to it and has retractable wheels for moving. Here is a 3 view concept sketch with the base cut from a tank head and...

Starting with making a chess set, with the pieces made from surplus trencher teeth. Got started cutting today. Royce

One of our grandsons just turned 11. He seems to be taking to working with his hands and was needing someplace to work. I hauled a old Remline box and a low Vidmar box to his place. Together we got it all painted, put a top on it and mounted a vise on it. Also, gifted him some basic hand tools...

So then, my darling bride has a heck of a time remembering how young she is. With her birthday coming up soon, I thought I would lend her a hand by making some numbers to hang on a tree, so she can look out the window and see any time she wonders. They are about 30" tall, made from some SS knife...

This is for a housewarming gift for my oldest daughter and her son and daughter. I tried to capture the joy they are feeling about their new home. It makes me giggle, hopefully them too. Royce

One of my daughters was looking at dog kennels and said the ones she was looking at got poor reviews. So, I drove to the big box stores and found that what they were selling, were in fact, garbage. It just so happens that a fence company was liquidating and I was able to get the tubing and...

I was chatting with Kevin Scott and he mentioned a really unique railroad vise that he needed to build a stand for. I saw a pic of the vise and immediately had some design thoughts, so the next time we talked, I asked him if he would be interested in letting me build the stand for it. He agreed...