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Whipped these up after two shop moves and never being able to take my clamp rack with me as it never fits the new space. Holds 4 Bessey or Jet K clamps, or a bunch of smaller F body and we even keep our Harbor Freight panel clamps on there too (holds 5 which does drive me nuts it's not 6!) I've...

Hey folks, I used to be pretty active here and kind of tapered off as I started my business and the projects were more "commercial" driven rather than done as a hobbyist. Anyways, things have gone well and now I hope to have the time to post more and show folks how we do things at our growing...

Decided to consolidate everything from here on out to make it easier on me for posting purposes. I know, very selfish.. Fist, Black Hat comes from the pseudo name for my micro-brewery setup, my other major hobby that makes every other hobby easier :beer: I wore a black cowboy hat at my wedding...

Nothing too fancy here, just a semi-thorough restoration of a Millers Falls No. 23 coping saw and a Dunlap hand brace. Picked them both up for $5 at an estate sale. Didn't think I would like the bit and brace, but man is it sweet to use. So quiet and is quite fast. Here's where we started...

Howdy all, Knocked out this saw stand a few weeks ago and am just added to it, thought you might like to take a look. The idea started when I got tired of my heavy miter saw sitting on the floor of my garage and either lifting it onto a table or cutting on the ground. I had a few goals when...

Not much here, you can probably make this in an afternoon, especially if you dumb down the design like I did. I like the simplicity of the passive amplifiers that are making their rounds with the tech guys on the web. I wanted something that would allow me to listen to music while getting...

Come on out to the TX/RX Maker Open House tonight starting around 6pm. http://www.txrxlabs.org/map/ Meet some fellow members here and see what's going on in Houston. This is a fairly new concept for our city and is starting to take off quite nicely.

Folks, would just like to add some closure to my mosquito thread I posted up a few weeks back. Lots of creative solutions posted and for that I am thankful. However, it appears the problem is unsolvable. Here's why: Beer Attracts Mosquitoes This can't be fixed by conventional means. :beer...

Here's the scenario: I sprayed OFF! on all over myself last night and started working in the garage around 8pm. I've also got a 36" fan blowing on me to help swat the vampires out of the sky. Act 2: I'm doing some upside down welding and the vampires are now flying in my hood and causing my...

Wife wanted a table she saw in a home magazine. Listed at nearly $800 :pimpflash Went to the local steel yard and got some "less-than-prime" rusted relics for a little less than half price. 24 feet of 3/4" bar and 20 feet of 3/4"x1.25" bar. The floor model at the store was made of solid legs...

Spoiler alert: Also posted this on my kegerator build thread in the Fab & Techniques forum on here. Hope you guys enjoy looking at these as much as I will enjoy using them! Browsing Craigslist while in a training session at work I came across an add for some vintage tools. Couldn't pass up...

Walked through a shipyard today - snapped some pics of their big stuff. Need to measure something? Note the glove for reference..[/URL] CNC plasma table - dual head. It can cut two full sheets (10'x40' I think) of steel. Think the size of sheets that are delivered on trains. [/URL] 2000...

Folks here is a project I've recently started but have been planning for some time. Started off as a Craigslist find 1950s era General Electric refrigerator. I bought it with the intention of converting it into a homebrew sized kegerator capable of holding 4 - 5 gallon kegs of beer. 1 will...

Hello all, long time lurker, first thread.. I'm a mechanical engineer just building my shop up. I graduated a few years ago and now am working in the oil patch. I have been working on a solid maple coffee table for my wife for a few months now off and on. It is loosely modeled after the...