Was in Rowlett having dinner with my brother in law and family. Luckily we were not in the path but close enough to hear it. Glad everyone there made it through. Apparently the 11 folks in Garland were not so lucky. Also have a brother there that was closer than I was and took a picture very similar to this one out his back door. Used to live there but moved to Van Alstyne about 10 years ago.
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- Thread starter sanddan
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- Dec 30, 2015
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Not really a project of the day but rather a project since the summer. I've been building my shop that's a refurbished 140 year old barn and this weekend, it's nearly done. Everything is kind of in it's place and most of the layout is ready for working.
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That's a great space.
The stone walls and beams give it great ambiance. I'd be hanging around out there even if I didn't have anything to do.
Hopefully you're insulated, heated and weather tight.....
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- Feb 17, 2013
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I needed to drill some holes at an angle and was struggling to find a way to hold the part securely. I made a vise pallet some time ago that allows mounting parts at an angle but I had no easy way of clamping these parts to the pallet. Here is the pallet and some of the clamps I have used in the past. It can be mounted in the vise in either direction. When I made it I only had a 4” vise so I wish I had made it larger now.
I have a small drill press vise that can be used for light milling and I wanted to be able to attach it to the pallet in both directions so I came up with these mounting solutions.
I remove one of the 3 bolts holding the flat plate to the round part and installed a stud on its place.
I made up some sleeve/spacers to hold the small vise to the pallet.
To mount the vise in the other direction I made up a cross brace to go under the pallet and used a couple of old big/block Chevy rod bolts as fasteners. Then I mad up some more spacer/sleeves.
It’s amazing how I can blow a whole day making tools to complete a 30 minute drilling job but these tools will come in handy in the future I’m sure.
I have a small drill press vise that can be used for light milling and I wanted to be able to attach it to the pallet in both directions so I came up with these mounting solutions.
I remove one of the 3 bolts holding the flat plate to the round part and installed a stud on its place.
I made up some sleeve/spacers to hold the small vise to the pallet.
To mount the vise in the other direction I made up a cross brace to go under the pallet and used a couple of old big/block Chevy rod bolts as fasteners. Then I mad up some more spacer/sleeves.
It’s amazing how I can blow a whole day making tools to complete a 30 minute drilling job but these tools will come in handy in the future I’m sure.
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nice job bro, that's funny cause I actually just got the bug to get back on mine, I machined up a plate and cut some toe clamp blanks, then today drew them up and am writing the program to cut the slots and drill and tap the hole. I would have liked to use mine for a job awhile back but after I made the pallet I never made the clamps. my pallet is I think 6x9, with a ground finish. im gonna go back and drill and ream some holes for dowel pins for alignment purposes. I also need to add the bar to mine.