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    Dabblings

    Better hope a moderator does not censor that - pretty close to political even if it is true!
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    Hobby Machines!?

    Missed the mark! I’m not on that page, not even in the same library. :-)
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    Shop executor?

    As i said above - just some pictures to document the basic stuff- never mind the apps or storing on some cloud, whatever the H a cloud looks like or will look like years from now. As Joe Friday supposedly said “Just the facts, ma’am”
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    Shop executor?

    Years ago i did tons of photos throughout the house and garage. Put it on an SD card. Gave one to my daughter (i think). WAY OVERDUE for a redue. I trust that more than a free app.
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    Dabblings

    Pleasure to have met you. Glad all your driving ended safely.
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    Work holding clamps

    The longest nut i can get in is 2.5” and no option to remove x handle end plate. But that a lot better than a 1” long std nut. Also my custom nuts are a tight fit for width too - which will also help. Thinking that I’ll also machine off some of the middle of the nut so that the nut engages...
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    Work holding clamps

    What paint is left on my clamps is bright yellow. A web search of Bessey clamps seems to show they are related to the James Morton clamps that I got. The Bessey JMC-501 is called a self-positioning strap clamp. I believe the JMC stands for James Morton Clamp. The 501 is the size (that is a 5”...
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    Tool Tools of the Trades Show

    True Story: When by brother was a C130 Hercules first officer, after takeoff the Captain said “ok you can do the next landings” He came in a bit HARD. After turning off the runway the Captain said “you were to do three landings, but not at the same airport”
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    Tool Tools of the Trades Show

    They don’t have hard landings cause they just go Boeing-boeing
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    Work holding clamps

    Yes - they were new to me but I found them on the www as Bessey clamps. Good design, simple and effective is good. Yea - have special T nuts already in my head. Just need to get-a-round-2-it
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    Shop executor?

    This is food for thought. Thanks. When I was in business i had this covered. Both my wife and i knew what / how it would be done and who would help her do it. But now my shop stuff (dollars and tons) has grown and would be a problem for her. I need to fix this.
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    Work holding clamps

    At the meetup we got onto a short discussion on work holding toe clamps and @Stuart Samuel showed me a marketplace add. With his help, thank you Stuart, I followed up on it and Monday I came home with these things: I got a pair of each of the clamps shown in this pic: The toe clamp (bottom...
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    Fabtech 24 Toronto

    I’ve attended previously. It’s a very good (and free) mini expo that I highly recommend for anyone interested in welding and / or fabricating. I’m registered but not sure which day I’ll attend yet. (Toronto Conference Centre, June 11-13). Probably I’ll go on the opening day and take in the...
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    draw bolt rod

    Yes - good but I tack, rotate 180 and tack other side - then continue as you said above On pipe I’d then also tack at 90 and 270
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    Tool Tools of the Trades Show

    Interesting- What about a picture?
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