Ross Leidy

Yesterday evening, I cut out the parts for the long version of the clamps and got one assembled. [20230324-IMG_7799.jpg] On the first test, the t...

The previous plunger clamp functioned great, but it seemed a bit wide for what it needed to do.  For rev. 2, I slimmed it down.  Instead of the sli...

One of the things I really like about the Sea-N-Sea clamp is that its clamping pad pushes against the work instead of the cam so there's no tendenc...

The Sea-N-Sea clamps worked great, but they had some downsides: • Multi-part assembly - not complicated, but they take time to knock out. • With th...

I've been spending a lot of time recently scheming DIY clamping options for my CNC machine.   After posting the first set of clamps as a project (b...

To wrap up this project, I decided to apply some ash on most of the exposed plywood edges. [20230304-IMG_7701.jpg] And of course, no good deed goe...

There were just a few things left to complete on the cart before I could get some finish on it. Each top corner on the sides received a notch to a...

Due to the base construction, there is now a pair of enclosed compartments in the base which I wanted to be able to access.  There were two ways th...

As I mentioned earlier, given the desired cart height and the max height of the shelf (dictated by the tallest tool), I was concerned that the late...

While I was working out the details for how to mount the casters, I spent some time finishing up the rotating platform.  I made the fixed and slidi...

With the CNC cart completed, I could get back to working on the flip cart.  I had purposely delayed work on it because I was struggling with part o...

The weft weaving starts in one corner, attaching the a doubled cord (roughly 120ft length folded in half) at its center onto a side rail.  This is ...