Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

I am going to switch gears a little going forward. I am not done with the sink yet, but I'll move on to other things and every now and then post the progress on the sink.

(audience cheering, whistling, clapping, that we don't have to hear about that idiotic sink for a while). Ok, calm down, I'll come back to it eventually.

Wahoo!

Since I needed an extra clamp, I decided to use this one. Insert clamp into hole in wood.

It works like a champ.

With a piece of wood on each side, this clamp does it's job quite nicely. I can now use this instead of just leaving it on the bench waiting to be used.....

I am assume by this time, you know something else is coming. Lol.

You're right. A little modification is needed to make this a little more usable.

First, lets drill a hole in a piece of wood, that is roughly 1" x 1-1/2" and about 8 inches or so long.

I have a Kreg clamp that looks like this......







It is supposed to be used like this........

Johnny G1 wrote:
I kinda think they will be 4" thick when folded, am I not right????

The answers are correct. Unfortunately, 2 x 3's are only 1.5" x 2.5". Years ago - actually before my time, they used to be an actual 2 x 3. When you look at lumber they show a Common Measurement which would be 2 x 3, and Industry standard, which is 1.5 x 2.5.

Plywood sometimes will be labeled as nominal and actual thickness, which are not the same. It's a bummer.







If you can't read the pic, hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard, and hit the + sign a few time to increase the size. When done, hold down Ctrl and 0 to reset.

Any 2x lumber is only 1 1/2" on the narrow side. 2x3 is a nominal size and bares no resemblance to reality.

Johnny G1 wrote:
I kinda think they will be 4" thick when folded, am I not right????

A 2x3 is really only 1 1/2 by 2 1/2.

I kinda think they will be 4" thick when folded, am I not right????

So, I put together the first of 2 sawhorses, well, sort of. I used the Kreg jig and glue to fasten the pieces together.

I plan on adding some hinges, and make these collapsible. Years ago, I made a pair similar to these, for a buddy who was racing a midget, and wanted them to fold, in order to take up less space when not in use.

Since I am using 2 x 3's, they will only be 3 inches thick when folded.

Good evvvvvveeeennnniiiinnnngggg. (evening).

Sounds like Alfred Hitchcock. Lol.....

Well, sometimes when you need to clamp a 2 x to something in order to work on it, the answer is directly in front of you.

Needed to cut a 2 x 3 so I just clamped it to the counter for a minute.