Mark Peters Report post Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) More complicated than I thought it would be,but after a couple of failed attempts, I came up with this one that I think will do the job. Still need to attach leather to the clamp faces, and waiting for the cam lever clamps to arrive from Rockler. Pine for the base and legs, oak for the clamp heads which are 6 inches wide. The heads use flush mount allen head screws into 1/4 x 20 t-nuts to allow for rotation. The base swivel is an old brass toilet seat screw (very thin head) as I didn't want to recess the base too much. Edited April 5, 2015 by Mark Peters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted April 5, 2015 Looks good from here. Hope it meets all your stitching needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub3 Report post Posted April 5, 2015 That tilt feature is a nice addition. I was thinking of making another one that sits on the floor and I hold with my feet as opposed to the one that you sit on so that I can tilt/angle the piece when sewing but the tilt feature seems like a easier idea. Hope you don't mind me stealing your idea. Karina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basically Bob Report post Posted April 5, 2015 Yeah, looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldtoolsniper Report post Posted April 5, 2015 One thing I did with mine that I built was to add a compression spring to the bolt shaft, that way when you release the cam lever it forces the clamp open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Peters Report post Posted April 5, 2015 I thought about the spring but was concerned about snagging the thread. Have you had any issues with that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldtoolsniper Report post Posted April 5, 2015 Mark, No problems with the thread catching the spring at all. I ended up drilling two cross bolt holes in mine. I use mostly the lower one because that way the bottom end of the Rockler cam clamp is covered by my leg so the thread does not get under it either. I also used a carriage bolt and counter sunk it so the thread cannot catch on the other side. I post some pictures here in a few minutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf1973 Report post Posted April 6, 2015 Looks good...that is a great idea about the tilt clamps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted April 6, 2015 I like these innovative ideas ! ------------ Wild Bill46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
