Upcoming video.... a day at the racetrack watching brother-in-law's car make a couple runs! 😅🤣😂

NICE!!! Always nice to know what a part is used for. 😀

I’m glad you made this follow-up to your last project. It seems that most of the machine shop KZfaq makers take on projects without knowing what the part’s for, how it works, etc. A lot of that is probably just a lack of enough hours in the day to leave the shop and see the job site in person. I’m a (now-retired) mechanical engineer and worked for a company with a prototyping machine shop you wouldn’t believe if you saw it. They machined prototype engine parts, including heat treating. They liked to keep the engineers out of the shop with “If you can draw it, we can make it!” Until they couldn’t make it. Then you better get your butt into the shop like yesterday! As a young engineer I got that call one day for a pre-prototype part I had designed and drew up myself. We called those parts SK (sketch) parts. The problem was actually my fault. The foreman started in on me about the tolerances were too tight, some areas were double-dimensioned, etc. He ended with “Well, what have you got to say for yourself?” He was expecting a big fight, like he got from all young engineers. I said - after looking over the areas he had issues with - “I screwed up.” That foreman went from ass-chewing’ bull-of-the-woods to mentor in a flash. He said, “I never had a young engineer admit he was wrong.” He put his arm around my shoulder and said, “Come on son, let’s sit down in my office & we’ll go over the print, help me understand what needs to be held tight, where you can give us some relief, and we’ll get this job knocked out.” After that, my jobs went thru the shop with a champion in the inside. And I learned that the best way to start a design was to sit down with the shop before starting the drawing. You knew your brother in law built transmissions and immediately assumed this job would need to be done with tight transmission tolerances. If he had said (better yet)- written on the sketch “TAPERED SPACER to correct angle of brake master cylinder on firewall”, you would have had a better mental image of what he needed.

Good to see you and the missus are enjoying life. Better outlook and mindset than you had a while ago. Keep smelling the roses.

Just checked online. J&S is still in business and has the clamps

I found some on amazon cheap. I bought 3 Steel Low Grip Edge Clamps to try. If I like them I will make a few more. I wanted to see one and use them before I attempt to make one. Good job, keep up the good work.

J&S TOOL is still open and sells some really nice tooling.

i've got 4 clamps like that that are mini size for my desktop cnc. They work amazing for biting into the aluminum and wood.

I am a patient man. But I don't matter. Please stay within your you comfort level. But, It is really kool to see your work and progress.

"Why didn't you ask", very true in all fields. Thanks for sharing

Thanks!

That is really great news that you are very busy with work coming in. The videos come second to keeping your business going. It's really appreciated that you can find the time to make, edit and post the videos. Yours is a great channel to watch and I never miss a video.

Thanks for the explanation impressive clamp

Excellent. Maybe I’ll see you at Hungry Hollow. Unless you see me first, obviously. Editing the video is the real pain in the proverbial. It is a massive time suck - not sure very many people understand it honestly.

Thanks for sharing the mystery of the mysterious chunk of metal for your brother-in-law! I guess he's going to drill and tap the mounting holes for the master cylinder. Sounds like a good guy.

Great work Josh. I enjoy your channel because its grounded. Its not endlessly promoting stuff so you get more freebies. Best of all you dont bore us with CNC stuff which should be on a separate channel called Watching Paint Dry. Love your shop and the type of work you do.

This Old Tony made some clamps that that might be similar enough to get the same job done, he also made a two piece vise to attach directly to the table. People might want to check those out if they need something different to hold work.

Just wore my new Topper Machine “Tread on Those Who Tread on You” T Shirt. Pretty swanky shirt Josh. High Five!

I do like those clamps. I have some cheep ones that do not work for crap. Thanks for the explanation. Now the clamp search is on! 🤣🤣 Me and 1000 other people! Cheers

Cool you did that for your brother-in- law.

I'm happy to know what that piece is actually for, when you showed the placement picture, I thought " too heavy man " but then you spoke of " weight needed " ahh, lightbulb moment. Thanks for posting.

Good follow up 👍

Hi Josh Topper a great channel and love your work and ethics.

Hi Josh & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Josh & Friends Randy

I use those clamps pretty frequently for doing preparatory work on large-ish hot rolled plates (up to about 30x50 sometimes). Very good for getting things flat and parallel, but it takes some care, which a lot of people I work with don't apply. Important to use minimal pressure to prevent bulging, just needs to be enough to keep the part from sliding. Also helps a lot to shim under any dead space to account for cutting forces.

Good job. I think I would have made it from quality aluminium, easy to machine also. The weight in the front end makes sense though.

Sounds like a brother in law deal. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

I love those and planer dogs that go in the round holes on some planer/boring mill tables or the slot blocks like you showed. Great for open table work

Cheers again mate 👍👌🇦🇺

Outstanding.....thanks for sharing my friend....Paul

Morning Josh, Great hearing you are getting alot done w the Mrs as well as in the shop. Exact same happening here. Looking forward to some saw mill and shovel videos. Hoping Connor is still hanging in there w you and honing his skills. Don

Thank you Josh!

What a great surprise to see you this morning!!!!! I just went to the race track at Three Lakes, WI. I sure wish that I was able to go to Hungry Hollow again but it is a long drive from Rhinelander. I remember when you were working on your water wagon. Thanks for the video and it is always good to see you.

I was wondering about those clamps too. Thanks for the video.

It was interesting to know what that part was for. Something I would never have guessed.

Thanks, Josh

You live an active and interesting life. So more videos of your sawmilling projects, tractor show and steam engine stuff, bee keeping, etc. would be great to see. Even just a photo or a short video clip of your BIL's drag car making a pass would be great. Thanks for another interesting video. Hopefully you're not underwater in N. WI?

One wisconsin guy to another. Do you remember Walter's beer?😊

Are there video editing companies for KZfaq channels like yours? No clue on how it works or the price, but if it’s low cost and the quality is there then it could help you create more content, and better work/life balance. Thanks for all the videos, very enjoyable.

J&S was, and perhaps still, is for making fixtures to shape grinding wheels.

I guess he likes to overbuild his brackets.

Not every part is a vise part. 😎

I was just talking with some of the steam engine people, plowing probably not going to happen this year. It's a bit wet.😢

Not sure why he wouldn't be concerned about extra weight in a race car. Thanks for the update Josh.

Josh, Any maintenence on the locomotive coming up? You really knew your way around that EMD.

👍👍👍👍👍

Oh, oh, oh... "lotta stupid comments!" now I gotta go back and read them all to see, lol

If he’s worried about the front end lifting and adding weight to eliminate it he’s going about it the wrong way.

J&S is still out there ...

Remember Josh, you can educate ignorance, but you can't fix stupid. Don't waste your time.

Interesting working gay, but I start working all day's with clean maschine's. exause me, but try it also...

Stupid people post stupid comments. Being stupid is like dying, you do not know it but makes it difficult for others.

Duh....... For every 100 lb of extra weight on a drag racing car you lose 1/10 of a second..... It probably covers several different classes and weights.... But unless that car is a drag. Racing entertaining type of car.... And not so much trying to beat the other guy..... Then who cares if you lose 3/10 of a second by adding 300 lb of weight.

I’m glad you made this follow-up to your last project. It seems that most of the machine shop KZfaq makers take on projects without knowing what the part’s for, how it works, etc. A lot of that is probably just a lack of enough hours in the day to leave the shop and see the job site in person. I’m a (now-retired) mechanical engineer and worked for a company with a prototyping machine shop you wouldn’t believe if you saw it. They machined prototype engine parts, including heat treating. They liked to keep the engineers out of the shop with “If you can draw it, we can make it!” Until they couldn’t make it. Then you better get your butt into the shop like yesterday! As a young engineer I got that call one day for a pre-prototype part I had designed and drew up myself. We called those parts SK (sketch) parts. The problem was actually my fault. The foreman started in on me about the tolerances were too tight, some areas were double-dimensioned, etc. He ended with “Well, what have you got to say for yourself?” He was expecting a big fight, like he got from all young engineers. I said - after looking over the areas he had issues with - “I screwed up.” That foreman went from ass-chewing’ bull-of-the-woods to mentor in a flash. He said, “I never had a young engineer admit he was wrong.” He put his arm around my shoulder and said, “Come on son, let’s sit down in my office & we’ll go over the print, help me understand what needs to be held tight, where you can give us some relief, and we’ll get this job knocked out.” After that, my jobs went thru the shop with a champion in the inside. And I learned that the best way to start a design was to sit down with the shop before starting the drawing. You knew your brother in law built transmissions and immediately assumed this job would need to be done with tight transmission tolerances. If he had said (better yet - written on the sketch “TAPERED SPACER to correct angle of brake master cylinder on firewall”