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Recently at the store we had a number of interesting things occur.  PDF Digital Downloads (no shipping no waiting) went to the Eastern Cape South Africa as well as Brisbane Australia. A 3" Machinist Clamp Kit is on it's way to Alton (halfway between London and Southampton) in the United Kingdom. An Indexing Plate Kit is on its way to Almonte Ontario Canada A relatively close 2100 Kms. An indexing Plate Kit and a Ball Bearing Edge Finder Kit are on there way to a returning customer in New South Wales Australia. Just some of the interesting goings on here...

Among the usual goings on at the store there were a few interesting highlights. A customer from Australia emailed to say say his kit had arrived after its long journey and that he was anxious to get started. The stores first Brazilian customer ordered a digital PDF download of the 3" Machinist Clamps drawings. (no postage no waiting)  A fellow from the great state of Texas was able to save on shipping by buying the 3" Machinist Clamp Kit and the Toolmakers Clamp Kit at the same time. I shared my "bins of shame" in this thread over at hobby-machinist.com...

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Bill from California purchased the machinist clamp drawings and was able to scale them up and to 4" capacity. He scaled everything up 1.333 times, he used 1/2" threads for the screws and 1/8" steel for the plates. Excellent job Bill, you can be proud to say you built these and  I'm sure they will give years of great service  

Hey Guys and Girls It's a big day at D. Gray Drafting and Design, we have a new kit available!The Toolmakers Clamp Kit includes a comprehensive 10 page drawing package and all materials for two clamps. The material supplied for the clamp screws and jaws is easy to machine 1215 steel, the retaining clips and their screws are from brass.This kit will provide hours of fun in the shop a produce a quality tool you can point to and say "I made that". Put that lathe to work!Enjoy you shop time!Regards D.G.