138 days ago
by lysdexic |
16 comments »
I did not get as much done as I wanted this weekend. Just a few notes and pics of the glue-up and assembly.
One goal I had was to make the front chop square with the table top. The glue up had to be perfect because it didn’t want the chop or table top to slip. If it does, then I would have to plane the entire surface of one of these until getting back to square and flat and, knowing my skill level, would probably just end up chasing my tail.
To help with this, i decided to plane a...
Read this entry »
117 days ago
by yuridichesky |
15 comments »
The bench I’m building is a small one due to very limited shop area (about 10 by 4 feet), so the top is 40” by 10” (laminated pine) plus tool tray (about 6” wide). As for vises after some considerations I decided to go for leg vise and the wagon vise.
It took me a while, but now top and wagon vise are ready.
Here is my wagon vise kit ready for assembly:
The hardware is a 3/4” (19mm) machine screw with square brass nut ($10 flea-market find).
The scre...
Read this entry »
73 days ago
by RGtools |
15 comments »
I meant to post this in my workbench re-tool blog, but I never took all the picture needed to finish that. Oh well. This is a nice way to make the handle that comes stock with a Lee Valley vise a whole lot better.
1. Get rid of the square head screw that it comes with. It looks cool, but needs to be tightened with some regularity and my square head screwdriver is never around when this needs to happen. Also, since it rides above the surface of the head there are situations when it can mar ...
Read this entry »
520 days ago
by Brandon |
14 comments »
Why I wanted to Build a Moxon Vise
Work benches are low. When I was first learning about traditional woodworking, I noticed how low my friend’s workbench was. He informed me that the lower benches were better for hand planing. This is true, but sometimes you just want to work with something at a higher height, for instance cutting dovetails. This is part of the reason why I found the idea of a Moxon vise so appealing. It’s a large, double-screw vise that is detachable from ...
Read this entry »
1432 days ago
by Eric |
13 comments »
Bear with me. It’ll make sense eventually.
I’ve got two vise screws. One was generously donated by a “homeboy” from the Porch, Bill Taggart, when I visited his place a couple few years ago. The other was a $10 eBay purchase. I’m trying to decide which one to use in my leg vise. Allow me to present the two candidates, and then leave your verdict in the comments below.
Candidate A is a standard metal vise screw. I dunno, looks like about an inch or so thick, ...
Read this entry »
1382 days ago
by PurpLev |
13 comments »
This project is a fine example of the 80/20 concept. it takes 20% of the project time to complete 80% of it, and then, 80% of the project time to finish the last 20% of the project.
As it gets to the details, things take longer to think through, plan out, cut…mill…glue… and finesse. this time it’s the leg vise Chop, and although not completely finished (still need to trim, round off, and apply BLO), it’s construction is done.
I was originally planning to us...
Read this entry »
419 days ago
by KTMM (Krunkthemadman) aka. Lucas Crenshaw |
11 comments »
I got your attention with that title, so here’s the picture…..
I began to cut the hole for the vise two nights ago, last night I actually got it mounted. I had to use 3 layers of plywood to get the clearance I needed to mount it. (I’ll try and get a picture of that when I’m under the bench again. I’m not picking it up again if I can help it.) I had my 10 year old nephew help me mount it and here are the results…
I have one coat of BLO ...
Read this entry »
723 days ago
by jcwalleye |
11 comments »
With the top done, set the leg assembly in position next to the face vise.
And the end vise slides to make sure everything still fits.
Square everything up and mark the spot where the hex bolts attach the top to the top rail.
I used the top rails as a jig to get the holes straight and drilled from the bottom toward the top to just where the brad point stuck through the top surface. This gave me a pilot for later drilling the counter bore in the top for the ½” bolts that attaches the...
Read this entry »
276 days ago
by Chris P |
10 comments »
Alright so here is the workbench that I bought at a estate sale on Friday but just picked up Yesterday. Its about 27”x68” with a quick release craftsman vise mounted on the end. So its friday morning and I’m scrambling to pull apart this workbench I just bought just to take the top with me; I’m scrambling because in about 2 hours I have to go to the rehearsal for my wedding and then host our rehearsal dinner. But while chiseling off some glue around a square headed ...
Read this entry »
852 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
9 comments »
The following are gateways to tips/information re: safety for individual pieces of equipment(Any other tools/equipment you’d like to see on the list?)
LumberJocks’ Equipment Safety Gateway”
Allergic Reactions to Wood
Bandsaw
Hand Plane
Lathe
Mitre Saw
Planer
Router
Sander
Scroll Saw
Table Saw
Vise
All LumberJocks’ GATEWAYS
Safety Tips
Projects
Woodworking Tips & Tricks
And a quick glance at LumberJocks.co...
Read this entry »
« prev
1 2 3 4 5 6
next »
60 entries
