346 days ago
by Paul Sellers |
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This is a series that I have started that I will be doing over the next few weeks on my blog and on YouTube.
For those of you that follow my blog, there will be quite a bit of duplication but I really enjoy the discussions and questions on Lumberjocks so I want to replicate it on here in, possibly, a slightly different format.
Make your own bench
First of all make your own bench with confidence. I will help you through every stage and in a few days, no more than say four, you will ha...
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1397 days ago
by PurpLev |
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I had some good progress on the top today. it actually started a couple of days ago when I went ahead, cleaned up the buffer strip, and main top, and glued them up together, I also milled the end cap part (which is on top of the clamps in the photo):
I also ground down one of the corner of the Lee-Valley Tailvise Nut so that I’ll be able to install the vise higher up and the nut will have less interference with the table top:
I’m not a machinist, nor work with metal ...
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613 days ago
by PurpLev |
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I wanted to do this for a long time and had the parts ordered and delivered a while ago, but one thing led to another and this was kept on the back burner and never saw the light of day. Ironically, it is now finished but still with no light of day as it is almost 11pm… All it gets is the light of the moon (which some may say is better).
I really liked benchcrafted wagon vise (even a free plug for them) But for what it is I think it’s a bit overpriced (for a vise). Don’t ...
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1588 days ago
by Rob |
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I’ve been working on a new bench and thought I’d share the progress in case anyone is interested. I read Scott Landis’ Workbench book and a few excerpts from the Swartz’s book and I’ve come up with this. I’ve totally cheaped-out so far, and so far no regrets. Everything accept the vise faces is going to be constuction lumber; 2×6’s and 2×4’s (where I come from these are made from Spruce). $60 is the total bill for the base and top ...
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888 days ago
by NBeener |
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There’s an article, by the well-known Christopher Schwarz, that tells how to make a workbench for about $175.00.
I like that idea ;-)
He raves about SYP, but … not much of that in my neighborhood, so …. I went with the dimensional Doug Fir, from the Depot.
I’m working on the base, right now, but … here’s the top … before being trimmed to length:
Got his recommended vise, bench dogs, and Wonder Dog, from Lee Valley. The top will dress ...
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1163 days ago
by jaysass1 |
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i have been working on this or about a month. i got the plan from plansnow. it is made from ash.
new photos from an almost complete top!
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665 days ago
by RS Woodworks |
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Hmmm… well I posted blog entry #6 this morning, and as of this moment it shows 158 views, but not a single comment! I’m either boring you all with too much detail and my mindless blathering, or I just have such a small following on this blog that all two of you were busy today…. Haha!
Well I will continue at any rate, as I’m sure somebody who cares will run across this someday. ;)
I decided after dry fitting the legs into their mortises to continue working on the...
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1431 days ago
by PurpLev |
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so After setting on the last design (see previous post in this series) I went out to disassemble the bowling alley laminated top – the purpose was to remove all the nails, so that I can drill the dog holes, and also laminate it in a double stack to give me a 4” top on the perimeter (5” in from the edges – for clamping purposes, and leg attachments).
This idea turned to be disastrous. The nails are hardened steel, and twisted making the job of pulling them outridicul...
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1506 days ago
by kenn |
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It’s time to get some legs on this baby. My son and I started my milling the mostly oak stock I am using for the legs.
I glued them up and dressed them up until they came in at a finished dimension of 3 5/8” by 4 5/8”. They are beefy but I want this to be a sturdy bench that’s not going to move and has enough size for whatever project I want to tackle. The top is 23 5/8” wide and looks to finsh up about 9’ 2” long. I settled on 1 1/2R...
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756 days ago
by Damien Pollet |
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I’ve been playing in SketchUp, trying to design the ultimate-workbench-from-a-kitchen-coutertop.This is more or less an arbitrary challenge, because I could probably glue a second countertop over the first one (after buying more than two clamps) and make a decent Roubo bench for a third of the price of the Festool drill… hmm.
This is one of the first designs, strongly inspired by Kenneth Woodruff's knock down bench.
For reference, all stock is 38mm (1.5in) thick. The rectangle...
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