127 days ago
by cpd011 |
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Hello all! Let me first just say that I should change my name to The Lurker. I don’t post much but I might be tied with some of you for the most page views. I check lumberjocks more times every day than my wife checks facebook.
Though I built a workbech when we first bought our house four years ago (24 hr. workbench), lem with woodI have never been totally satisfied with it. It has served me well but I have serious workbench envy. I’m a hobbyist and make/fix things around the h...
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128 days ago
by Impatient_Planner |
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I finally started setting up my shop and I needed a work area. I didn’t really want to go buy something pre-made so I figured my first big project would be my own bench.
I wanted something heavy so I went with a 2×4 laminated top and used 4×6 for the legs. all the lumber was from lowes and I planed and joined it.
so far I have about 16 hours into the project. Here is list of what has been done
ran the boards for the top through the planerused the joiner on some boards...
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129 days ago
by John Franklin |
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my first adventure into the wonderful world of DRAWBORING was a great experience. it was not difficult and the results are amazing.
drawboring is pegging a tenon into a mortise with the peg-hole in the tenon shifted slightly toward the shoulder causing the peg to tighten up the joint
I used red oak 1/2” dowels from lowes. I took my time going through all their stock to choose the straightest grain dowels. the ideal would be to make my own from riven white oak, but the red oak work...
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134 days ago
by CrossGrain (Josh) |
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Long awaited update to my workbench series
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134 days ago
by yuridichesky |
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Not much progress since last time, but still some.
First of all, I made my wagon vise a handle. It’s been cut from raw oak stock that I took from my country house almost two years ago. I started with planing it to be a square, then to be octagonal, then I doubled number of edges yet more couple of times, and finished with some very light sanding.
To make end knobs I used my poor man’s lathe:
Time after time I use it to turn knobs, handles and such:
And here is my ...
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135 days ago
by Mauricio |
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Ok folks we have some momentum going here and have made some real progress lately. We’re getting close to the end.
So the idea is, flatten the top, glue and bolt on the tool tray, then plane to tray to be coplanar with the top.
First I chamfer the dog holes, I do this again after flattening. I figure I want to avoid spelching when planning the top by chamfering them beforehand. I’m not ashamed to say I used a routah (Norm accent)
Patched a couple of holes from when this top wa...
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140 days ago
by Charlzecheeze |
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I’m still plugging away on the NF workbench. Weather here in ON has been cold so, it has moved inside for completion. My biggest hangup so far has been the math for the intersecting pipes. Everything fits in there – but it looks like I may have a hare over 3/4 from the benchtop to the pipe. I got a little carried away and made the well for the long clamps 12.5”. Next bench will probably be smaller, although my drill press fits in there pretty nice.
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140 days ago
by Airframer |
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Work has kept me pretty busy this week and I haven’t had time to do a proper sketch of the bench as I have it in my head but, I did have a few minutes tonight to toss together a small “scale” model of the basic shape and function of the flip top design I have in my head.
Basically it rides on a central pivot rod with dowels (probably steel or hardwood.. haven’t decided yet) to keep the top aligned when secured together. I am still working on how to secure it. I a...
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140 days ago
by grfrazee |
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I’m sure there are those of you interested in how much this thing weighs and (more importantly) how much it cost to build.
A quick volume estimate puts the total amount of wood at ~5 cubic feet. Considering an average specific gravity of about 0.60 (range for SYP is 0.54 – 0.65, and the hickory is more than that), the weight is:
(5 cu. ft.)(62.4 lbs/cu. ft.)(0.60) = 187 lbs
So, the wood alone is about 190 lbs. Factor in the weight of the vise hardware and the many metal...
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142 days ago
by Mauricio |
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Hello again folks. Here I am in the home stretch. I say that but I know there are still a bunch of details left.
I decided to go with drawbored Mortise and Tenons with no glue. The splayed legs on this bench make it incredibly stable as is so it’s not necessary at all. I also won’t have to worry about glue not curing well in the cold weather. The idea of not watching the clock during glue up is pretty nice to, especially on an assembly his size.
The hole stress free thing is true in the...
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