Workbench Upgrades

great bench and niice upgrades to it, realy close to be a superbench :-)

good luck with it in the future
Dennis

Nice upgrade!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

That’s one great bench Bob so well organized and just down right pretty.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Bob A cool set of modifications. I’ve got something else that I use for holding wood on the bench.

I get then pins from Tractor Supply. They are 3/4” and have a ring down from the top so they don’t fall through. You can cut piece of wood that will hold curves and use the pin to hold them.. It’s a great way to hold misc shaped pieces.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Love to see an organized shop. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Karson,

Thanks for the new idea with tractor pins used as bench dogs.

Bob

-- Bob A in NJ

Nice storage design!! Man I wish I had room for a work bench!!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX

Nice storage. I need to do something like that myself!

-- Robert - Visit my woodworking blog: http://littlegoodpieces.wordpress.com

Great ideas! You turned otherwise “wasted” space into awsome organization! Thanks for sharing..

-- Longovette@Roadrunner.com

Great bench, and great upgrades.
Best thoughts,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Thanks for the ideas. You’ve utilized the space exceptionally well. I especially like the dividers – it stops the clutter from happening.

-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.

Hi Bob;

Very nice bench. Well thought out.

Now you just need to add some vacuum power to it!

That will greatly help the versatility of it.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Bob, Some awesome upgrades. I am really curious about the end vice? How did you set that up. I am missing clamping power on my bench and and have been trying to figure out a good set up. Perhaps I can make an adaption.
Thanks for sharing.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Clieb,

Hi, The end vise is a thing of beauty, simplicity and low cost. Just 2 pieces of wood. The one you can’t see is a piece of glued up 2’x2”x25” long oak, drilled in from the bottom. Then drill two holes for the 3/4” pipe clamps. The pipes are about 12” long. Insert the pipes, add the bar clamp ends to the back of the 2×2 and you’re in business.

The 2nd piece is a walnut piece I used just to add some color.

-- Bob A in NJ

Bob,
2 questions:

1- Can you show a pic of “the one you can’t see”? I’d love to see the hidden workings of the pipe clamp vise.

2- The bench is now solidly weighted… is there any difficulty moving it w/the system you had on there?

-- Spence in Skokie, IL