I have two projects that I want to build for my shop soon. One is a new workbench and the second is a pair of saw benches.
My goals for the new bench will be:
1) Very solid and sturdy. I don't want it going anywhere unless I want it to.
2) Incorporate some sort of a mechanism that makes it possible to get it on wheels to move it out of the way when needed.
3) It will double as outfeed for my table saw.
4) And this is the one I'm having difficulty with, incorporate some means of storing my saw benches under the bench while still having it moveable (no. 2 above) without having to remove the saw benches from underneath the saw. In other words, the saw benches should not be resting on the floor when stored under the bench.
5) Of course at least one good vise will be included (probably 2) as well as holdfasts and other means to secure material for work.
Other than storing the saw benches, I don't want anything else underneath the bench. If found the hard way (see my previous bench that is now my lathe stand at http://lumberjocks.com/projects/30063) that you need some open space under the bench top to allow for clamping and securing work pieces to a bench top. I'm thinking that, although, I probably need the bench more, I probably should build the saw benches first just for the purpose of helping to figure out that accomodation when building the bench. If any of you guys have ideas that might be helpful, please chime in.
Thanks,
Doc
My goals for the new bench will be:
1) Very solid and sturdy. I don't want it going anywhere unless I want it to.
2) Incorporate some sort of a mechanism that makes it possible to get it on wheels to move it out of the way when needed.
3) It will double as outfeed for my table saw.
4) And this is the one I'm having difficulty with, incorporate some means of storing my saw benches under the bench while still having it moveable (no. 2 above) without having to remove the saw benches from underneath the saw. In other words, the saw benches should not be resting on the floor when stored under the bench.
5) Of course at least one good vise will be included (probably 2) as well as holdfasts and other means to secure material for work.
Other than storing the saw benches, I don't want anything else underneath the bench. If found the hard way (see my previous bench that is now my lathe stand at http://lumberjocks.com/projects/30063) that you need some open space under the bench top to allow for clamping and securing work pieces to a bench top. I'm thinking that, although, I probably need the bench more, I probably should build the saw benches first just for the purpose of helping to figure out that accomodation when building the bench. If any of you guys have ideas that might be helpful, please chime in.
Thanks,
Doc