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- From: mlord@bmers63.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
- Subject: New Workbench (was Re: Hey! Lets have a survey....)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.221406.15837@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Organization: BNR, Ottawa, Canada
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 22:14:06 GMT
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- Well.. I just finished a big project, so to speak.
-
- A workbench.. the type with a big end-vise and lots of dog holes.
-
- This particular bench is based on the new plans from Veritas Tools
- (a spin-off of Lee Valley Tools). They have a series of bench clamping
- gadgets that work well with a 7.75" grid of 49/64" (3/4") holes, and have
- designed a rigid, easy to construct bench to go with them (or the other way
- around.. the gizmos go with the bench?).
-
- The distinguishing feature of this bench, is that it uses a 2.5" thick
- top, laminated from hardwood plywood, which makes it easy to achieve a
- stiff, thick, and flat working surface. The top is made up from two, 2" thick
- laminated slabs, 10-11" wide, and about 6' long. These are then glued down
- onto a .5" plywood "substrate", with a 4-5" gap between them to form a central
- tool trough. Then the 7.75" hole (round doggies) grid is laid out and drilled,
- giving zillions of possible clamping configurations.
-
- Finally, I added a perimeter skirt of 2x6 maple, drilled for doggie holes on
- the sides, to made a very rigid and HEAVY work surface. Fantastic!!
-
- The whole thing sits on top of a maple trestle [sic] base, held together by
- a combination of lag bolts and long threaded rods (all concealed).
-
- Total weight: somewhere between 200 and 300 lbs.
-
- To all of that I added the novel "twin screw" end vice from Vertias, with a
- large maple jaw drilled for dogs on the sides and top, matching those on the
- main benchtop. This vice uses a pair of 1.25" acme thread screws, with small
- sprockets and a bicycle chain connecting them, causing them to turn in unison
- when either handle is used. Nifty.
-
- Next on the list: a curvey study table for my SO.
-