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- From: tpc@bnr.ca (Thomas P. Chmara)
- Subject: Re: New Workbench (was Re: Hey! Lets have a survey....)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.163747.2377@bmers145.bnr.ca>
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- References: <1993Jan26.221406.15837@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 16:37:47 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.221406.15837@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, mlord@bmers63.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) writes:
-
- |> A workbench.. the type with a big end-vise and lots of dog holes.
-
- Sigh; I have dreams of making this bench. I may actually find time this
- spring...
-
- |> This particular bench is based on the new plans from Veritas Tools
- |> (a spin-off of Lee Valley Tools).
-
- Yes; my palms got really sweaty as I read the article in WoodCuts...
-
- |> 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
-
- LVT is asking on the order of $250CDN for these two "laminated slabs" (aka
- hardwood plywood). I'm curious why you didn't go with standard firply and
- laminate 'em yourself; I have *lots* of places where the extra bucks can go.
- I'm curious whether you got some "inside info" on *why* to spend $200 over
- the cost of a couple of sheets of firply (and, let's be honest, an
- aggravating night drilling too damned many holes) -- after all, the beech(?)
- tops are *nice*, but the firply's pretty hard, too...
-
- |> 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.
-
- Yes; I'm definitely going this way when the time comes. It's a great idea,
- kudos to Veritas for coming up with it...
-
- ---tpc---
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