Jerome Meekings wrote:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki...ges/011208.asp
Bob
Thanks very much Bob that was the one I saw and was trying to find. Much
appreciated
Laminated plywood workbench base
with influence from Fine Woodworking #181, Bob C and others.
Small medium and full size Pictures
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ynrxl6
One of the aims of this bench is to be massive when assembled but able
to be knocked down and moved by one person. This is looking good at this
point, the heaviest pieces are the ends at 12.5 kg and at this point it
is about 50 kg (US 110 lbs) when I get a permanent top for it and
cupboards under loaded with tools, I expect it will reach 150 kg
With too few clamps an average temp of 29C and humidity about 80% plus
and having to squat on the floor to use a circular saw to rip the ply.
The bench base took about 9 days to make.
I looked at various ways to make the mortices for the tenons and found
that cling-film made the perfect covering for the spacer blocks
Studding (US all-thread?) is unobtainable without a lot of effort (and a
120 km drive), so I made do with 200 mm carriage bolts (10 Baht each).
As the bolt heads would have too small a bearing surface in wood and
would just pull through when tightened. I got some 38 mm wide steel
strip, drilled a hole a little oversize for the shank, then used a big
hammer to partly seat the square under the head to prevent the bolt
spinning when tightened.
This meant that the bolts had to be captive. So as the horizontals were
laminated from 5 strips of 20 mm ply I could cut into two of them to
shape the hole. this was left open at one side to allow the bolt to be
pushed home. The cutouts were designed to be slightly oversized to avoid
binding, this has also meant that the workbench horizontals can float a
little so the location of the bolt holes in the end pieces is not
critical. I am thinking of using unglued dominos as locating pins to
make assembly easier
The end pieces have 8 mm screwed inserts to allow feet to adjust for
uneven floors
the bottom horizontals have a slimmer 5th section (size governed by the
spare cutoff I had) this for the moment is used for a shelf but will be
used to locate and locked-in lockable cupboards, they will be removable
if the ends are unbolted but not just lift out. I am not sure yet if
they will be full hight, a reason to make them a little under full hight
would be for wood dust removal.
Future work
Dominos to locate the horizontals
Foot pads to go under the metal leveling screw feet
Locked-in locking cupboards at least 2, this will make them about 60 cm
wide
Bench top. I have the ply and MDF cut to a rough size for one but am
also thinking of making a second torsion box one.
Costs so far
20 mm ply sheets 2 @ 730 Baht
200 mm carriage bolts 8 @10 Baht
steel strips 8 @ 5 Baht
20 mm MDF 1 @ 630 Baht
screwed inserts 4 @ 105 Yen
screwed feet 4 @ 150 Yen
Polyurethane 250 ml 250 Baht
2775 Baht
$81.64
£40.82
¥9,572
1 USD =34 Baht
1 GBP =68 Baht
1 EUR =46 Baht
100 JPY =29 Baht
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