Leon, .......... bench photo's as promised.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02/page1/

The order of the photo's is a bit mixed, but youll get the gist of it.

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held to gether under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer.
Built without plans, just made it up as I went, material sourced from a
re-cycling yard.

It was my first attempt at wooddorking. Possibly slightly over engineered
: )

Diggerop

diggerop wrote:

Leon, .......... bench photo's as promised.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02/page1/

The order of the photo's is a bit mixed, but youll get the gist of it.


Very nice -- that should serve you well. Nobody has ever been
disappointed by having something that is over-engineered.

--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

"diggerop" wrote

It was my first attempt at wooddorking. Possibly slightly over engineered
: )

It is solid, pretty and functional. You can't ask for more than that.

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
diggerop wrote:

Leon, .......... bench photo's as promised.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02/page1/

The order of the photo's is a bit mixed, but youll get the gist of it.


Very nice -- that should serve you well. Nobody has ever been
disappointed by having something that is over-engineered.

--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham



Thanks Mark. It has served me well for the last 8 or 9 years and will likely
do the same again.

The big question, is what condition * I * will be in in 8 or 9 years. : )

Diggerop

"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
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"diggerop" wrote

It was my first attempt at wooddorking. Possibly slightly over engineered
: )

It is solid, pretty and functional. You can't ask for more than that.





Thank you Lee. Solid and functional was the original intention, in which it
happened to succeed. If it's thought to be pretty, that is an accidental
result of the material I had available at the time.

The main criteria when I built it was to have a bench that I could transport
easily to and from the boatyard. That meant it either had to be lightweight,
(which would not serve the purpose,) or I had to be able to dismantle and
re-assemble it while maintaining its structural integrity. - Hence the
dowels and truss rods. (An idea I saw used on an old piece of farm equipment
when I was a kid.)
Over the years it was moved innumerable times, although I now have no need
to do that.

The locking device for the leg vise also came from the farm. We used
windmills to pump water up from underground, from depths as much as 160
feet. Periodically we would have to replace the galvanised pipes, which were
in 20 foot lengths. The pinch block was placed over the pipe and and the
column was winched up the first 20 feet. The winch tension was released and
the pinch block secured the column while we unscrewed the first length, then
the process was repeated. Never ever saw the pipe slip.

Being a "hayseed" has served me well at times. : )


Diggerop

"diggerop" toobusy@themoment wrote in message
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Leon, .......... bench photo's as promised.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02/page1/

The order of the photo's is a bit mixed, but youll get the gist of it.

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held to gether under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the
middle according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer.
Built without plans, just made it up as I went, material sourced from a
re-cycling yard.

It was my first attempt at wooddorking. Possibly slightly over engineered
: )

Diggerop

Thank you. I'll add that to my collection of ideas. Presently I am fixated
on a way to make the work bench mobile but stationary when in use. I have a
shop full of equipment that is all mobile and it takes my wife to point out
that each base is mobile and is stationary when in use. That was way too
simple of a solution.

Thank you. I'll add that to my collection of ideas. Presently I am
fixated on a way to make the work bench mobile but stationary when in
use. I have a shop full of equipment that is all mobile and it takes
my wife to point out that each base is mobile and is stationary when
in use. That was way too simple of a solution.








Leon,

I don't know if you have it as one of your ideas, but I built the bench
from American Woodworker about 3 years back. It rides on 6 100 lb
(hidden) wheels. The bench gets "chocked" up on L shaped blocks when in
use so it will not move. Not very automatic or quick, but i don't move
it very often. I just wanted to be able to when the mood struck.

Pics he

http://lumberjocks.com/DustyDave/projects

I can dig up the issue # if you would like.

"Dave - Parkville, MD" wrote in message
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Leon,

I don't know if you have it as one of your ideas, but I built the bench
from American Woodworker about 3 years back. It rides on 6 100 lb
(hidden) wheels. The bench gets "chocked" up on L shaped blocks when in
use so it will not move. Not very automatic or quick, but i don't move
it very often. I just wanted to be able to when the mood struck.

Pics he

http://lumberjocks.com/DustyDave/projects

I can dig up the issue # if you would like.


Don't go to the trouble of looking up the issue, but to you have pictures of
the L-blocks and wheels?

Don't go to the trouble of looking up the issue, but to you have
pictures of the L-blocks and wheels?




Leon,

I posted a couple of pics on ABPW.

"Dave - Parkville, MD" wrote in message
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Don't go to the trouble of looking up the issue, but to you have
pictures of the L-blocks and wheels?




Leon,

I posted a couple of pics on ABPW.



Geez how simple is that. Thanks a bunch, I think that has inspired me.