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Thread: WIP Roubo bench
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13th December 2008, 07:25 PM #31
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15th December 2008, 12:24 PM #32Novice
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15th December 2008, 07:26 PM #34
G'day Strydr, checking is splitting along natural areas of weakness in the timber as it dries. See the photo in the post where you took the quote from. The extent of checking is variable and depends on things like the timber size and type and the seasoning conditions. The extent of checking in my timber has no structural impact for my application, but would have affected the appearance.
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Michael
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30th December 2008, 09:52 PM #35
Its starting to look like a bench.
Made the deadman and its stretcher, drilled the dog holes and fitted a planing stop. Drilled the holes in the deadman with a forstner bit in a drill press and bevelled the edge to prevent splitting with a 45º chamfer router bit fitted with a 19mm bearing. Drilled the dog holes with a spade bit and finished them with the same router bit. The bit of hardwood leaning up against the bench is for the leg vise, but I'm in teo minds about using it. I wonder if it's better to stick with the oregon theme? Tomorrow I hope to fit the vise and begin finishing it.
Cheers
Michael
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30th December 2008, 10:42 PM #36
It looks very well indeed.
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I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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31st December 2008, 07:04 AM #37Skwair2rownd
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31st December 2008, 06:47 PM #38
Thanks chaps. The tools are resting and the remainder of construction will have to wait 'til next year, it's almost drinking time
Here's a few piccies of today's effort. I managed to complete the leg vise assembly and mounting hole on the bench so tomorrow will be cutting the mortise for the guide and that's that for constuction Then it's onto finishing. Woohoo!
I got to use the bench holdowns while routing the chamfers on the vise face, I guess the first time it's been used for work holding, just a little glimpse of how much easier work will be with a decent bench, so now I'm getting really excited to use it!. Call me weird!
Have a happy New Year everybody!
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31st December 2008, 07:22 PM #39Senior Member
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Nice Shape!
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31st December 2008, 07:28 PM #40
Ta mate, I wanted to do something a bit different with it.
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Michael
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1st January 2009, 11:51 AM #41
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1st January 2009, 07:00 PM #42Skwair2rownd
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4th January 2009, 10:20 PM #43
OK Watson fixed em for me, thanks Watson!
You happy now
Some photos of the almost finished bench. The finish is done but nothing too over the top , just a couple of coats of floorseal. The deadman slides really well, but the vise sags on the screw and binds on the parallel guide so there is a bit of fine tuning to do there. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with it. Some better photos to follow.
Now I can get back to the cutlery canteen that was supposed to be started months ago
Oh, after I rive a handle for the vise...
Cheers
Michael
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30th January 2009, 12:40 PM #44
I realise the horse has bolted with regards to your leg vice adjuster, but I was sitting in the dark at around 3:15 last night (as one does in heatwaves) and this idea came to me:
- Purchase a coarse, free-turning metal screw thread (such as those sold by Carpet Heck for DIY vices) and mark out its attachment point on the inside face of the vice leg.
- Bore a corresponding clearance hole for the screw in the bench leg.
- Cut a through-mortise in the side of the leg approximately 200mm tall by 35mm wide with its centre level with the clearance hole.
- Turn a 200mm x 35mm wooden wheel on the lathe and bore a hole in its centre equal to the base diameter of the metal screw thread.
- File a lead in the end of the metal screw thread and carefully use it to tap the same thread into the wooden wheel.
- Insert the wheel into the mortise in the side of the bench leg.
- Attach the metal screw thread to the vice leg and insert it into the clearance hole in the bench leg.
- Attach the main vice screw as usual.
To adjust the leg vice opening, simply rotate the wooden adjuster wheel with you foot and the main screw as per normal..
I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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30th January 2009, 02:23 PM #45
Thanks Woodwould! funny what you think of a 3 in the morning in the dark. Yes the horse has bolted, I couldn't be bothered working up a fancy contraption to keep it parallel. But it seems to work nicely, I don't yet resent having to bend down occasionally to move the peg. I understand what you're describing. A similar setup was used on a shaker bench displayed at the Hancock Shaker Village:
http://flickr.com/photos/quid-tum/2543391847/
but the wheel simply sits on the face of the leg. I would have done that setup and use it just as you suggest, with your foot, had I known about it before I did the pegged one
Thanks again.
Cheers
Michael
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