Thread: Reclaimed Redgum Workbench..........

Originally Posted by martrix

Hi Scooter, you can use your own textures from any pics you have on file. I just quickly grabbed a pic of redgum I had on file and used that. I could get it much more realistic if I take some pictures of the grain and photoshopped them to a more realistic scale.
When its finished, I might try taking some close up shots, and then redraw the bench and texture it using the real photos.

Thanks for the explanation, matrix, learn something new every day

Originally Posted by martrix

I'm using SU V.6.0 free.

Stop bragging, you make me sick


Cheers.........Sean

Originally Posted by Wongo

I like what I see. Show us more.

bueno mi amigo.

Shes all done. Don't know how much it weighs, and I don't think I want to. Thank god its on wheels.
If I was making one for myself on castor's, I think I would make sure that the wheels were cast iron. Although these PU rubber wheels are super smooth to roll around, I think the slight amount of rebound would become annoying when doing a lot of intensive chiseling.

Bench top size is 900mm wide x 1800mm long and is 920mm high(the recipient is well over 6'), too high for me.

Couldn't resist putting a coat of oil on. Got to be the most rewarding part. Plus this weather at the moment is harsh on unsealed timber.

oh well, back to my old faithful scrap chipboard work bench.

Top job Martrix

Excellent job martrix

You may find the vise face is too large. Mine (see avatar) is marginally too big on its 10" Record vise; it racks a bit in use. If I did it again I'd simply draw a line at 45 degrees from the vise back and cut the face where the line ran off the face at each end.

Originally Posted by Groggy

Excellent job martrix

You may find the vise face is too large. Mine (see avatar) is marginally too big on its 10" Record vise; it racks a bit in use. If I did it again I'd simply draw a line at 45 degrees from the vise back and cut the face where the line ran off the face at each end.

Fair enough comment.

As long as you clamp the timber as close as possible to the centre of the vice, there is no racking and it performs like a vice with shorter timber jaws.
If you want to use just one side, yes it will rack, but if you just slip something in the opposite side of a similar thickness it clamps quite well.

Its only really aesthetic reasons as to why I made it so long, cheers.

Martrix!!!

Stunning!!!!!

cheers
Wendy

Noice!!

Plenty of form and function in that one Marty. Terrific work!

Just a wee tip:
The cupboard under the bench is always the one you will need and it will happen in conjunction with when you have something clamped in the vice and the handle in the fully vertical position. You then have to lift the handle with one hand while fossicking around in the cupboard with the other. This happens to me all the time. What I have done is cut a 10 mm long c-clip from a bit of poly pipe that fits firmly around the handle. It doesn't grip firm enough to stop you sliding the handle in the vice but it will hold the handle up if needed.

Originally Posted by BobL

Plenty of form and function in that one Marty. Terrific work!

Just a wee tip:
The cupboard under the bench is always the one you will need and it will happen in conjunction with when you have something clamped in the vice and the handle in the fully vertical position. You then have to lift the handle with one hand while fossicking around in the cupboard with the other. This happens to me all the time. What I have done is cut a 10 mm long c-clip from a bit of poly pipe that fits firmly around the handle. It doesn't grip firm enough to stop you sliding the handle in the vice but it will hold the handle up if needed.

mmm, yes the old Murphys Law. Excellent tip.