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    Hey Lig How you doing great to see you again yes Im at it again

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    Gidday All

    I'm not sure about you young Blokes but as you reach the 50+ MArk and start to get a bit of Salt and Pepper in the hair lighting and Eyesight really start to become an Issue. Like all things Woodworking there's no single source of truth and there are many ways to skin a cat based on your personal workspace and the Kit you've managed to cobble together over the years

    When it comes to lighting I prefer Mobile options of the Cordless Nature and using a Big Magnifying Glass (As required)

    That said Many Like Rob Coseman and others like to use magnifying headgear which is a great solution for many.

    Others Like myself are drawn to bring a solution to the Job I'm working on at the time hence

    I Love this Workbench lighting idea from Adam Savage's One day Build Series on Youtube

    My adaptation

    Is to put a Magnifying Glass on the End and weld the mount to a C-Clamp So I can Move the Kit around the Bench as required

    Here's the Link So you can get an idea of whats going on:

    Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Custom Workbench LED Lamp! - YouTube

    Good lighting and such is often a forgotten gem as part of your Workbench Build ............

    Enjoy

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    Default Rollin Rollin Rollin

    HAha yup I'm going for the longest bench build ever ..................... Unfortunately a nomadic lifstyle and shed space shortage has hobbled progress thoughtout the years I better knock up my first Bench before the eye sight goes!

    Will keep the posts coming as she unfolds'......................slowly

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    Default Bench Build Reborn

    I ended up dodging a hardwood Benchtop they dont stay flat and its an art within itself to keep them so. I wanted something stable that provided a grippy surface n inspired By Paul Sellers Laminated a Benchtop together with Plywood much the same as the process Sellers used. I then started removing material to inlay some aluminium T track. Im not a fan of dog holes and the like i've learnt over the years as a x-boiler maker and timber muckarounderer that if you provide another hidey hole, that veritas lock screw or other critical bit or fastner will find its way to getting lost ............ till what ever time it takes to be found ...............No fun

    So clearly this isnt your typical bench build she's made to a budget from man made sheet goods atop a rackit bench you get from Bunnings (with a few tweaks) Yes it racks slightly yes it dosent absorb blows like a 2 meter slab of concrete and yes she's fun to use even now........

    What I like about a T-track system is its versatility no zones along the the track system where workholding cant do its magic...............its just works!

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    Default Inlaying the T Track

    Gidday

    I ploughed out the channel for the T-Track typically i would have used a Router but really enjoyed dialing things in with handplanes noting the Shoulder plane ended up being my goto
    Though final tweaking was done with the router plane to ensure the T-Track was just under the working surface of the Benchtop

    It was great not choking on dust and a good little workout

    I'd been saving the T-Track and what I refer to as sliding dogs for years. I'll see how the current ones play out but can always fabricate some heavy duty ones Drill tap then Tig them up Magic!

    I like the vesatility that sliding dogs provide and have tested them out in the past with great success.

    I located the T-Track with a few screws but will likely poor some custom made fastner's with epoxy

    Just for fun I quickly cobbled together some makeshift Dogs and took a few passes with the handplane NICE!

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    Default Track Anchored In..................almost

    Ok One Side Finished with the T-Track anchored In about 75mm Once I Glue in a HArdwood Skirt This is what Terry Gordon Recommends

    I decided to get the Router out for the other Side its been a while since I used my Dewalt 621 and forgot what an awesome Router they are ................. My Favourate!

    Dust collection was a bit tricky but I managed to Rig something up and Off I went

    For the other side of my Bench I decided to inlay the T-Track in 90mm hopefully giving me the best of both worlds and the option to work around the Bench in Full

    Next Step is to start planning for the End Vice and Face Vice (Veritas Twin Vices) and getting the HArdwood skirt Sorted (Mountain Ash) I Planned to just Glue these up with Epoxy

    I'm not sure weather to Laminate the Skirt the Same size as the Plywood Benchtop or just wack in the Fully Dressed Boards I already have they are about 160mm

    My gut tells me I'll have a lot more clamping options if I keep the Skirt the same size as the laminated ply Benchtop will give this a bit of thought before suring up the the way Foward

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    Cool Getting Closer Now :-)

    Gidday

    Ive since fitted a Veritas Twin Vice as my end Vice which has already taken my Bench to that next level it really has been a pleasure to use and I plan to Fit the same Kit as my FAce Vice

    I'm about to fit the short skirt which allows me to use my Portable Vice and to my mind allows for a lot more clamping options if required (Just suits the way I work)

    So set up a shooting board hoping to dial the end grain in for a piston fit before I glue her up Got to love the Veritas Shooting plane it ceases to stop suprising me how accurate you can shoot in a board

    after a rough handcut............... Powertool Free to my suprise I havent reached for a Router in Weeks ....................................what a revelation Handtool work has been!

    After slowly dialing things in I glued up with West System Epoxy its great to experience the next dimension of flat secure work holding a dedicated work Bench provides

    Shes not a tree trunk thick and the Rackit (From Bunnings Undercarriage) isn't as stable as a 4 ton cement poor but hey I can bang and clang on the laminated Plywood Benchtop without it flexing a bees

    dick ......................it Works!

    I'm also noting the Plywood Benchtop acts like a suttle grip she's not hardwood so I'm not worried about sawmarks screw holes or other tells i'm doing a bit when i can sneak into the Shed .............NICE!

    I can't see myself putting a Finish on the Benchtop but I'll probably put some Odie's oil where it matters

    What a fun Day!
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    Default Final Glue UP!

    Gidday

    Just got the Final Glue up sorted

    Am really enjoying the Veritas Twin Vices Theres something special and truely satisfying about dialing in a Stick after you've cut it by hand and making it FIT snug ............NICE!

    HAve learnt a lot of my HAndtool technique by watching Rob Cosman highly recommended just have to do a bit of fine tuning like easing the edges and trueing everything up

    HAd a lot of fun during this longest bench build to hit the forums n can't wait to knock out some bits n pieces for family and friends on a nice Bench for a change!

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    Default Just a few more pics

    HAve been enjoying slowly fine tuning things and getting my Bench work holding options going................I'm going totally against current trends and using what I refer to as Sliding Dogs in heavy T-Track. I'm really trying to resist drilling dogholes into my Bench top and likely going to Fab up some heavy duty Track slides from Mild steel and tap in a 6inch auto adjusting Clamp. Why? well to my my mind I just know i'll quickly hold the record for loosing stuff down dog holes is also the reason I didnt make a split top to me its just a waterfall for my favourate handtools to fall down................Murphy's law always rules this domain

    You would laugh at all the hard luck stories ive seen and experienced myself so my journeys lead to setting up work flows on benchtops that stack luck chips in my direction........ An Auto adjusting clamp offers a lot of convienence and versatility just want to try and work out the best strategic position to set this up........

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    Like minds NewLou 👍😎👍

    Over Christmas I was thinking how bench dogs and my way of clamping stock down for dominoing wasn’t really giving what I wanted, and there had to be a better way. So I did the same as you’ve got a t-track embedded into my assembly bench and rather than forking out for the Incra hold downs that are in my Incra mitre sled, I went to Banggood and got some cheap copies. Now I’ve got the versatility to hold down stock anywhere along the bench.
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    Default Fettling my Bench to suit my Workflow Styles

    I used the milescraft Drill M8 to set up my Veritas Twin Vices and put it to good use setting up some versatile options for my T Track

    Its a long excursion to hog out the holes I used a pecking technique so that I didn’t get the forstner bit stuck just to show you ..........you can see where I nearly hit disaster ................... not totally over if you get your forstner bit stuck

    but none the less a right royal PITA if your unlucky enough to get your bit stuck (I have definitely done so in the past resulting in a time consuming extraction)

    I regularly stick the bits in water to keep them cool (We often used to do this in my fab shop days)

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