Thread: Sawdust Maker’s Bench Build

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I've been thinking about this post for a few hours now ... and I'm still not sure whether to be insulted or not

I guess you are feeding me lines now, thus strengthening my case.

For all those snipers in other threads, I thought I'd post an update

Small (read tiny) amount of progress. I did say there were other things getting in the way

Anyway I've put 12 fence posts through the thicknesser, mainly to see what the timber is like underneath the weathering. I think they'll do. Wouldn't mind a couple of more posts to give me a greater selection.

Some have a bit of a twist in them and others a bit of a bow, so I'm going to have to do a little bit of planing to true them up before gluing. Yep 3 posts laminated to make a leg. final dimensions depend but should be approx 4 1/2 " x 5 1/3". Might just be enough to hold the top up off the floor

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A parcel containg a bit of hardware from Len Hovarter arrived the other day, so I just had to have a little look.

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Seems to be well made and I think I understand how to put it together. For now it will live in a cupboard until I get to the endgame.

I'm still removing nails from the timbers for the top. Got meself a new nail extractor thingy\tool. One of these. Seems to work well on oregan but on rusty nails in hardwood it's a bit tougher, but then nothing else is working much either Have to say JustTools service was spot on

Thanks Nick, doesn't mean I'm going to stop sniping though.
Hovater looks interesting. Make sure you give us plenty of details on how it goes together. You know how much we love 'new' things.

Hey there fella
Amazing what lies beneath a few years of weathering on your posts...beaudiful. If the legs are anything to go by the top must be going to be enoromous, i hope you have a re-enforced concrete floor in you shed.
The nail puller looks interesting, particularly given that i just pulled about 500 nails out of some hardwood in the last coupla days in the traditional way. Typical isnt it to find a good thing to use AFTER you have done the job.
The vice looks interesting as well. I have never seen this one before so i am interested in your feedback on it.
Skippy

Are you going to use those pre-existing mortices in the design? You could do a through-tenon with a wedge on your stretchers quite nicely using those holes. Looks like nice timber.

Originally Posted by pampelmuse

Are you going to use those pre-existing mortices in the design? You could do a through-tenon with a wedge on your stretchers quite nicely using those holes. Looks like nice timber.

Nah

There can be a bit of weathering or rot where the fence rail sat in the mortice, so I'll cut that out.

I like the idea of drawbored mortice and tenon joints, so that's they way I'll proceed

Nice to see a bit of production at last Nick, of course you'll be following CH's hand planing won't you?
I am sure all your recent exercise will help in keeping up your stamina and we will see an end to this by Christmas.

I Know DON"T COUNT ON IT

Oh surely in your recent travels you have spied some more wood.

No real progress

And no new wood but picked up these yesterday

The wheels for the beast and a thingy called a hammerlock - which are supposed to lift trolleys etc to stop them rolling around. I thought I'd put one on each leg with the wheels just inside on the rails

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They'll lift the bench about 1". They seem stable with no discernable sideways movement in the piston. Hold up to 200 kgs each. Now I can start the design process in ernest. The proof will be in how they hold up on the job, so we'll see.

Here's a link to the mob I bought them from. Mighty helpful and friendly.
We discussed the lockable casters he had but they all had a bit of movement after locking which would give anyone the irrits.

Nick wish you had asked me first I have a set of lockable castors similar to these Heavy Industrial Series Castors | Richmond Wheel and Castor Co 1/4 of the price and the lock the swivel also only have two and they don't move once locked.

Thanks Ray

All I've seen have some play where they lock the swivel

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

No real progress

And no new wood but picked up these yesterday

The wheels for the beast and a thingy called a hammerlock - which are supposed to lift trolleys etc to stop them rolling around. I thought I'd put one on each leg with the wheels just inside on the rails

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They'll lift the bench about 1". They seem stable with no discernable sideways movement in the piston. Hold up to 200 kgs each. Now I can start the design process in ernest. The proof will be in how they hold up on the job, so we'll see.

Here's a link to the mob I bought them from. Mighty helpful and friendly.
We discussed the lockable casters he had but they all had a bit of movement after locking which would give anyone the irrits.

Want to be supergood casters at he price.....wonder they could look you in the eye when taking the ready from you

Caster prices

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Caster prices

woops.......lifteruppers and letterdowners, not casters. Nice looking gizmos but def pricey