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Thread: Sawdust Maker’s Bench Build
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7th July 2011, 10:59 PM #46
Christos sometimes gets the cow by the testicals so it probably doesn't mean anything, does it Christos
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7th July 2011, 10:59 PM #47
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12th August 2011, 10:41 AM #48
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 onregards
Nick
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12th August 2011, 10:51 AM #49
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.Those were the droids I was looking for.
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12th August 2011, 11:27 AM #50Senior Member
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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
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12th August 2011, 01:31 PM #51Senior Member
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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.
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12th August 2011, 03:00 PM #52
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12th August 2011, 03:10 PM #53
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.
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3rd September 2011, 07:52 PM #54
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.regards
Nick
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4th September 2011, 11:03 AM #55
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.
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4th September 2011, 12:52 PM #56
Thanks Ray
All I've seen have some play where they lock the swivelregards
Nick
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Without wood it's just ...
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4th September 2011, 01:16 PM #57
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5th September 2011, 10:02 AM #58
Caster prices
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Nick
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5th September 2011, 11:58 PM #59
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