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Thread: WIP - Groggy's Workbench
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8th August 2010, 02:29 PM #436
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An Air-plane, hmmm...
Originally Posted by Claw Hama
must be one of those new fangled things from Veritas 
Groggy the top looks great. Can two people still pick it up and flip it?
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8th August 2010, 02:46 PM #437
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Great work Groggy. Shaping up to be one helluva workbench.
Cheers, Ern
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8th August 2010, 03:30 PM #438
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Coming along nicely, Greg, following the thread with interest.
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8th August 2010, 07:25 PM #439
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Had to go to Geelong today for the Deakin University Open day so I didn't get a lot done. I've prepared six or seven patches underneath the top because of rot or damage that will interfere with clamps or dog holes.
There are also about fifteen nail holes to plug with dominos but they are pretty quick to do. I found a gum vein just near the end I thought I'd better plug too, that was about 250mm long. Sample shown below. I started using routers then went back to hand tools once the majority of the muck was cleared out.
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9th August 2010, 11:10 AM #440
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Yes, but barely! I was curious about how much the bench will weigh when complete so I came up with the following rough weights: Originally Posted by NCArcher
An Air-plane, hmmm...must be one of those new fangled things from Veritas
Groggy the top looks great. Can two people still pick it up and flip it?
250kg Top
190kg Base
15kg wagon vise
25kg leg vise
61kg clamps (20 x 3.2kg)
4kg holdfasts
545kg
For those from the old school;
551lb Top
419lb Base
33lb wagon vise
55lb leg vise
134lb clamps (20 x 3.2kg)
6lb holdfasts
1201 lbs
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9th August 2010, 02:17 PM #441
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You had better bolt that down to the floor. Don't want a stray gust to flip it over
I think it weighs more than my wifes car.
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9th August 2010, 03:02 PM #442
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Hows the floor Originally Posted by Groggy
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9th August 2010, 03:12 PM #443
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9th August 2010, 04:11 PM #444
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Looking good. Let me know if you need an extra pair of hands to flip the top. No point in having a damaged back when you have a great bench like that to work on.
cheers
Horaldic
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9th August 2010, 04:49 PM #445
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That's very kind of you Horaldic, I'll bear it in mind, especially when the next glue-up is done, end caps attached and the wagon vice is put in.
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10th August 2010, 07:54 AM #446
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My poor back goes into spasm every time I even think abou trying to lift that beast.
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10th August 2010, 09:51 AM #447
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"Groggy's fall-out shelter" ;-}
Cheers, Ern
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10th August 2010, 10:08 AM #448
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Half-tonne bench... the mind boggles. I don't think you'll even be able to buy castors to move on. I tell you what I do have; a spare 1.8litre engine, transmission and steering assembly.
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10th August 2010, 11:17 AM #449
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Originally Posted by kman-oz
Half-tonne bench... the mind boggles. I don't think you'll even be able to buy castors to move on. I tell you what I do have; a spare 1.8litre engine, transmission and steering assembly.
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10th August 2010, 11:54 AM #450
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... maybe I could add a saw blade too.... Originally Posted by kman-oz
Half-tonne bench... the mind boggles. I don't think you'll even be able to buy castors to move on. I tell you what I do have; a spare 1.8litre engine, transmission and steering assembly.
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