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3rd Mar 2012, 08:33 PM
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Staggeringly Awesome Groggy! I feel like a real slacker now.  |
12th Mar 2012, 10:28 PM
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wow Groggy, i've just spent the last 4 nights slowly reading through the posts in this thread and are inspired to make my own bench. I'm just trying to get my head around the logisitics and the weight of the top! |
13th Mar 2012, 09:32 AM
|  | Neander Normite | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melbourne Age: 53
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Originally Posted by JT  wow Groggy, i've just spent the last 4 nights slowly reading through the posts in this thread and are inspired to make my own bench. I'm just trying to get my head around the logisitics and the weight of the top! | I'm sure when you decide to make one you will do well. The task is 90% research and understanding what you are going to do with it, the other 10% is the build. The skills you pick up along the way with research and advice, reading the forums certainly helps. Regarding the top, the temporary support frame for the top that I made was a really good idea and let me use the frame as a bench, I was able to disassemble the temp frame without removing the top.
Good luck with your bench, a WIP is a good way to help you think things through. |
13th Mar 2012, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Groggy I'm sure when you decide to make one you will do well. The task is 90% research and understanding what you are going to do with it, the other 10% is the build. The skills you pick up along the way with research and advice, reading the forums certainly helps. Regarding the top, the temporary support frame for the top that I made was a really good idea and let me use the frame as a bench, I was able to disassemble the temp frame without removing the top.
Good luck with your bench, a WIP is a good way to help you think things through. | I second that. My WIP has taught my loads about building a bench (as well as confuse me somewhat when everyone gives their much appreciated advice!). Not sure if I could have made one without this forum. |
13th Mar 2012, 08:43 PM
| | Tinkerer | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Originally Posted by Groggy I'm sure when you decide to make one you will do well. The task is 90% research and understanding what you are going to do with it, the other 10% is the build. The skills you pick up along the way with research and advice, reading the forums certainly helps. Regarding the top, the temporary support frame for the top that I made was a really good idea and let me use the frame as a bench, I was able to disassemble the temp frame without removing the top.
Good luck with your bench, a WIP is a good way to help you think things through. | Thank you, now to my research  |
15th Mar 2012, 11:25 AM
| | The Russel Coyte of Woodworking | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 40
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Originally Posted by JT Thank you, now to my research | JT
I think Greg and others would agree that even the most complex bench is still pretty simple once you know how!
I have read every workbench book at least a thousand times and now that I am well into bench build I have come to the realisation that these things are very primitive tools and the more you keep it simple the better off you are.
Not sure about you but as a novice I have been intimidated by building a monster bench and to some degree I still am as the size of the timbers laying in my garage is sore on the eyes! 
As IanW has said to me many times.....stop fretting...its a workbench!! If you listen to Chris Swharz over and over he says.....don't over think things its a workbench.
Launch in and get building!
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16th Mar 2012, 09:23 PM
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Thanks for the words of wisdom guys!
In the meantime I've got an old kauri bench which I'm going to resurface in the meantime. Got a few projects around the house which will keep me busy in the immediate future. | | |
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