Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 10 of 10
Thread: Hi All
-
16th May 2021, 09:24 AM #1New Member
- Join Date
- May 2021
- Location
- Adelaide
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 4
Hi All
Hi All, I'm Jan.
Long time tinkerer-er-er, but now looking to do more woodwork/metalwork in retirement - currently researching an el cheapo way to build a moxon vise and that brought me here, lol.
Glad to meet y'all.
Hubby isn't thrilled about me taking up room in the garage, so I have to work smarter, not harder. Being a 5`2 woman, our current workbenches are too high, so I also gotta build a bench I can store flat by the wall - now begins the thread trawl! Wish me luck!
-
16th May 2021 09:24 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
16th May 2021, 12:54 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- May 2013
- Location
- Rockhampton QLD
- Age
- 68
- Posts
- 2,335
Welcome to the forum Jan.
Ross
-
16th May 2021, 01:38 PM #3
Hi Jan, welcome to the forum.
McJings sell quite acceptable Moxon vise hardware here--> Moxon Vice Hardware Kit
I've made one using the third option (the $85 kit) and reckon it's fine.
-
17th May 2021, 08:56 AM #4New Member
- Join Date
- May 2021
- Location
- Adelaide
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 4
Thanks Biggus -
I looked at that, but not el cheapo enough... unlike most women my age, I get unreasonably Scrooge-ish over random things, and that's one of them, plus I'm poor, just bought a bench grinder and linisher.
Luckily one of our mates is a fitter and turner - he's just offered (late yesterday) to make the hardware for me for nothing - he's got so much metal in the back of his shed. Talk about lucky, I'm jammy in spades this week.
Am thinking of a roman low bench for many things, as I can stack it against the wall - I think it will help me put my body weight behind my shoulder, as my upper body strength isn't the best.
-
17th May 2021, 08:57 AM #5New Member
- Join Date
- May 2021
- Location
- Adelaide
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 4
-
17th May 2021, 09:16 AM #6New Member
- Join Date
- May 2021
- Location
- Adelaide
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 4
-
17th May 2021, 10:15 AM #7
Welcome Jan
-
17th May 2021, 04:44 PM #8
G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Jan"....
There are quite a good few members around Adelaide plus the rest of the country.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork......
Cheers crowie
-
17th May 2021, 07:08 PM #9
-
18th May 2021, 06:48 AM #10
welcome aboard