Thread: Work Bench Plans needed

Darley

What type of "hard wood"? As it is salvage, does it require and can you re-cut and re-surface it?

A STABLE hardwood is necessary for the top (preferably laminated narrow boards than joined wide boards). You can use just about anything for the base as long as it is solid (= thick and heavy).

Personally, I view a workbench as a "Rite of Passage" for a woodworker. Everyone should build their own. Having said that, I would not turn away an antique cabinetmakers bench if it were available. Also, workbenches are quite personal and it may be necessary to live with whatever you can get hold of until you finalise a design in keeping with your needs. Then build your own.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I would agree with all that Derek says. There are a number of designs that you can find on the web, they will give you some ideas.
Try the following addresses:

http://www.jeffgreefwoodworking.com/...ice/index.html

http://pages.friendlycity.net/~krucker/index.htm

http://www.jeffgreefwoodworking.com/...nch/index.html

Cheers

I made my self a sturdy work bench using their plan

Site is

Http://www.mitre10.com.au

http://www.plansnow.com/wwrkbnch.html

It's definitely worth buying the plan

hi,
sorry to take you off the subject I am into ambulances(I used to be an officer in my local St Johns ambulance brigade)also my farther was an officer in the abbulance service for 25 years as a training officer so that is where i got the bug for ambulanes)anyway gettin back to the subject i was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a bench to put on all my tools.
so it make the all tidy and easy for my back I am 6" 3 tall and it hurts my back bending down to low .so any ideas would be great ,
thanks woodmarts

Well you could cut off your legs. I am 6-1 and have the same problem
I built leg extentions for each end of my wood working bench. I bolted them on and they became part of the bench. May ways to do it. Happy wood working from a Yank.

I am the same height as you Woody, 1900 (5'15" in the old dimensions - which makes you a bit of a Shorty in this company SailingA! ) so I build all my benches, router table etc at 940 high.

I like all horizontal surfaces to be the same so they can be used as outfeeds, sawstools or whatever, so one of my next jobs is to put a filler between the stand on my table saw and it's body to bring it up to the same height as well.

Funny how a year old thread suddenly kicks back into life!

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I am the same height as you Woody, 1900 (5'15" in the old dimensions - which makes you a bit of a Shorty in this company SailingA! ) so I build all my benches, router table etc at 940 high.

I like all horizontal surfaces to be the same so they can be used as outfeeds, sawstools or whatever, so one of my next jobs is to put a filler between the stand on my table saw and it's body to bring it up to the same height as well.

Funny how a year old thread suddenly kicks back into life!

Cheers,

P

If hes short, what about us munchkens then?
Im only 125mm high.

Cheers, Bob

Sorry Ozwinner but you should not listen the sailor yank, now we have to buy you a litle step ladler to reach the 940 work bench

Cheer

Darley

If hes short, what about us munchkens then?
Im only 125mm high.

Cheers, Bob

Very handy Bob!
At least you won't bump your head on the kick when you are down there picking up dropped screws..

Cheers,

P

Not much happening here. SWSBO wants some chooks, so I have the job of building a chook house,she had in mind a tent shape with a couple of wheels so it can be moved around. Does anybody have any ideas ? Can I use treated pine or will the eggs taste like arsenic or just last for 20 years if the chooks nibble the timber.
Thanks
Planepig.

Try this recent thread for info:
Chook shed

Use treated pine! The chooks eat lots of other stuff, and mostly their eggs don't come out tasting like it!

Cheers,

P

Thanks Bitingmidge, I have loads of info & pics now,some of those chookhouses are unbelievable!!
Planepig.

what sort of boat are you building on this higher than usual bench? A "tall ship" perhaps??