Thread: WIP - Really basic

I've put up the first pix of the air dying stack under the thread in the Timber Milling Forum. Apart from supplying a link there seems no point in duplicating the information here. Besides which if you have no interest in how an irregular round tree full of bark and sap becomes a 4 x 2 you don't have to suffer.

At some stage I will attempt to to make these modified pieces of tree look like a workbench of some description and at that time this will become the primary thread and the other one will get the links. I envisage that this will become the major thread and possibly become the contender for the longest WIP (as per Groggy's prediction ).

I will endeavour not to make it too tedious.

Regards
Paul

I decided to make the leg vice myself and to that effect I bought a 25mm hardened steel rod (1200mm long) and two long, lineal bearings. My intention is to place one shaft down where the adjustable sliding board is normally pinned and the second shaft just above the screw rod. I probably don't need the shafts to be 600mm long.I think the long bearing (112mm overall length) will keep everything aligned.

A few pix:

Moisture Measurement 016.jpgMoisture Measurement 014.jpgMoisture Measurement 015.jpg

But not quite how they will be used .

I have also put some more details on the "Bandsawing a Spotty" thread too. So if those of you who have been watching paint dry are looking for a bit of spice you could pop over there, but equally if you decide that you will just stay put for the next coat it's OK.



Regards
Paul

Looking good Paul!

Personally I liked the Jensen Interceptor.

A Rover Wheel would look OK too.

Paul

where did you get your lineal bearings?

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Paul

where did you get your lineal bearings?

Nick

Ebay. This is the link. If you check their store they do a whole range in different diametres and lenths.

LMF25LUU Flange Long Type 25mm Linear Ball Bearing CNC | eBay

There are also sellers from HK, but I stuck with local in this instance.

Regards
Paul

I needed to cut two components for the workbench and last week I did that. A thick slab (about 75mm, although it will end up closer to 65mm after dressing and seasoning) for the leg vice and another slightly thinner slab (55mm) for the sliding deadman.

spotty 4 008.jpgspotty 4 006.jpg

They are fair lumps of timber not to be dropped on your foot. They didn't fit anywhere into the drying stack so I have had to make others arrangements for them in the shipping container.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I decided to make the leg vice myself and to that effect I bought a 25mm hardened steel rod (1200mm long) and two long, lineal bearings. My intention is to place one shaft down where the adjustable sliding board is normally pinned and the second shaft just above the screw rod. I probably don't need the shafts to be 600mm long.I think the long bearing (112mm overall length) will keep everything aligned.

A few pix:

Moisture Measurement 016.jpgMoisture Measurement 014.jpgMoisture Measurement 015.jpg

But not quite how they will be used .

I have also put some more details on the "Bandsawing a Spotty" thread too. So if those of you who have been watching paint dry are looking for a bit of spice you could pop over there, but equally if you decide that you will just stay put for the next coat it's OK.



Regards
Paul

I didn't read this properly the other month

But a quick question, do you really need two shafts?

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I didn't read this properly the other month

But a quick question, do you really need two shafts?

Nick

Shame on you for not reading the posts properly. I've never done such a terrible thing .

The two shaft question is a fair one. The answer is probably "No," but there may be some advantages with two in that there is certainly the extra support for heavy pieces of timber comprising the vice, although with these extra long bearings it is very arguably unnecessary.

Possibly the greatest benefit is the protection the top shaft will afford the screw thread. I anticipate that inevitably one day or possibly on many days I will rest material on the top shaft even if it is only for a moment while the timber is positioned. If the top shaft is not there the material would rest on the screw thread.

As I have enough shaft and two sets of bearings I will go down that track, but if others have found that one shaft suffices I would not dispute the practice.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Who did the drill belong to?

Brett

SawdustMaker's comment on not reading posts thoroughly caused me to revist this thread and do some checks.

Oh dear oh dear. .

The drill did belong to Simon, but I recall I felt such sympathy for him that I sourced a used 750W Hitachi on Ebay. In fact I saw it at his house in Tamworth the other day. I don't think he asked it to drill any ridiculously long holes in Ironbark.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Nick

Shame on you for not reading the posts properly. I've never done such a terrible thing .

The two shaft question is a fair one. The answer is probably "No," but there may be some advantages with two in that there is certainly the extra support for heavy pieces of timber comprising the vice, although with these extra long bearings it is very arguably unnecessary.

Possibly the greatest benefit is the protection the top shaft will afford the screw thread. I anticipate that inevitably one day or possibly on many days I will rest material on the top shaft even if it is only for a moment while the timber is positioned. If the top shaft is not there the material would rest on the screw thread.

As I have enough shaft and two sets of bearings I will go down that track, but if others have found that one shaft suffices I would not dispute the practice.

Regards
Paul

yeah I was quite embarrassed actually

you could use two deadmen to rest the piece of lumber

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

you could use two deadmen to rest the piece of lumber

Nick

It's funny you should mention that as I was looking at PJTs workbench last night and noticed that he is using two deadmans (deadmen ?), but his will be fixed.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f213/w...ch-wip-166795/

I still like the idea of them sliding. It adds dynamics to a solid structure and as I have the shaft material I will probably still go with that.

I have not really decided how to treat the underside of the workbench and a single sliding deadman may offer more versatility.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

you could use two deadmen to rest the piece of lumber

A little disrespectful, though.

However ... election coming up ... bound to be bodies strewn about left, right and centre.

Paul