Thanks Thanks:  1
Likes Likes:  0
Needs Pictures Needs Pictures:  0
Picture(s) thanks Picture(s) thanks:  0
Results 1 to 11 of 11
  1. 11th September 2012, 03:05 PM #1
    mhewitt
    mhewitt is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Berrima
    Posts
    96

    Default the workbench you build before you have a workbench to build your workbench upon

    i built this using a circular saw, pencil and combination square, two sawhorses, a drill and a shifting spanner...

    (actually, I think there may have been some chisel work on the through mortices that hold the front skirt to the frame)

    the legs are two sections of 45 x 90 framing pine bolted together; the top three layers of 18mm cd ply (with a sacrificial 4mm mdf top sheet that gets replaced periodically); the bottom the rest of the 18mm ply - the whole lot cost less than $200, as i recall

    all the frame mortices are made by trenching the individual pieces and it all locks together like a jenga puzzle...

    IMG_1063.jpgIMG_1064.jpg
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 11th September 2012 03:05 PM # ADS
    Google Adsense Advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Location
    Advertising world
    Posts
    Many





     
  3. 11th September 2012, 05:24 PM #2
    Old farmer
    Old farmer is offline SENIOR MEMBER
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Sydney
    Age
    93
    Posts
    570

    Default

    Thanks for this, mhewitt, a great pic. Bench looks very solid!
    Suppose Berrima district looks beautiful Miss it all much!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 11th September 2012, 06:17 PM #3
    Ueee's Avatar
    Ueee
    Ueee is offline Blacksmith, Cabinetmaker, Machinist, Messmaker
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Canberra
    Age
    40
    Posts
    4,467

    Default

    Good job, looks remarkably similar to my bench......if I can just make one suggestion, you put a sacrificial mdf piece over the front skirt too, that way if it gets damaged you can flip it, reverse it, replace it so the rear jaw of the vice stays clean.
    1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 12th September 2012, 01:21 PM #4
    mhewitt
    mhewitt is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Berrima
    Posts
    96

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ueee View Post
    Good job, looks remarkably similar to my bench......if I can just make one suggestion, you put a sacrificial mdf piece over the front skirt too, that way if it gets damaged you can flip it, reverse it, replace it so the rear jaw of the vice stays clean.
    good idea
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 12th September 2012, 01:23 PM #5
    mhewitt
    mhewitt is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Berrima
    Posts
    96

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Old farmer View Post
    Thanks for this, mhewitt, a great pic. Bench looks very solid!
    Suppose Berrima district looks beautiful Miss it all much!
    old farmer? you used to farm around here? i bet you miss it...

    yes, it is beautiful; spring is springing and the blossom is forming on my fruit trees
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 12th September 2012, 03:49 PM #6
    Old farmer
    Old farmer is offline SENIOR MEMBER
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Sydney
    Age
    93
    Posts
    570

    Default

    Yes, mate. The place has been in the family for 3 , now 4, generations. Our eldest has it now and is a clever farmer, no doubt enjoying doing things his way!! Being somewhat old-fashioned, I stayed with pure-breed cattle, plus the sheep, but he is a fan of cross-breed vigour and is doing well.
    Thanks for replying, mate, and every good wish to you and yours.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 12th September 2012, 04:38 PM #7
    mhewitt
    mhewitt is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Berrima
    Posts
    96

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Old farmer View Post
    Yes, mate. The place has been in the family for 3 , now 4, generations. Our eldest has it now and is a clever farmer, no doubt enjoying doing things his way!! Being somewhat old-fashioned, I stayed with pure-breed cattle, plus the sheep, but he is a fan of cross-breed vigour and is doing well.
    Thanks for replying, mate, and every good wish to you and yours.
    he's a lucky man... i wish i'd been born into a farming family
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 15th September 2012, 06:57 PM #8
    Christos's Avatar
    Christos
    Christos is offline Mildly Moderate
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Albury Well Just Outside
    Posts
    13,315

    Default

    Great build. You might keep this for a while is my suspicion.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 15th September 2012, 07:07 PM #9
    seanz's Avatar
    seanz
    seanz is offline Immature member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Mainland N.Z.
    Posts
    877

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Christos View Post
    Great build. You might keep this for a while is my suspicion.
    I built a bench a lot like that one........four (?) years ago. Still using it, still my main workbench.
    We don't know how lucky we are......
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 15th September 2012, 08:37 PM #10
    mhewitt
    mhewitt is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Berrima
    Posts
    96

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by seanz View Post
    I built a bench a lot like that one........four (?) years ago. Still using it, still my main workbench.
    One day I'd like to build a proper cabinet-maker's workbench and move this one on to rough duties... at the moment it does both the good and the rough work.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 15th September 2012, 08:51 PM #11
    Bushmiller's Avatar
    Bushmiller
    Bushmiller is online now GOLD MEMBER
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Millmerran,QLD
    Age
    73
    Posts
    11,135

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by mhewitt View Post
    One day I'd like to build a proper cabinet-maker's workbench and move this one on to rough duties... at the moment it does both the good and the rough work.
    A good bench is one that is used. Yours fits that mould perfectly. Looks extremely serviceable to me.

    Regards
    Paul
    Bushmiller;

    "Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Good Workbench Build Videos
    By pmcgee in forum THE WORK BENCH
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 10th September 2012, 07:30 PM
  2. the 20yr olds workbench build!
    By garageman in forum THE WORK BENCH
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 8th January 2012, 08:16 PM
  3. a workbench to make a workbench
    By mic-d in forum THE WORK BENCH
    Replies: 21
    Last Post: 2nd November 2008, 03:32 PM
  4. Workbench build diary (retrospective)
    By oldbeamer in forum THE WORK BENCH
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 14th May 2008, 03:59 PM
  5. Catch-22 - building a workbench without a workbench
    By brianhay in forum THE WORK BENCH
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 18th January 2005, 04:56 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules