Shop Bench

[Howard Rosenberg]

Well, more of a rolling cart, really...

Glued and screwed butt joints.
Six 4" locking casters.
3" overhangs for clamping on three sides.
It's super-solid - the full-length back and middle support for the top don't let this thing rack at all.
Lock the casters and it doesn't move while I'm pounding away with hand tools either.

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/bench_full_length.thumb.jpg">

The drawers are also glued and screwed butt joints.
1/4" tempered hardboard form the bottoms.
The bottoms extend to both the left and right of the box to form runners.
The runners are kept in place by plywood "governors" surrounding the runners' top and bottom to prevent the drawers from tipping out.

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/marking_measuring_drawer.thumb.jpg">

The vice's jaws are multiple laminations of 1/2" BB ply.
I lined them with leather and used two 18" screws.
It takes a little coordination to keep the jaws from racking while opening or closing the jaws but you quickly get used to it.

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/vice_left_hand_drawers.thumb.jpg">

Anoth pair of shots of the leather-lined BB ply jaws and screws.

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/vice_ply_jaws_and_threaded_rods.thumb.jpg">

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/vice_in_open_position.thumb.jpg">

The vice's capacity is 22" between the screws and extends 14".

<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/album81/vice_fully_extended.thumb.jpg">

Thanks for looking.
Howard

[Jay Knoll]

Howard, don't know if it is my computer, but I can't see the pictures in your post.

Jay

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Howard...I'm with Jay....no pictures on this one.

[Kelly C. Hanna]

I make three. Sounds like a great bench. If I can ever get this confounded huge table out of my shop, I'll make myself one too!