Howard Rosenberg
10-14-2004, 1:03 PM
Hi all -
Couldn't figure out why that first multi-photo post didn't work.
But, here are the photos, again....
I really designed my bench as more of a rolling cart.
Everything was designed to go together quickly: glued and screwed butt joints.
Six 4" locking casters.
26"-wide top with 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/My-Bench/bench_full_length.thumb.jpg">
The drawers are also glued and screwed butt joints.
1/4" tempered hardboard form the bottoms.
The bottoms extend on both the left and right sides of the drawer's box to form runners.
These runners are kept in place by plywood "governors" surrounding the runners' tops and bottoms to prevent the drawers from tipping out.
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/marking_measuring_drawer.thumb.jpg">
The vice's jaws are composed of 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/My-Bench/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/My-Bench/vice_ply_jaws_and_threaded_rods.thumb.jpg">
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/vice_in_open_position.thumb.jpg">
The vice's capacity is 22" between the screws and extends 14" when it's fully opened.
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/vice_fully_extended.thumb.jpg">
Thanks for looking.
Howard
Couldn't figure out why that first multi-photo post didn't work.
But, here are the photos, again....
I really designed my bench as more of a rolling cart.
Everything was designed to go together quickly: glued and screwed butt joints.
Six 4" locking casters.
26"-wide top with 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/My-Bench/bench_full_length.thumb.jpg">
The drawers are also glued and screwed butt joints.
1/4" tempered hardboard form the bottoms.
The bottoms extend on both the left and right sides of the drawer's box to form runners.
These runners are kept in place by plywood "governors" surrounding the runners' tops and bottoms to prevent the drawers from tipping out.
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/marking_measuring_drawer.thumb.jpg">
The vice's jaws are composed of 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/My-Bench/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/My-Bench/vice_ply_jaws_and_threaded_rods.thumb.jpg">
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/vice_in_open_position.thumb.jpg">
The vice's capacity is 22" between the screws and extends 14" when it's fully opened.
<img src="http://www.woodshopphotos.com/albums/My-Bench/vice_fully_extended.thumb.jpg">
Thanks for looking.
Howard