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Lewis Cobb
06-16-2010, 9:01 PM
Hi there -
I came across the plans for this workbench in the American Woodworker website. Not sure what issue they were originally in, but they are on the website for free so it might have been some time ago.

Has anyone built this or a modified version of it? I'm liking the general design and am thinking about tackling it later this fall when the cold weather forces me inside more.

If anyone has built it, are there any pros/cons that you can pass along? I am not sure if the top as shown would sag over time given that it's only supported on the ends. I like the way it's done though as it's sort of a little shelf to place tools as you are working on something and it's great for clamping as well.

The bench is mobile as well - there's 6 swivel casters hidden underneath and you jack up and place little blocks (shown in the pic) to "plant" the bench to make it stable.

Thanks for any comments or pointers.

Cheers,
Lewis
george wilson
06-16-2010, 9:34 PM
Many benches just support the thick top near the ends. It won't sag.
John Schreiber
06-16-2010, 10:01 PM
Here's an on-line calculator for estimating sag: http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator.htm

Good luck on the bench.
Lewis Cobb
06-17-2010, 7:56 AM
Here's an on-line calculator for estimating sag: http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator.htm

Good luck on the bench.


There's no end to the useful things tucked away on the web. Thanks very much John !
John Neel
06-17-2010, 4:04 PM
I don't see any picture. Is it somewhere I am unaware of?

John Neel
John Mark Lane
06-17-2010, 4:27 PM
I don't see any picture. Is it somewhere I am unaware of?

John Neel


You have to be a member of the secret club. Try using your decoder ring.

... you do have a decoder ring...don't you?
Lewis Cobb
06-17-2010, 5:44 PM
Picture seems to have disappeared - it was there - honest. Maybe I violated something I am unaware of - looks like the post was edited.
Dan Keeling
06-17-2010, 10:21 PM
They have it listed as the "Dream Workbench"
http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/projects/archive/2010/01/13/dream-workbench.aspx
John Mark Lane
06-17-2010, 10:25 PM
Feh
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rick carpenter
06-17-2010, 11:57 PM
You have to be a member of the secret club. Try using your decoder ring.

... you do have a decoder ring...don't you?

You TOLD about the decoder ring????? You can't say anything about that! Next, probably, you'll say something about the [edited]....