Bench Reconfiguration Diary

[Si600]

I'm always clamping boards on edge, which is probably why the corner popped off.

[Reggaebass]

I’ve just looked and my ones are oak and they’ve been there for years, but they still chip sometimes with wear

[Reggaebass]

I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁

[SpondonBassed]

27 minutes ago, Si600 said:

I'm always clamping boards on edge, which is probably why the corner popped off.

A relaxed approach is often more beneficial.

Edited April 8, 2021 by SpondonBassed

[SpondonBassed]

10 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁

Nice.

The quick release is a useful feature.

[Si600]

Mine is a 4 1/4" Fortis Engineering Co one.

[SpondonBassed]

So... it's like the old saying... we ALL have our vices.

[Si600]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁

I clamp my backsaws in mine for sharpening. How much do you use your block plane? I've got one but prefer a bench plane.

[Si600]

56 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

So... it's like the old saying... we ALL have our vices.

[Reggaebass]

3 minutes ago, Si600 said:

How much do you use your block plane

I use the no60 all the time, it’s the low angle one which is good for end grain and hardwood 

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, Si600 said:

Ply I have, 12mm from memory. Would you cut the break out and square it off, or just leave it as is?

I'd make the rebate deeper and face it with solid wood but grain vertical.

But I'm a metal basher so don't trust my wood vice advice...

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁

I love real Record Vices (pre-Irwin 🙂 )

I have a No. 3 and was delighted to spot a Record No. 1 in Dad's... living room.

Hopefully the huge 4" QR vice I used as a teenager is somewhere in Dad's workshop.

[Si600]

Me again. After facing the vice with a square of 12mm ply and taking the opportunity to make the top of the chop wider I now need to put an apron on the bench. It's never bloody ending this tinkering. Anyway... 

A big sheet of ply or something solid wood?

[Reggaebass]

5 minutes ago, Si600 said:

Me again. After facing the vice with a square of 12mm ply and taking the opportunity to make the top of the chop wider I now need to put an apron on the bench. It's never bloody ending this tinkering. Anyway... 

A big sheet of ply or something solid wood?

If it’s for rigidity Si, I’d go for solid, and it also won’t splinter if you catch it loading pieces on and off 🙂

[Reggaebass]

Interesting video here if anyone was wondering how plywood is made 🙂