woodchucker
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Post by woodchucker on Nov 16, 2008 13:34:28 GMT
I saw this today. www.plansnow.com/dn3082c.htmlI think I can see enough not to need a plan, but has anyone built one of these Work-Stations? It looks to be just the job for 'setting-up' and glue-ups, outside my shop, which isn't very big.  Any offers or cautionry tale please folks? Jack |
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Post by dom on Nov 16, 2008 15:54:12 GMT
Looks safe enough, make sure the slots are tight or it'll wobble.
Nice for taking apart and hanging up though.
Dom
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Post by jfc on Nov 16, 2008 16:50:50 GMT
A couple of saw horses with some 4x2 across them would do the same thing . Thats what i do anyway .
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 16, 2008 17:18:11 GMT
A couple of saw horses with some 4x2 across them would do the same thing . Thats what i do anyway . Me too. Can't see any advantage in the plansnow design. If you need something more stable than saw horses you can nail or clamp the 4x2s. cheers Jacob |
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Post by colincott on Nov 16, 2008 17:34:51 GMT
I can see the point as when put away they dont take up much room at all or as Dom said, you can hang them on the wall.
It will still do the job from what I can see.
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Post by cnc paul on Nov 16, 2008 18:19:22 GMT
I have a couple of those, they come in handy because you have a choice of 800 high or 500 high just by swapping the tie rails and the ability to hang them on the wall. My favorite is my trusty hospital bed, you can pump it up and down free wheel around the workshop, or flick one foot pedal and lock two or four wheels.... As an added bonus it is very handy for the afternoon siesta.  |
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Post by dom on Nov 16, 2008 18:39:05 GMT
Huh ! Hide that away when I come around do you ?
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Post by cnc paul on Nov 16, 2008 18:50:34 GMT
Your safe with me ;D
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woodchucker
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Post by woodchucker on Nov 16, 2008 18:58:25 GMT
Well I thought about building this, because my 17' x 9 ' garage, (with a 9" buttress sticking out halfway along both side walls), contains:
As you walk in, on the left,
A Triton Bench. An eight inch Startrite Bandsaw, a 7 foot long workbench, a timber rack for short bits under the house stairs!
On the right a 6' Bench with a Coronet Major on it, a 12" MB Sedgwick P/T and a drilling bench right at the back.
I have three feet at most of walk-space along the centre of my shop. I need access all the time in case the CB on the control panel cuts in.
I reckon I don't have space to store sawhorses, nor want to stumble into them in the dark, when I have to reset the power. (it usually goes at night!) Other than that, I reckon I could get along with the sawhorses, which I have to store outside in the side-passage!
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Jack
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Post by promhandicam on Nov 16, 2008 20:40:06 GMT
I bought a couple of the stanley fatmax sawhorses which I find excellent. They fold flat and you can adjust the height. They also have two slots in the top to take a bit of 38mm wide timber. I also bought an 8x4 Jablite (polystyrene) to lay on the top as a sacrificial sheet for cutting up mdf and plywood, however I rarely bother - I'll just replace the timber bearers in time. Steve |
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Post by woodchucker on Nov 16, 2008 22:22:53 GMT
Thanks Steve, I’ve seen those of course. Problem is, anything like that would tend to creep down the slope on my drive. I made two ‘A’ frame trestles, but despite a batten under the sheet of ply, trapped between the frames, they creep, and suddenly close up, collapsing on me. Dangerous if I am sawing or routing. So I am going for this workstation as I have to have somewhere to set up and glue-up. The only other option is to trek around the back of the house and use the yard, but there’s always some tool I forget to take with me!!! There you go. Idle Jack! cheers Jack  |
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Post by promhandicam on Nov 17, 2008 0:40:45 GMT
snip . . . Problem is, anything like that would tend to creep down the slope on my drive. . . . . That is the advantage of the fatmax saw horses - you can adjust each leg independently so it isn't a problem to put it on a slope. They also lock fairly well in the open position so I don't think they'd fold up on you. Steve (BTW, I'm not on a commission from Stanley ;D) |
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Post by woodchucker on Nov 17, 2008 11:13:33 GMT
snip . . . Problem is, anything like that would tend to creep down the slope on my drive. . . . . Steve (BTW, I'm not on a commission from Stanley ;D) Steve, I believe you. I'll look into these 'horse', although I started the workstation already! Thanks. Jack |
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