tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post4885412859405057076..comments2023-05-20T10:47:25.792-04:00Comments on Close Grain: Portable WorkbenchSteve Branamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10526202082032043903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-88402066854926699692017-02-20T12:27:25.716-05:002017-02-20T12:27:25.716-05:00My son does apartment maintenance and is constantl...My son does apartment maintenance and is constantly using buckets and cinder blocks as a makeshift bench so I'm building him a portable and foldable bench to take from building to building. This design is a great outline for the bench I'm about to start making for his birthday. He, of course doesn't have the luxury of taking time to use hand tools for every job,but a nice folding bench will no doubt make life a bit easier for him. Somewhere there has to be a balance between stability and light weight and I think this is pretty darn close after modifications. Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337055156816527400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-60123425590091323712017-01-04T20:09:10.812-05:002017-01-04T20:09:10.812-05:00Steve thanks for keeping this online. Finished th...Steve thanks for keeping this online. Finished the top now and ready to get into the leg build. Really needed some thing that could fold away when needed and be a workable bench. Have also been able to get my hand on Roy Underhills materialAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171296646408459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-67267364075887979362017-01-04T20:05:48.940-05:002017-01-04T20:05:48.940-05:00Thanks heaps Steve for keeping this online. It'...Thanks heaps Steve for keeping this online. It's taken me nearly 12 months to get around to the build and due to space constraints need a bench in my garage that can be folded away. Just finished the top, now time for the legsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171296646408459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-16965696946688968152013-09-03T06:14:04.500-04:002013-09-03T06:14:04.500-04:00Thanks! The book is definitely worthwhile, though ...Thanks! The book is definitely worthwhile, though doesn't say a lot more than what I listed for working without a bench.<br /><br />"Portable" really just means luggable. You can get it into the back of a vehicle and transport it from location to location, up and down a few flights of stairs and through doorways, but that's all! It wheels around nicely on a dolly.Steve Branamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526202082032043903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-45128325565203080372013-09-02T21:35:59.198-04:002013-09-02T21:35:59.198-04:00Okay...I've gotta find a copy of that book the...Okay...I've gotta find a copy of that book then. Probably will have to be Amazon--the coastal plain of North Carolina is a desert when it comes to old tools.<br /><br />Love how ya adapted it work with no vises; hold fasts, bar clamps, Veritas bench dogs and a bench crook (oh my!) to eliminate the weight. It still probably isn't all that pleasant to lug any significant distance, but manageable for the most part.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553535111976956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-37250598282642400852013-09-02T19:11:53.599-04:002013-09-02T19:11:53.599-04:00That's one of the things Roy addresses on this...That's one of the things Roy addresses on this project in his book. Paul Sellers does the same does as well for the workbench project in his book. Basically you have to do everything on the floor or on some type of temporary supports, like boxes, sawhorses, stools, tables, the edge of a porch, etc. The work is pretty simple, even the joinery, so you can manage with a pretty crude setup (and dream of how much easier the work will be when you have a bench to work on!).Steve Branamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526202082032043903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-61893057756893454082013-09-02T13:07:54.014-04:002013-09-02T13:07:54.014-04:00Wow, that portable bench is sweet! I honestly wis...Wow, that portable bench is sweet! I honestly wish something like that was available commercially. I'd like nothin' better than to build one, but how do you build a bench without a bench?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553535111976956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-8005075197999891192010-08-25T15:09:46.994-04:002010-08-25T15:09:46.994-04:00I've had that exact same experience. You'v...I've had that exact same experience. You've also got one of the models with the single pinion, making it significantly easier to turn. I've got both the dual-pinion and single-pinion versions, and it always seems like I have to mess around with the second pinion in the dual version to get it to turn smoothly.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I had to use the dual-pinion version in my recent, uh, <a href="http://www.galoototron.com/2010/08/25/rip-panel-saw-finished/" rel="nofollow">modification</a> that I've now finally posted because the chuck on my other one is too small.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480582003884130836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-83676034458840843812010-08-23T21:20:57.049-04:002010-08-23T21:20:57.049-04:00Yep! I was absolutely amazed at the difference 3 l...Yep! I was absolutely amazed at the difference 3 little drops of oil made on the #2. I also have a #77a and a Yankee 1530 which were a little stiff. I put a drop in each of the oil holes and cranked them a bit and they came to full life. Amazing!Steve Branamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526202082032043903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554186870925500720.post-18178325834002208532010-08-23T00:20:23.958-04:002010-08-23T00:20:23.958-04:00Heh. You've been busy!
Look for a strance app...Heh. You've been busy!<br /><br />Look for a strance appearance of another Millers Falls #2 in a post hopefully this week.<br /><br />BrianBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480582003884130836noreply@blogger.com