[TheForge] Benches

[Jerry Frost]

I heartily endorse gazintas, I have them all over the shop floor!

I would've chimed in sooner but last Sunday (I think) my comp suffered a 
catastrophic hardware failure, capacitors spewing goo without even the blue 
screen of death as a warning, just lights OUT, dead.

Now I'm in the midst of getting everything I can back, I saved most of my 
data but not configurations, drivers, etc. so I'll be pretty busy exercizing 
my brain for a while. <sigh>
Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:19 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Benches


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>
>> ...but I appreciate the [vise] on the bench could really get in the way
>> when doing large work.
>
> Ralph Sproul would suggest a "gazinta" if that's a problem. Any kind
> of sleeve or fixture on/in/under the bench and a corresponding one on
> the vise that couple with it.  The bit on the vise gazinta the bit
> under the bench but can be quickly removed when the space is needed.
>
> Despite the elegance of Ralph's method, I only have one of these: A
> vise that stands right up close to the heel of the anvil, attached to
> a fixture that gazinta the hardy hole, obstructs the pritchel hole and
> somwhat limits elbowroom but puts a vise zero steps from the anvil.
> Lifts off and goes under the bench most of the time.
>
> BTW, we haven't heard from Ralph for awhile.  Is he okay?
>
>
> - Mike
>