[TheForge] Benches

[JAMES OESTREICH]

On 3/10/2011 10:53 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky wrote:
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> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Albin Drzewianowski
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Benches
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> It can come down to which material are you more comfortable working with.
> In my case, I was more comfortable making my workbenches out of wood rather than welding up large size structural steel.  when finished, I placed a piece of 3/16" sheet steel on the bench top so that I could lay hot steel on the bench.  (unexpected advantage,  I can easily write and draw on the sheet steel with soapstone or silver pencil.  Handy to compare hot work to scroll drawing, or other shapes.)
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> Also, do you have the equipment to make it out of steel?  I do not have the luxury of having the equipment to make a large steel bench,  so I went with wood.
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> And of course, my bench is over engineered.  Legs are 6x6s and component parts are 2x6 and/or 2x8  bolted together with 3/8  and/or 1/2  all-thread and bolts.
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> D-ski
> Westminster, MD
> The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Graham Whaley
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:56 AM
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>> Subject: [TheForge] Benches
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>> I need to build a bench to mount the leg vices on, and probably an
> engineers
>> vice as well. Question is, do I make it out of wood or metal? What do
>> you folks prefer?
>> Making a bench out of wood for beating hot metal near doesn't
>> immediately seem like the best idea :-)
>>
>>    Graham
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there is no shuch thing as a over engingeered  work bench as you never 
know what will be put on it  i have severl bench's some wood , wood with 
metal all metal  one is 2X3 1/2 plate and turns on it's centerso you 
never know jim o.