Popular Post gee-dub Posted July 17, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 This may fit better in 'Jigs and Fixtures' so feel free to move it. I have put 6 decades behind me and have started to notice I get fatigued by certain processes more than I used to. Long sessions of detailed or delicate joinery, some router processes or small hand sawing tasks all seem to put a strain on my "huncher-overer" muscles. I had seen a variety of these sorts of things and as is my habit, I morphed, homogenized, borrowed or outright stole the things about them that I thought would work well for me. The main purpose is to elevate your work but, some manner of work holding is also important. The method will vary with your projects as will the appropriate height and size. This quick SU shows my dimensions and was used as a rough guide. The top is a sort of torsion box to keep the weight down. Hard maple is used to provide strength and mass where the legs attach and the inset vise mortise goes. The legs are doubled 3/4" ply. This shows the recesses for the t-nuts that accept the bolts used to attach the legs. The mortise is stepped for the inset vise per the instructions. And you end up here. This thing has been a boon to my productivity. It stores under one end of the bench when not in use. I can go through long sessions of joinery and detail routing without fatigue. If you find yourself rubbing your neck or shoulder after a mortising session or just want your detail stringing a little closer to the old eyeballs, this may help you as it has helped me. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassAct Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I'm definitely going to need that when I get my own shop. I'm 53, but my back is 73. :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Like the Idea at 55 myself..If there was a eazy way to pickup my workbench I may work on that in time ...Nice job with your bench Gee-Dub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I'm 73, and I just grab a stool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rex Edgar Posted July 17, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, RichardA said: I'm 73, and I just grab a stool! I'm 64 and I just grab a nap! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I love it. Like Richard, I built a very comfortable shop stool for my wide self and have a seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Rex Edgar said: I'm 64 and I just grab a nap! A good friend and I were discussing acronyms a year or so ago, and we concluded, that the English language is going bye, bye! It won't be many years away when acrospeak will prevail! So we did at least one acronym that's just for we older folks, but I'm gonna put it out there, and the younger crowd will get a kick out of it. Speaking to your "grab a nap" we devised this code OMN [old man's nap] I shoot for one daily! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Richard, I think you should use DHR (Daily Horizontal Rest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Woodenskye said: Richard, I think you should use DHR (Daily Horizontal Rest) To many confuse me.... OMN has been working for more than a year.. I'll stick with that. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 First, Great idea. My shoulders and neck get stiff and sore too easily. Second, what kind of vise is that? Third and last, possible Idea.........I could picture myself using something like that that would have dowels on the legs to fit into dogs holes on my main bench to avoid the need for clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted July 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 8 hours ago, Ronn W said: First, Great idea. My shoulders and neck get stiff and sore too easily. Second, what kind of vise is that? Third and last, possible Idea.........I could picture myself using something like that that would have dowels on the legs to fit into dogs holes on my main bench to avoid the need for clamps. First, thanks (and thanks to all for the comments). Second, Veritas 'Inset Vise'. Third, I use it in several different positions depending on the task but, the idea of dog 'pegs' on the feet is intriguing ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds2 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I love this thing and I need to make myself one. I'm 35 and had back surgery last year. I built myself a moxon vice, which I absolutely love. It raises the work up to a non-painful level. I've been looking for a more complete solution and your bench looks pretty good. I think I would incorporate a moxon vice in mine If I do build one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Mini-Moxon Add-On Trying to elevate my hand cut dovetail status from "hack" to "reasonably proficient" I found myself in need of a moxon-like device. Space is at a premium here so I came up with an add-on for my Bench-on-Bench. I grabbed a scrap of red oak and a previously used piece of t-track. I cut a rabbet to accept the t-track, drilled the track with through holes and coutersinks and mounted it to the scrap. I marked the area where the scrap would be glued to the BonB and sanded the finish off. Some glue and #10 screws. And it works like so . . . These holddowns were picked up at a Woodworking show some years back. Other t-track type holddowns you may have will work as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Nice setup Gee, and what, basically for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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