Popular Post ..Kev Posted March 4, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sometime you just have to take the tool to the work! 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 5 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: You thought I was kidding, didn't you? Kids, this is stupid. Don't try it, no matter how cool you think I am... You're right on the first part, the second part just gave me doubts. But, I gotta hand it to you, you're still country redneck. I didn't know that Delta made a #8. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 There's a new tool to be developed here somewhere. Kind of a what could go wrong? moment. At the same time though, it seemed to have worked well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 I'm sure plenty could go wrong, but I had to try it, just because, you know.... Anyway, after making that one pass, I regained my senses and switched back to my Stanleys. Regarding the jointing of edges ... why aren't jointer fences the same size as the bed??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Actually that's the first time I've seen a benchtop jointer actually work on a board longer than 18" . Stupid & dangerous ? Sure ! But is it that much different to a power planer ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 My guess would be, just a tad heavier. Ross was ever so cool? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 To be honest, running that machine upside down across the edge of that plank went surprisingly well. The bed is a few inches longer than my #7 Stanley, so it may have made a flatter surface faster. But it was enough hassle to put up and take down every time I placed the adjoining plank up there for "light check", I decided it wasn't worth the risk. Plus, hand planes let me do the fine tweaks much more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I was kind of hoping that you'd have made that video public the comment section would be GOLD!, pure youtube gold. Hope the table is going well i'm excited to see it finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 8 hours ago, Chestnut said: I was kind of hoping that you'd have made that video public the comment section would be GOLD!, pure youtube gold. Hope the table is going well i'm excited to see it finished. I thought about it. I can imagine the safety police would have a field day. Maybe I could preface it with a seriously deadpan, John Walsh style disclaimer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 20 hours ago, Chestnut said: I was kind of hoping that you'd have made that video public the comment section would be GOLD!, pure youtube gold. Hope the table is going well i'm excited to see it finished. Your wish is granted. Let the feeding frenzy begin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 You have to help an old timer with a link please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 minute ago, K Cooper said: You have to help an old timer with a link please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Oh, I thought there was an unedited version where his wife sneaks up behind him or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted March 6, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Oh, I thought there was an unedited version where his wife sneaks up behind him or something. It is the unedited version. There's no blood in the director's cut. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted April 1, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 The end draws near! I now have a couple coats of wipe-on poly on everything except the show surfaces of the table and bench tops. Didn't want to risk damaging the finish (or the builder) by flip-flopping those big pieces to do both sides at once. When the final coat is dry on everything, I'll flip them and give those surfaces my undivided attention. Final finish will be 3 coats of gloss (more on the top) + 1 coat of satin. You might see in this photo, one of the bolt holes that will be used to fasten top to base. I drilled and tapped for 3/8" cap screws, directly into the bottom faces. Slotted holes in the base cross-members. I also soaked the threads with thin CA glue, and ran a waxed bolt into the hole to harden the wood. Probably overkill, but whatever. This would have been a good application for the WW Thread Taps. A standard bottom tap was not quite long enough to reach, so I had to groove one of my bolts with a cut off wheel and use it as a "self-tapper" to finish the threads. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Can't wait to see this all finished up. are you going to mount the top once it is delivered? The longer WW thread taps would have been nice in this situation, but I think they are kind of expensive for the number of times you would actually use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 On 2/15/2018 at 10:45 PM, wtnhighlander said: We had an unusually warm day, so I burned some vacation time to work on the table. One big step was milling the slab for the seating bench top. My DW735 tripped its oveload no less than 4 times while planing this. Final thickness after getting it smooth. Not too bad, although I was hoping for a full 2 inches. And here is how it looks on top of the base. The slab still has to be trimmed to length, and some edge treatment done, but its looking like a bench now, at least! Is this bench stable? If someone sits on one end, does it tip? I'm concerned if you've got a couple people sitting on it, and one gets up to fill their glass, will the guy on the opposite end be deposited on the floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Chet said: Can't wait to see this all finished up. are you going to mount the top once it is delivered? Yes, the table will be assembled after delivery. The bench is light enough that I will probably assemble it in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 48 minutes ago, Isaac said: Is this bench stable? If someone sits on one end, does it tip? I'm concerned if you've got a couple people sitting on it, and one gets up to fill their glass, will the guy on the opposite end be deposited on the floor? That is a risk, and I have seen it happen on benches of similar design. This one is short enough that it is expected to seat only two. The legs are placed such that it nestles between the table feet when drawn up to the table. The bench weighs near 100 pounds, hopefully it will counterbalance anyone seated short of the very end. Frankly, I could cut about 3 inches off each end, reducing that risk, and it would still seat two adults, easily. Client's call on that one. Easy to fix later, should he change his mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 24 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: That is a risk, and I have seen it happen on benches of similar design. This one is short enough that it is expected to seat only two. The legs are placed such that it nestles between the table feet when drawn up to the table. The bench weighs near 100 pounds, hopefully it will counterbalance anyone seated short of the very end. Frankly, I could cut about 3 inches off each end, reducing that risk, and it would still seat two adults, easily. Client's call on that one. Easy to fix later, should he change his mind. Looks like you are far enough along you can probably test it out right now, can't you? Just set it down and sit on the end. Personally, I'd test for the worst case scenario, like someone sitting on the end facing the long way. I've got a bench at my kitchen table and at different times, people sit in every conceivable way. Sometimes people sit for a moment while talking to some who is standing. Or maybe they put their foot on the bench to tie a shoe without bending over. Someone might even stand on the bench to change a light bulb overhead. I've seen all those, and they all exert signifanct downward force that could overturn an unstable design. In any case, we want to deliver something safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 I am quite certail that the bench will tip if an adult sits on the very end of it. This "feature" has been discussed with the client, who decided to keep the length, anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: I am quite certail that the bench will tip if an adult sits on the very end of it. This "feature" has been discussed with the client, who decided to keep the length, anyway. Good deal. Sorry didn't mean to go into lecture mode, just having one of these benches myself, I've come to really appreciate this "feature"! The bench looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Just to put Isaac's fears to rest, I did a "tip test" after the bench was assembled. At 220 lb., I can sit on the end, my weight totally outside the bench legs, and get the other end to slowly rise from the floor. Far from fast enough to be caught off guard. Si I think I'll leave it alone. FYI - the thing is DONE. Too dark and cramped for good pics in the shop tonight, I hope to get some good ones outside tomorrow. Soooooooo glad this is almost over! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Definitely looking forward to seeing it Ross. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 We want a video of you on one end and Cody on the other. Then, Cody gets up and let’s you have it! Cool kid you’ve got there Ross. And the table and benches are no slouch either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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