pkinneb Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Okay I don't think it gets any better than that an awesome bench and a cute pup ...oh and child LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 hours ago, RichardA said: Is Albert going to be the shop's house mouse? Nice job on the bench. You're goona love beating it up. I dont know what he is gonna be. Right now he is a PITA, but to expected from a 3 month old puppy. 46 minutes ago, pkinneb said: Okay I don't think it gets any better than that an awesome bench and a cute pup ...oh and child LOL Thanks. I am ready to get this bench done. Hoping to complete by this weekend or next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 What's the first post bench project? Dog bed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark J said: What's the first post bench project? Dog bed? No clue. Probably downsize my assembly table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, MattF said: No clue. Probably downsize my assembly table. LOL that's exactly what I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 14 hours ago, pkinneb said: LOL that's exactly what I did Mine is old, and too large since I will have the roubo. It’s also not really flat anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockshox Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Awesome bench! Did you end up going with epoxy to fill the end cap crack? How did it turn out? Trying to decide between that and CA glue for a hairline crack that reared it’s ugly head for me as well while fitting the tails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Let's see what others think, but I believe CA glue is fairly brittle. So it may not be the best choice for applications which will experience a lot of pounding or bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 11:03 AM, pkinneb said: Okay I don't think it gets any better than that an awesome bench and a cute pup ...oh and child LOL Child? I saw unpaid labor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockshox Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Mark J said: Let's see what others think, but I believe CA glue is fairly brittle. So it may not be the best choice for applications which will experience a lot of pounding or bending. Not to hijack this thread, but I’ll expand on my thought process really briefly—if I’m remembering correctly, awhile back one of the hand tool woodworkers on YouTube did a pretty extensive glue strength test, and the equipment and processes he used looked fancy enough to make me feel like it was fairly reliable and scientific. Anywho, I seem to recall the results indicating that CA Glue is surprisingly strong and a very good filler. But epoxy is proven, just seems like it’ll be much harder to get into these hairline cracks, even heating it up, etc...? Dunno, I’m torn and would love to hear feedback from y’all, and curious to see how MattF addressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 22 hours ago, Rockshox said: Not to hijack this thread, but I’ll expand on my thought process really briefly—if I’m remembering correctly, awhile back one of the hand tool woodworkers on YouTube did a pretty extensive glue strength test, and the equipment and processes he used looked fancy enough to make me feel like it was fairly reliable and scientific. Anywho, I seem to recall the results indicating that CA Glue is surprisingly strong and a very good filler. But epoxy is proven, just seems like it’ll be much harder to get into these hairline cracks, even heating it up, etc...? Dunno, I’m torn and would love to hear feedback from y’all, and curious to see how MattF addressed! As of right now I never did anything to fill the crack. With that said, I would use epoxy over super glue. Epoxy will be better for its elongation properties on materials that will move slightly. CA glue is very strong, but also very brittle with no elongation proprieties. For filling the small cracks, you can use small plastic syringe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MattF Posted April 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Got some finish on it and put back together. Still have to do the shelves and gap stop. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Nice job Matt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Bench looks great! Now it's time to put it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 On 4/19/2020 at 4:15 PM, pkinneb said: Nice job Matt!! Thank you On 4/20/2020 at 8:42 AM, Chestnut said: Bench looks great! Now it's time to put it to work. Thank you. I will be designing and building a sim racing cockpit soon. It will not be anything special, but that is probably the first project. Ever since swing the nascar sim racing on TV I had to try it, now I can’t get enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 That came out looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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