Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
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Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Hey everyone, I thought I would post my first Shopsmith 10er 'furniture': A workbench! The wood was free and I learned quite a lot between this forum, YouTube, and the manuals as input. One thing I wanted to do was make it without any nails or screws: It's all rabbets, mortise and tenons, glue-ups and dowels -- I even snuck in some castle joints. It was finished with a lot of sanding and two coats of boiled linseed oil (with a crossbreeze, natch).
Next was a french cleat wall to hold all my tools (Which does have screws). I'm pretty happy with it, and look forward to now creating an imbalance by getting more tools.
Hoo ha!
Scott
Next was a french cleat wall to hold all my tools (Which does have screws). I'm pretty happy with it, and look forward to now creating an imbalance by getting more tools.
Hoo ha!
Scott
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Scott E.
Scott E.
Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
I love that Joinery Scott... Well done sir... Turned out very impressive.
Kevin Collins
1x Mark 7 - 520
2x Mark 5 - 510
1x 1956 Mark 5 - 500 in need of restoration
1x Mark 7 - 520
2x Mark 5 - 510
1x 1956 Mark 5 - 500 in need of restoration
Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Thank you! I have the splinters to prove it.
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Scott E.
Scott E.
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Nice work!!!
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Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Impressive and ambitious joinery!
I think the linseed oil is the right choice for a utility bench top, and it looks great also.
On the castle joints, I see by the toolmarks that a circular saw was used. Also some burning which indicates the blade labored making such deep cuts. Kickback hazard. Bandsaw would be preferred.
You got the bottoms very clean and square, what tool/technique did you use to cutout the waste? Coping saw? I have tried doing that with repeated sawcuts but that still leaves a ragged surface.
I think the linseed oil is the right choice for a utility bench top, and it looks great also.
On the castle joints, I see by the toolmarks that a circular saw was used. Also some burning which indicates the blade labored making such deep cuts. Kickback hazard. Bandsaw would be preferred.
You got the bottoms very clean and square, what tool/technique did you use to cutout the waste? Coping saw? I have tried doing that with repeated sawcuts but that still leaves a ragged surface.
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Very nice workspace.
Russ
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All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Yeap, that is a righteous set-up you've made there !!!
Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Nice looking set-up!
I admire your patience in doing all tha joinery. Results are well worth it.
John
I admire your patience in doing all tha joinery. Results are well worth it.
John
Re: Made my first workbench using Shopsmith 10er
Thank you all for your encouragement - this forum has been especially inspirational.
@SteveMaryland: Good eye on the blade marks - yes, I tried a dado stack but the cuts I needed were too deep, so I made a vertical table saw jig. The crenels were created by drilling a hole at the top nearly the exact width between the merlons, and any small attaching wood was flush-sawn out. (See circle on included image). You can see the vestigial rut indicated at the bottom. I then flattened these new ruts by passing them multiple times over the table saw on the vertical jig.
To flatten the castle joint merlon tops I used the Shopsmith disk sander until they were all equal height. I did this by clamping two together each time.
@SteveMaryland: Good eye on the blade marks - yes, I tried a dado stack but the cuts I needed were too deep, so I made a vertical table saw jig. The crenels were created by drilling a hole at the top nearly the exact width between the merlons, and any small attaching wood was flush-sawn out. (See circle on included image). You can see the vestigial rut indicated at the bottom. I then flattened these new ruts by passing them multiple times over the table saw on the vertical jig.
To flatten the castle joint merlon tops I used the Shopsmith disk sander until they were all equal height. I did this by clamping two together each time.
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Scott E.
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I love the ingenuity with the tablesaw !!!
I remember my first Shopsmith project was a desk. I had the Mk 5 but I had no bandsaw. I made some thick "cove" pieces by taking repeated stopped cuts on the tablesaw:
Thanks again for showing us what can be done
I remember my first Shopsmith project was a desk. I had the Mk 5 but I had no bandsaw. I made some thick "cove" pieces by taking repeated stopped cuts on the tablesaw:
Thanks again for showing us what can be done