Looking for Shops Ideas

ldh · Post by **ldh** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:58 am

Ed,
I used one of the Delta Machine Bases and sq. tubing cut to length and welded. I have a small mig that I use to weld up the bases. I have to have everything on wheels as I lost my right leg a few years back and can not lug the heavy stuff around the shop anymore. I will look in my files and see if I have the plans that I drew up when I built it. Rockler also has a Mobile base that will work just as well, come to think about it I may have used the Rockler on that table. I have made several of them for friends. The link to the Rockler base is http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... ile%20base. Depending on the weight of the table you can use
.065 to .125 walled tubing.
ldh

Ed,
I found my drawings for the table......let me know if you are interested.

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:50 am

The Rockler one seems difficult to adopt to the Craftsman bench. It is designed to have metal parts connected by used provided lumber but the distance between ends seems limited. The concept is exactly what I was trying to describe.

ldh · Post by **ldh** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:52 am

Hi Paul,
I should add some pics of how I use both the Rockler and the Delta machine lifts. The Rockler works a bit better in that you can put the lift wheel assembly forward or backward as needed. As I said in the post, I use sq. metal tubing and not wood for the stringers in the lifts. You can drill and bolt just as they do with the wood or weld as I do. Makes for a strong lift that you can make in any size you want. Once in while Rockler will have a sale on them for $39.95 and the steel is not very expensive.
ldh

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:11 pm

paulmcohen wrote:.... I have exactly the same Craftsman bench but I rarely move it. It does have two holes on the bottom of each leg for lockable casters but I don't know if just locking them would give you enough support.
http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct.php?0207

Paul
They must have redesigned the cabinet because mine has no provision for mounting wheels.

For everyone else that offered ideas, my thanks, if there are any other ideas I'm open to them.

Two things I going to try. One is the possibly a base like Idh and few others suggested.

The other is total redesign of my shop area. I need to free up floor space and I think if I used Charlese's suggesttion and installed heavy frame cabinet doors with peg board centers I would have a huge increase of overhead (off the floor storage) I could then eliminate the need for tool storage under my bench. I could then take the top off my existing bench, sell the metal cabinet and build a workbench/construction table I could more easily move out from the wall.
Ed

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:58 pm

Ed Said I use several Zyliss vises attached to the table when working with small case work.

Ed,

I haven't heard the Zyliss vice mentioned for years. I bought mine in the early 70's and still find it very handy. I recently tried to buy another and couldn't find one. Like the Shopsmith tools a great tool. Jim

curiousgeorge · Post by **curiousgeorge** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:15 pm

Jim, there is a Zyliss vise for sale on e-bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ZYLISS-Woodcarving- ... dZViewItem

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:18 pm

Thanks George I checked it out. Time will tell. Jim

james.miller · Post by **james.miller** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:05 pm

I saw the Zyliss Vise guy set up at the home show a couple of weeks ago and now they sell a large version of it, the guy said he stores his large vise in a tool box bought just for it. http://www.advmachinery.com/default.asp?pg=zvise

ldh · Post by **ldh** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:27 pm

I stated that I had several of the Zyliss vises earlier in this thread that I used for case work on my table, that is just the beginning if you get hooked on using them. Like Shopsmith they are on the expensive side, but if you keep your eyes open you will find them at yard sales and on the net. Stay away from the earlier versions due to the limited thread length on the clamps. The earlier vises did not have the quick set rear jaw making them a bit slow to use. On occasion I have been a bit rough on mine and broke parts which have been replaced free of charge by the company each time.
ldh

dofitch · Post by **dofitch** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:41 am

check out: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ ... x?id=28530

This is the workbench I'm going to build for my shop. It's one of the most amazing benches I've seen in all my looking. There are several woodworkers that have blogs of themselves making their idea of the bench if you look around. Google newfangled workbench. It looks rock solid, is built out of dimensional lumber you can buy at any lumberyard, and could be improved/adapted to your own shop. Hal

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