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Add-on Bench
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:00 pm
by berry
The new issue of Woodsmith Magazine, that's issue #220, has an article on what they call a "add-on bench". Essentially a small work bench that is clamped to a standard bench to raise work to a more comfortable height.
Thus eliminating back strain and helping those with poor eye sight. It's fairly sophisticated.
A couple of years ago I decided there were plenty of times that raised bench would benefit my work. So I made this. Just two "I" bean type devices that clamp to the main bench and then I screw a 3/4 piece of scrap pw on top and call it a bench.
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Anyway I was wondering if any of you have made a add-on bench and what it looks like and how it works for you.
Thanks for reading.
Re: Add-on Bench
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:55 pm
by cham-ed
This may not be quite what the topic started out. But I think this is similar. I built the scissor lift workbench from Woodsmith #217 a couple of weeks ago. I love it. I'm always working at the right height. Oh and the vise is a genuine Wilton that I stole a few years ago for $5. I tried unsucessfully to post a couple of photos
Re: Add-on Bench
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:57 am
by tdubnik
cham-ed wrote:This may not be quite what the topic started out. But I think this is similar. I built the scissor lift workbench from Woodsmith #217 a couple of weeks ago. I love it. I'm always working at the right height. Oh and the vise is a genuine Wilton that I stole a few years ago for $5. I tried unsucessfully to post a couple of photos
I would love to see pictures of this bench. I'm sure someone will jump in and inform you how to post them.
Re: Add-on Bench
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:10 am
by reible
While different this post shows a way of elevating off bench level as an aid to clamping and is constructed much like the first picture.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/gener ... 11614.html
Ed
Re: Add-on Bench
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:23 am
by djr
tdubnik wrote:cham-ed wrote:This may not be quite what the topic started out. But I think this is similar. I built the scissor lift workbench from Woodsmith #217 a couple of weeks ago. I love it. I'm always working at the right height. Oh and the vise is a genuine Wilton that I stole a few years ago for $5. I tried unsucessfully to post a couple of photos
I would love to see pictures of this bench. I'm sure someone will jump in and inform you how to post them.
follow this link to a copy of that issue from Woodsmith.
http://www.woodsmithlibrary.com/promo/2 ... paign=8983
Re: Add-on Bench
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:04 am
by garys
That would help when I need to work closer with small things, but I have cabinets mounted directly above my workbench so adding another bench on top wouldn't work for me. When I need to be closer to my work, I use my shop stool so I can sit instead of stand.
If I had a bench in the middle of the shop, that idea would work great.