What's on your work bench?

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Re: What's on your work bench?

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Neat way to find the centre of a circle!

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jeremyb wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:17 pm Neat way to find the centre of a circle!

Firstly, roll one ciggie….
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Did well not to drop an ash into it. Good technique, best I get is a triangular island with things I've tried.
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jeremyb wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:17 pm Neat way to find the centre of a circle!

I just fold it in half and then again :wink:

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So workbench is now on the floor, now if only I had instructions like from ikea…..

Nice bits of Blackwood maybe I should just build some guitars out of it?
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If it is acacia melanoxylin or so than yes... i made a beautiful guitar neck out of it. Stable and nice to work with it.

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A day off and I'm leveling, crowning, polishing the frets on this Charvel.
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Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:25 pm So workbench is now on the floor, now if only I had instructions like from ikea…..

Nice bits of Blackwood maybe I should just build some guitars out of it?
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Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:46 pm
Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:25 pm So workbench is now on the floor, now if only I had instructions like from ikea…..

Nice bits of Blackwood maybe I should just build some guitars out of it?
As long as it's strong and stable, a workbench doesn't care what it's made of. It's not furniture; don't waste beautiful wood on it.
I long for a beautiful workbench :P
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Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:54 pm
Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:46 pm
Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:25 pm So workbench is now on the floor, now if only I had instructions like from ikea…..

Nice bits of Blackwood maybe I should just build some guitars out of it?
As long as it's strong and stable, a workbench doesn't care what it's made of. It's not furniture; don't waste beautiful wood on it.
I long for a beautiful workbench :P
Use paint.

35 years ago, I built a workbench from pine 4x2 and 25mm ply liberally coated in flooring poly. My replacement in the marriage liked it so much he took it with him when they moved. He still tells me how much he enjoys using it.

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Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:57 pm
Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:54 pm
Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:46 pm

As long as it's strong and stable, a workbench doesn't care what it's made of. It's not furniture; don't waste beautiful wood on it.
I long for a beautiful workbench :P
Use paint.
No. I long for a beautiful workbench :P
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Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:59 pm
Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:57 pm
Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:54 pm

I long for a beautiful workbench :P
Use paint.
No. I long for a beautiful workbench :P
Well just make sure you don't spend so much time admiring it you never put a mark on it. A proper workbench should be relic'd!
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Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:05 pm
Bg wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:59 pm
Slowy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:57 pm

Use paint.
No. I long for a beautiful workbench :P
Well just make sure you don't spend so much time admiring it you never put a mark on it. A proper workbench should be relic'd!
It will be relic'd like a custom shop 59 LP :) every ding will have a story. This one is only for hand tool use, I have a shitter that I don't mind cutting through with the circular saw ;)
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Faceplate before and after, I purposely went with a slightly bolder text. I also put the original rubberised knobs back on, they were loose fitting so I had replaced them with set screw knobs, but now found a way to make them fit tight.

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That looks really good and is clear to read.
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