Kirby’s Shed: 3. The Bench et al

[RodKirby]

I wont include many comments now - I suspect there will be a few questions I'll pick as we go...



Here we go...





Forum member "Rainshadow" (Randy Atkinson), very kindly made the sign and sent it to me some years ago - been a while since I've seen a post from him



The beautiful frame Pappy presented to me in Houston in 2004 - Don, Pappy, Jim, Kirby, and Loring - thanks agin guys



Closer:

[final_t]

Ha, and I thought my workbench was glossy!
I see that you made the same measuring device that I did (lower-right picture). So, did you also use a penny for the internals?

[jking]

Question about vise

I'm a curious about the vise on the end of your bench. It appears to clamp to the benchtop? Is there anything functionally different than other bench vises?

John

[LarryG]

I'd like to see inside some of the drawers, if there's anything special going on in there. (Might be something you have planned for a subsequent post.)

Also, I'm curious: were the open shelves on the end panels of the workbench an afterthought, or did you have them incorporated into the design from the outset?

[LCHIEN]

Final - Doubt he used a Lincoln penny- maybe an aussie penny?

John, That's a (swiss-made) Zyliss Z-Vise.
http://www.advmachinery.com/amipdf/Plano-abd-zVise.pdf

[sacherjj]

Interesting idea for small parts. I think I'll have to look a little more closely at those GladWare type of cheap plastic containers and steal that idea. I already use some of the cheap ones with screw tops for biscuits (I figure they need to seal better than the standard ones.

I still don't know all the tools I need yet, enough to be that organized.

[ExYankee]

My dentists offices is'nt that neat!

[jhart]

And not a spec of dust anywhere!! Looks nice Rod. Keep them coming.

[messmaker]

Is that a workshop or a clean room?

[warrenp]

Impressive bench layout Rod. I have been cleaning up my garage so I can do a bit more "work" in there. Your pics are great for getting ideas. In order to spend more time making useful (for LOML) things, I purchased some inexpensive cabinets.

Thanks.

[RodKirby]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

Final_t/Loring: I DID use a US penny The closest Oz thing I had was 5 cent coin but they have a milled edge and are an "odd" size. The US penny is exactly 3/4" dia. For some weird reason I've kept a bunch of US pennies from our travels to the US.

This is what we're talking about: http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2007/03/30/sn/
BTW - MEASURE, don't believe those given.

John: The Zyliss vise is much more versatile than a regular bench vise - the clamp-on feature being one of them.

LarryG: The open ends were planned - this is the third bench I've built.

[MilDoc]

Man, that is one beautiful bench!

[Ed62]

Man, that is one beautiful bench!

What he said.

Ed

[TheRic]

Nice bench area, like several of your ideals.
Several question for you Rod:

What is with the the Penny?? No clue what item you are even talking about. How is it used?? (OK, any one that knows can answer this one).

Why the saw in the glass box?

How many trash cans do you have in your shop?

What is all in the drawers? Tools, parts, files, patterns, etc?

Glass, clear plastic, or something else on the cabinets?

I'm thinking (from past posts) your bench top is two layers of 1" MDF, with a poly top? How many coats of poly?

[RodKirby]

Ric: Several question for you Rod:

What is with the the Penny?? No clue what item you are even talking about. How is it used?? (OK, any one that knows can answer this one).
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2007/03/30/sn/

Why the saw in the glass box? Carry over from my "rusty" garage.

How many trash cans do you have in your shop? 3

What is all in the drawers? Tools, parts, files, patterns, etc? YES

Glass, clear plastic, or something else on the cabinets? 1/8" acrylic

I'm thinking (from past posts) your bench top is two layers of 1" MDF, with a poly top? How many coats of poly? Actually a single layer of 1-1/4" HDF (HIGH Density Fibreboard). MUCH heavier/harder than it looks! 4 coats of high-gloss poly, applied with a small roller.