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Lesson learned. My bench rocked a little bit while I was working on one end and I heard a loud bang as something on the bench behind me fell onto my concrete garage floor. I just restored it a couple of months ago and was really starting to like it. My 4 1/2! NOOOOOO!!! Pretty sure that one can’t be repaired.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.8 August 2016 at 5:17 pm #139207Man that is a tough break ( no pun intended ) I hate to see that.Try J-B Weld it might work, that stuff is pretty amazing unless you know a good welder. It won’t look pretty but you may be able to salvage it.
Steve
8 August 2016 at 9:17 pm #139215Glad you found one that is a great price unless it is a basket case. Keep your old one for spare parts.
Steve
Hi,
No consolation I know, but I saw this article the other day:
http://www.instructables.com/id/So-You-Dropped-Your-No4-Hand-Plane/
It shows how to convert a broken metal plane into a wood-bodied plane.
Regards
Darren.
18 August 2016 at 1:20 am #139426I have to work with a concrete floor as well. I bought a horse stall mat (3’x5′) to make it easier on my knees and back. One day I dropped a chisel and realized a second benefit of the mat. I went and bought a second mat and cut it in half lengthwise and place it under the “back” side of my bench for protection,just in case. Sorry about your 4 1/2, I love mine.The mats cost about $25 at any farm and fleet store. Bob L.
18 August 2016 at 5:37 pm #139480I’m gutted for you, these life lessons are best learned at someone else’s expense, thank you for sharing i will now move all of my planes back from the edge of my bench.
19 August 2016 at 8:46 pm #139517Ouch, that hurts. I had somethin of thesame happening to me only it was a glass jar of shellac & alcohol that hit the concrete..
Mic
I think Paul uses interlocking soft floor mats for this reason. The ones which resemble giant rubber jig-saw puzzle pieces. If you watch his “Tour of The New Workshop” video, he said they saved one of his favorite saws when he dropped it.
They make standing for long periods more comfortable, they’re warmer for your feet in cold workshops, and they protect project edges from floor damage.
They can sometimes save a tool from a fall off the bench.Workers used to stand on wooden grilles/platforms, e.g. when working at lathes all day.
If you made one to run the full length of your bench, it’d do the same job as the modern foam-rubber equivalent.I use an off-cut of cheap, low-pile carpet, which has a rubberized underlay built-in.
I don’t know whether any of these would’ve saved your 4 1/2 though. A 4 1/2 is pretty heavy, but it could be worth a try.
Hope this helps.
Hi,
Would it be possible to post a link to the workshop tour video you mentioned please?
I’ve bought an “easimat” (horse stall) sheet to put around my current bench, which is great but expensive in the UK, so would be interested to see what Paul has used.
Thanks
Darren.
30 August 2016 at 12:47 pm #139789I think this might the video (unless there’s another I don’t know of)
I bought one of those anti-fatigue padded mats at Woodcraft the other day–they are on sale for $20 (marked down from $36) and are 2’x 5′ which covers the area immediately in front of my bench. And it does beat standing on concrete but it’s a bit more effort to sweep up the dust and shavings when I’m done. Thanks.
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