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24 April 2020 at 10:14 pm #658547
Doh! I’d never been aware that so many cheapish drill stands existed ( having never had a need before) . I’ll order one & see how things go. Think I might use a bit of threaded rod both to fit the finished knob and to hold the unfinished version in the chuck..at least for a first attempt.
24 April 2020 at 10:45 am #658473Some ideas there for a bit of experimentation, I think. Thanks everyone. I’m not averse to occasional use of power tools – I just don’t have space to house very much.
Sadly I don’t have a drill press though I do have a couple of electric drills so if I can figure out a way of clamping one in my vise, that may be a way forward – anyone have any pointers for this?Getting a piece of stock roughly round with a spokeshave then ‘turning’ with rasps & sanding blocks makes good sense too.
16 October 2019 at 5:28 pm #618644Thanks Keith,
I thought I’d checked to see if had already been covered but clearly not thoroughly enough! I’ll try the plug method, I think.2 January 2019 at 9:32 pm #554195Not sure if I can add much to what Edmund said. I agree with all his comments, but as a relative beginner myself who built a bench last year (my first true woodworking project) two specific points spring to mind.
#1 Sometimes inaccuracies or tolerances cancel each other out but sometimes they multiply. If everything is 1/16th out, you may be disappointed with the outcome. I aimed for much finer tolerances but still found the odd instance where two or more ‘errors’ combined to create angles or dimensions I couldn’t live with and needed rework.
#2 If you view your bench build as an exercise in skill building (as I did) then maybe it’s worth aiming for a bit more accuracy than you might strictly need. I must confess I took ages to complete my bench but I don’t regret the time I spent at all.
Good luck and hope you enjoy both the process and the outcome as much as I did!
7 December 2017 at 9:41 pm #396466I’m going to avoid the treated timber. I read some stuff online about different levels of treatment in UK and how the timber is marked accordingly – leading me to believe that perhaps some treatments are reasonably benign but as I said initially, I’m a novice and it seems a risk not worth taking.
I’d already planned to laminate the legs as well as the aprons and the benchtop but I see no reason not to laminate the rails too which means I can do it all with the untreated material. I guess it means a bit more work but this is about the process and the experience as much as the result so that’s OK. It just leaves the wellboard material to find. Pretty sure I’ll find a way to get that home when I can find something suitable.
Shame though that it’s this difficult to buy even the most basic materials 🙁
Thanks again to those who responded.6 December 2017 at 11:14 pm #395696Thanks to both of you. I wondered initially if treatments might differ between UK & US. The reference to wood being ‘wet’ troubled me as the stuff in my local store seemed dry enough….though I guess this is a relative reference. As a matter of interest, if someone had access to a moisture gauge what kind of reading is regarded as viable for woodwork projects? I like info I can quantify wherever possible 🙂
But it seems from Alan’s post that the stuff in UK stores is largely not fit for purpose so time to think again. Maybe I could laminate everything for this build from the two sizes I found? -
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