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Mounting metalwork vices – Part 2

Posted on 16/06/2013 by John

Today being Fathers day I was able to get some time in the workshop to progress the vice bases. Last time I found that using glue as well as pocket hole screws made accurate placement quite difficult, as the glue … Continue reading →

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Mounting metalwork vices – Part 1

Posted on 09/06/2013 by John

Today I made a start on building some bases for my two metalworking vices. The intention is that each base will have a cross member underneath which can be clamped in the woodworking vice on my larger bench. They’ll also … Continue reading →

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Projects – Circle Cutting Router Base – Part 1

Posted on 04/04/2013 by John

To progress my plans to build a router table I need to cut a circular hole to clamp the body of the router in. The diameter of the hole required is quite a bit bigger than that of any of … Continue reading →

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Projects – Bench drill base – Part 4

Posted on 05/01/2013 by John

Following on from Part 3 Despite the cold weather the glue seems to have set, so I’ve taken the myriad clamps and weights off and tidied up the glue squeeze-out with a chisel and a few rough bits on the … Continue reading →

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Projects – Bench drill base – Part 3

Posted on 01/01/2013 by John

Happy New Year! Today I’ve made my first miniscule progress of 2013 and glued together the two pieces of 18mm birch plywood that I cut to size in Part 2 I’ve been putting it off for a while, as the … Continue reading →

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Projects – Bench drill base – Part 1

Posted on 04/11/2012 by John

I’ve been thinking for a while about building a base for my bench radial drill. It currently lives on one of my folding workbenches, but I have my doubts about their stability under such a weight (40kg plus any table, … Continue reading →

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Swivel!

Posted on 16/08/2012 by John

As I mentioned in my initial post about the Tormek, pretty much the only accessories I didn’t buy but am likely to want to add were the DBS-22 drill bit sharpening attachment and the RB-180 rotating base. (I have a … Continue reading →

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