Tag Archives: folding workbench

Projects – Router table – Part 5

Posted on 20/04/2013 by John

I’ve made no real progress since Part 4, but I managed to get half an hour in the workshop earlier and did a bit more mocking up. I want to keep the structure below the table as simple as possible, … Continue reading →

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Fixing a wobbling workbench

Posted on 17/06/2012 by John

I don’t have a workbench in my workshop yet, only two folding workbenches (cheap Black & Decker Workmate clones). One is a Draper 09788 (as per the link above) and the other is a “Perform” (bought from Axminster a while … Continue reading →

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Workbench table top – Part 2 (completed)

Posted on 02/04/2012 by John

Following on from Part 1, which ended with the glueing of the two layers of MDF. Once the glue was dry and the clamps & weights removed I set up my Bench Cookie Plus system on the workbench to give … Continue reading →

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Building a plain table top for my folding workbench

Posted on 01/04/2012 by John

I picked up about 9 identical 600mm x 350mm offcuts of 18mm MDF on one of my trips to Wenban-Smith a few weeks ago. One reason I got them is that (by eye) they looked about the same size as … Continue reading →

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Projects – Router table – Part 1

Posted on 26/02/2012 by John

During some recent home improvements I found that the plumber who fitted the central heating for the previous owner of our house had come within about 1mm of nailing into his own pipe while replacing the floor boards. Unfortunately I … Continue reading →

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