Over the past month or so, I have had a chance to use the mini-bench. It was well worth the time and effort to build. Working on a project piece in a more upright stance isn’t just comfortable it’s more accurate. I’m finding my quality of work has improved.
The face vise is working great. The hand wheels on the vise are working fantastic! I’m actually thinking about using hand wheels on my main bench. The dogs on the mini-bench are also working great. I’ve even used my holdfasts on the mini-bench, and they worked great! It’s hard to find anything I would what to improve on this bench.
#1 by Stuart on August 10, 2009 - 3:35 am
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What a cool little bench! I’ll have to go back and see your WIP/developments, but I’m thinking it would be a great project for me to test out some concepts before committing to a full-sized bench, and by the sound of it, this project would not be wasted anyway!
My brain’s gears are already grinding (rusty as they are!)
#2 by The Inquisitive Woodworker on August 10, 2009 - 8:23 am
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Stuart,
The bench was a lot of fun to build. I’m so happy with the hand wheels on this little bench, I’m looking at how to put some larger ones on my main bench. The wheels are some much easier to to use than the standard dowel type handle. I just want to make sure I can have a large enough wheel without it going above the bench top.