Work Bench-Action Cradles

[Barbara Richmond]

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Hello, whoever you are,

My favorite work bench was an old sink base cabinet (with drawers and =
cupboards on each end and I got for free!) to which I attached a piece =
of countertop material (it was not free!)--the nice wide (or deep) kind =
used for breakfast bars (no upwards splash on one side). The top was =
wide and deep, the cabinet was good for storage and I placed it so I =
could walk around it, though if you don't have the room to do that, =
casters (with locks) could be attached to move it around.  One of many =
possibilities.

To get around space shortages, instead of attaching power tools =
(grinders, small drill press, small table saw, etc) on stands, I =
attached them to pieces of plywood with a 2x2 screwed to the underside, =
so I could clamp them into my Black & Decker Work-Mate (clamping work =
bench) as I needed them (I have the biggest model--I've only seen =
smaller ones advertised lately).  I might add, that I'm not a =
rebuilder--just do small time shop stuff.  I also have a table top made =
of plywood with molding around the edge (I put a bit of finish on it to =
seal it) that I take out on the job and clamp it into the Work-Mate or =
set it on top of Steel Horse folding saw horses.
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Barbara Richmond, RPT
somewhere near Peoria, IL


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  From: pianotuning@instrumentalinks.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:06 PM
  Subject: Work Bench-Action Cradles


  Hi,=20
  I am a relatively new tech trying to obtain some items for a work area =
in my home.  Can anyone recommend a good, solid work table?  Would a =
folding table do the trick?  Does anyone have a photo or plans for one =
they might have built?  Thank you all!

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