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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, whoever you are,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianotuning@instrumentalinks.com
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href="mailto:pianotuning@instrumentalinks.com">pianotuning@instrumental=
inks.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 08, =
2004 11:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Work Bench-Action =
Cradles</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=051580005-09012004><FONT face="Verdana Ref" =
size=2>Hi,
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<DIV><SPAN class=051580005-09012004><FONT face="Verdana Ref" =
size=2>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!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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