tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post4010835415737532291..comments2022-05-08T12:40:11.093+01:00Comments on Musings from the Workbench: Musings on the workbenchAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-32851541796141420052010-07-27T19:22:38.308+01:002010-07-27T19:22:38.308+01:00One of my benches is almost what you are thinking ...One of my benches is almost what you are thinking of building. I used a scaled version of the Kirbys design so its 4' 6" long. This design has no stretcher near the top so the vice can go anywhere. Mine, one of the Emmert rip offs from far east, is placed inside the leg, far enough to allow me to get to the levers. <br /><br />Two reasons this a good idea, if I plane with too much forceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-84387252130195367502010-07-23T19:27:56.583+01:002010-07-23T19:27:56.583+01:00Who says that all four legs have to be the same si...Who says that all four legs have to be the same size? It would involve a little carving but if the front left leg (where the EMMERT vice! is) was wider and maybe a little deeper you could still put the vice beam right up against the side stretcher and carve out what you needed to from the leg. The tennon on the leg could still be the same size as all the other legs, it would just be offset to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-67802543772197840482010-07-23T03:42:54.152+01:002010-07-23T03:42:54.152+01:00Putting the vise up close to the leg like the seco...Putting the vise up close to the leg like the second picture is what I did. It doesn't get in the way of the action of the vise. It also moves the center of gravity (and the disturbance of the earth's magnetic field caused by that chunk o' iron) more in line with the leg.<br /><br />You only have to have enough space for the beam to clear. I probably could have moved an inch or two David Kirtleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664029583631503671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-57965712622196446692010-07-22T15:57:20.004+01:002010-07-22T15:57:20.004+01:00Why not mount the emmert on the end? That way you...Why not mount the emmert on the end? That way you can use the dog along the whole length of the bench. But it can create some mounting issues with the legs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051517010288348690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-18120044449552814152010-07-22T12:49:15.563+01:002010-07-22T12:49:15.563+01:00Remind me again, BB - what have I got?
Yes, you&#...Remind me again, BB - what have I got?<br /><br />Yes, you're probably right. But it can't do everything. Can it? I mean for the simple stuff it's still essentially just a face vice, right? Wrong?<br /><br />You're going to remind me that How Would You Know, I'm the ONE WITH THE EMMERT, aren't you...Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-24324575336497773692010-07-22T12:20:27.170+01:002010-07-22T12:20:27.170+01:00I think you're missing a point. YOU'VE GOT...I think you're missing a point. YOU'VE GOT AN EMMERT.<br /><br />Tthe design features of simple benches (Roubo's, Kirbys) are intended to work in conjunction with clamps, and wedges, and planing stops, and stuff like that.<br /><br />BUT YOU'VE GOT AN EMMERT.<br /><br />Therefore your work holding requirments are primarily addressed BY THE EMMERT.<br /><br />Of course, very few bugbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069511518715068933noreply@blogger.com