Assembling Workbench with their hands

collect wood working bench with your hands is easy.

good workbench is to be in the household of everyone who works with wood, performs carpentry.

Before we analyze the drawings and begin the assembly bench, take a look at its design and manufacturing nuances.

device bench

Bench consists of a base board and verstachnoj (podverstache).

board has a vice - one or two, in which the artist grasps parts screws.

is possible to focus directly on the work bench blackboard with wedges, which are inserted into holes in the board itself, thus you can adjust the length of the stop according to the length of the workpiece.

bench board made of dry wood or plywood thickness of 8 cm. Podverstache made of bars with a thickness of 6 cm.

Podverstache rests on 2 pillars, which together cross beams are fastened with screws / wedges.

It is necessary to work bench when planing, sawing is not "walking" from side to side.

device bench details:

• Working worktop - Solid wood / plywood thickness from 6 to 8 cm;
• Bench front countertops;
• bench supports are made of solid wood / plywood, connected cross bars to stabilize;
• In support you can set shelves, drawer under the instrument;
• The countertop drilled holes for the wedges in order to stop for workpieces;
• the side or behind the working of the board, you can make a recess for tool storage.

Full bench device shown in the photo below.

Dimensions bench

Here we find the first important thing that can not be ignored in making the bench with his hands - his height and length.

Minimum permissible height of the bench - 130 cm length - no more than 260 cm

bench height to fit the height of the individual working on it:

• too high will not allow much stretch, which is important when planing;.
• low workbench cause permanent stoop, which is bad for the health of the back in a couple of months;
• height will be normal, if you stand straight, straightened back, and you can put your hands on the board, without bending elbows.

Nuances manufacturing

Manufacturing bench has its own nuances, the observance of which guarantees the manufacturing of the bench, which will carry out its functions perfectly.

nuance - weight, because we structure them in relation to each stage of the assembly process of the future:

1. initial phase of work.To begin working with the board.Someone will throw a solid look expensive solid wood, and not anyhow any, and as a Science - oak, beech or ash.Experts also advise to take a ready-made wooden countertop, which will cost an order of magnitude smaller;
2. Working with future work bench surface.The surface should be smooth to do, because any wood ugotovlennoy verstachnoj the role of the board, should be properly sanded.Varnished or not - you decide;
3. important point - there is a kind of workbench table.Your task, in fact - to make a table, which does not cut the sausage and the tree.Because collecting bench, attach it to four feet thoroughly and then connect them to each other by transverse rails for sustainability;
4. drawers - an important element of comfort.Remove from the nightstand drawer and look at how it is established: there is a pair of guide in the form of the letter "P" on which side drawer slide rail.Nail the two guide rails at a distance from each other equal to the width of the drawer and ready;
5. need vypilochny table, if you will cut.The table shall be submitted to 20-30 cm beyond the board itself.He represents a small plate, which is attached to the desktop with screws (see photo);
6. bench boards should be straight.Slicing, cutting, burning, carving and other manipulations may be made strictly on a flat surface and nothing else;
7. Do not forget the wedge!Wedges need to be emphasized in planing the workpiece.In the table at a certain stage (10-15 cm) to drill a series of holes (can be several rows in a row), in which you'll paste the following rounded wedges.If possible, use a nozzle for drilling square holes - square wedges better keep focus because of its shape, rather than round, prone to rejection of the vector of the applied load - blank and then will depart from the stop.

Practical instructions for creating a workbench

So, it was the turn to make your own wood working bench.Each stage of the assembly is accompanied by a description and photos of the process.

At the end of the practical instructions, see the video summarizing the assembly process step by step.We do not present drawings folding species, since it is more difficult in order to manufacture.

Let us build incrementally.

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Step 1 - make measurements

recommendations height suitable is not for everyone.So pick up a match for the growth: pull the hand in front of him, so that it formed an angle with the body of 90 degrees.

Then, holding it outstretched, lower down the circular path until you reach the optimal height.How to identify it: Imagine that you are trying to keep the planer and planed - comfortable height?

Back strongly tense or not?If it suits you, measure the distance from the palm to the floor - this is the total height of the workbench.

Step 2 - Make

legs Take the finished bars desired height, or purchase and Saw plywood sheets into strips of desired width.

Now they must stick together: take wood glue or epoxy powerful, impose several layers on top of each other, passing by gluing them together.

may be required by such veneer strips 10 on each of the legs.It is better to glue together once 10 sheets of plywood, and after drying, sawn into 4 parts.

Step 3 - frame manufacture bench

Take a ready-made board, with a thickness of 4 cm - 4 pieces that will be parties to the framework-box and collect a box, landing on the side of the screws.

In another case, you can also take a few sheets of plywood, glue them and then cut it evenly.

But then to properly connect them with each other, it is better to use a router and slats.

Drill necessary holes, collect wood box: put on a PVA glue boards using dowels, hold clamps.After drying duct is attached to the legs with screws.

Step 3 - pick shelf under

tool plywood (5-6 sheets) cut out the shelf, which is placed into the grooves.

Regiment need to strengthen SCREW: Use special drill (see photo), which simultaneously removes the chamfer and drill.

konfirmat a must drown, as this part of the shelf to be used as a guide for the box.Now the table is ready basis.

Step 4 - Make a box for countertops

Take a sheet for the bottom and back of plywood 4 strips of several laminated layers.On the inner sides of the two side walls make the slots - for the bottom drawer.

But outside these walls do milled grooves to the box was free to go on the shelves.Mills select as follows: lower - the thickness of the bottom, a large - the thickness of the sidebands + 1-2 mm.

to secure the side wall put the dowels: Drill holes in the ends of the walls of the dowel, mark up the pencil point for drilling on the dual wall drill and a shallow depth.

After planting dowels in both holes at the PVA glue.For the final assembly of the box is to use hidden screws that cap will not impede the opening and closing drawers.

Step 5 - making the most countertops

again cut into strips glued in several layers of plywood under countertops basis.We connect the strips in the box with the help of dowels and PVA.

If using round dowels, then they need to take a minimum of 4 units per connection.

While drying box countertops, collect its operating board: take a wide sheets of plywood and glue them in several layers.

You can also choose the countertop from the old desk and then simply adjust the size.Clay countertop on the box, reinforced shkantami.

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Step 6 - put a vise

Once the glue grabbed and countertop ready, drill holes in it under the wedges and stops for fixing the grip.

Usually vices are put on 3 holes: two - to bolt one - screw informing pressure during rotation of the handle.

Vise can be taken from an old bench or buy ready-made and then just fit under the countertop, drill out the holes necessary step.

Bench vise - a metal screw with guide and clamp wood.

can take several layers of plywood about 5-7 cm thick and just drill holes in it and put on the screw - it will stop, after a snap to put braces to gripe did not drop out and ready.

The fence can be drilled holes the size of large diameter dowel, screw it, after put to the square of plywood, pre-drilled out in the square groove.

Make these 4 stops and arrange for the entire worktop to fix the workpiece with a focus in the grip.

Our bench is ready!

(All of the above steps are shown separately in the video of the assembly process)

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rules maintenance and operation

There are a number of rules that must be strictly followed to the bench as long as possible served:

• Cleaning the surfacefrom dust, adhesive after each use;
• Clean once a month the surface of hot linseed oil;
• Do not pour water bench, do not put anything on it adhesive, including the parts are.
• Workbench for logging is not used in any case;
• Enclose a blank board or plywood, if you want to use a cutting tool.
• Do not tighten the screws strongly clutches;
• When the screws are tightened, as a vice can not be beat;
• Workbench is attached to the place of their permanent location by using brackets with screws or nails;
• bench board should not crawl.Otherwise - all reinforce the place of its compounds;
• Wipe wood screws dry soap, paraffin or graphite, and metal - only engine oil.