That sounds like a variation on the Black and Decker work mate. I have one of the early models. When set on the floor it's too short to do the kind of work you are doing. It would be too tall when set on a work bench.
Somewhat related, I saw a neat work bench design on wasted spaces on the DIY channel. Or as Sue and I call it Wiisted Spices. It is for small shops. Basically it's one bench nested under another. The inside one is pivoted on a bolt at one end and has wheels at the other so it can be swung out to make an L shaped bench. The movable part also has storage in it. However I see a flaw in the design. The pivoting end is supported only on that bolt. If there are a lot of heavy things stored in the movable bench the bolt could pull through either the top or bottom surface. I would add another wheel on the pivot side and hinge it to the main bench with three big butt hinges instead of using one bolt. Notice I said wheels instead of casters. The wheels are mounted on the arc of the pivot point so there is no need for them to caster. I would also align the third wheel with a tangent to the arc. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wood working table recommendations please? > Hello, > I am just putting out feelers to see what is possible. > I have never really seen a work bench with the different clamps and such. > I have two tables, one I just pile stuff on for now, and the other is a > long table which holds all of my bench tools, like band saw, drill press, > and sander. > I did go to the files area of the list's web sight today and downloaded > the file concerning different sorts of clamps. > So maybe If I study that, it will give me a better understanding. > I have used the spring loaded clothes pin types of clamps, the long metal > ones with the slidding pieses with screw down pieces, c clamps and that's > about all I have ever used. > My saws have fences and my compound miter has a sort of clamp which sticks > in a hole on the side, and has a little lever you push down to make it > come down and hold things. > I make train tracks, which requires keeping the rails a certain distance > apart and elevated or sitting over the cross ties? > But Anyway, I have to work it out so that the rails are strait, and they > are set over usually cardboard box so that when I shoot the brad or t > nails in, and they poke through, I can still lift the finished piece and > clip off the excess nail on the underside, before setting the tracks on a > display piece of board. > It would be nice to be able to work up some way of constantly spacing > those rails and working out the set up of that. > Keeping my ties up against a fence, and some how spaced properly. > It would be nice to stick a piece of 1 by 4 which I intend to use as the > bottom board for a truck, car or train car up against a strait and true l > shaped angle and tell if I hadn't made a mistake in the cutting or > selecting of the wood. > And that it was at right angles and all. > I probably could achieve this by clamping my square, which is just a l > shaped piece of metal ruler I figure to my table. > I would like a dedicated set up to work out where runningboards on truck > and car pieces go, or to get pieces of wood which serve as bumpers on the > cars or trucks sintered properly with less trouble. > where fenders go and such as that. > Mainly, I either need a table which already has places for the different > clamps I might need, or which might make my life easier. > Or, I need to get them and figure out what sort of holes I might need to > drill in a wooden table I already have made out of a 3 or 4 foot by 2 foot > piece of wood which is probably the thickness of a 1 by 4, maybe a touch > less. > But I don't know how I might go about cutting long slots, for a sliding > fence or anything like that, so that I could but things up against that. > I'm just curious as to what's out there. > I am tired of having to get in the floor most times to work out the set up > of pieces before I glue or nail them. > The table someone had suggested is evidently really cheap and from what I > read of reviews, they started good, but in recent years, the pieces are > made in china and people told stories of having to rig and squeeze and > hammer pieces that didn't really fit in to holes and just making it sort > of work. > My friend looked at the table in pictures online and said there wasn't > much to it. > Here's her description of it. > It certainly sounds too small for my wants. > For the work table, how big a surface are you looking for? The photos > show the table is about as wide as a bicycle tire, and just big enough to > set a circular saw on top. > > > It looks sort of like a folding TV tray table. The work surface looks > like 2 parallel one by four boards mounted on top of two bar clamps. The > boards run side to side, the bars from front to back. > > You can clamp items between the 2 boards by opening or closing the bar > clamps on either side. The clamps screw open or closed by cranking the > handles that stick out the front on either side of the table. The clamps > can be moved independently, ie. the boards don't have to remain parallel, > so you can clamp uneven items. And you could certainly attach your own > clamps to the surface. > > Each board has 3 holes in various spots toward each end into which you can > insert what they call bench dogs which are pegs with a flat side. You can > slide something up against the pegs to keep it from sliding off the bench. > > > Here are additional specs from the Black and Decker page: > > Vertical Clamping - N/A > Bench Height - 29-3/4 " > Parallel Clamping - 4-5/8 " > Diagonal Clamping - 24 " > Parallel Peg Clamping - 10-3/4 " > Diagonal Peg Clamping - 22-3/8 " > Work Surface - 9"x24" " > Capacity - 350 lbs > > > > http://www.blackanddecker.com/productguide/product-details.aspx?productid=4617&toolview=4#details > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Kennedy > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 6:03 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wood working table recommendations please? > > > How much do you want to spend? Kreg has an assembly table with T tracks > and 90 degree corners and all but that is more for cabinet work. > > Making the toys you list I'm not sure I see the need to put out lots of > money on a fancy table. Not to say there isn't a need, I just don't see it > myself. Maybe I'm missing something. > > How are you wanting to clamp things. If you want built in vises or > something on that order, you'll pay a fortune. If you are looking for > something to assemble your projects on, you could make a very sturdy table > by gluing a couple sheets of 3 quarter plywood or MDF and making some legs > and braces for it. > > Help us out with what type of clamp you want to use. Also, I would think > it better to use a square in your hand but again I may be missing > something in a special need. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matt > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:36 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wood working table recommendations please? > > Hello, > I am interested in finding a work table or bench with built in features > such as clamps and maybe a good strait guide for making sure that pieces > are square and so on? > I make toy trucks, trains, cars, that sort of thing. > Someone had suggested a black and Decker work bench, but I read some bad > reviews. > Of course, that doesn't always mean anything. > What do you suggest I get in one or do you have a store bought one which > you like? > If you suggest my building my own, please indicate what sort of clamps > and where to put them, and whatever else you might can think of which I am > not writing here. > > Thanks a lot, > I am not currently doing anything much in my shop but would like to be at > it again. > > Matt > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! 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