bp122
Expert at Jibber-Jabber
Hi all
I'm almost done with my workbench, which is made from a solid pine top dining table and couple of 18mm MDF sheets glued together and attached on top of the pine (uneven in many places) top.
The overall thickness is at the moment 40mm (pine) + 2x 18mm MDF = 76 mm
Depending on whether there is need for it or not (I do not know how to ascertain that either! - Height of the table / type of holdfast I get) I might top the sandwich off with a 19mm Mahogany table top (quite flat, from another table)
I plan to use holdfasts, as there isn't much of an overhang on this table to clamp the workpieces to the bench top.
Most YT videos show forged type of holdfasts, which are very hard to come by, and not cheap.
The closest one I am thinking of which doesn't break the bank are the Sjoberg ones from Axminster / ebay - about £30 for a pair of them.
1. What makes a holdfast good?
2. Has anyone else used these?
3. How and where to get hold of forged ones, if that is better?
4. Any alternatives / DIY solutions to this?
Please share your thoughts.
I'm almost done with my workbench, which is made from a solid pine top dining table and couple of 18mm MDF sheets glued together and attached on top of the pine (uneven in many places) top.
The overall thickness is at the moment 40mm (pine) + 2x 18mm MDF = 76 mm
Depending on whether there is need for it or not (I do not know how to ascertain that either! - Height of the table / type of holdfast I get) I might top the sandwich off with a 19mm Mahogany table top (quite flat, from another table)
I plan to use holdfasts, as there isn't much of an overhang on this table to clamp the workpieces to the bench top.
Most YT videos show forged type of holdfasts, which are very hard to come by, and not cheap.
The closest one I am thinking of which doesn't break the bank are the Sjoberg ones from Axminster / ebay - about £30 for a pair of them.
1. What makes a holdfast good?
2. Has anyone else used these?
3. How and where to get hold of forged ones, if that is better?
4. Any alternatives / DIY solutions to this?
Please share your thoughts.