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Shultzy
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Hi Chems, nice to know I've inspired you to make the bench top. I scraped my tops before I cut them just in case there were any metal lurking. Check them carefully before you put them through the planer as I missed a staple.
Chems
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Hey Shultzy, yeah you inspired me completely! Its nice to know when your doing a job its doable cause someone else has done it. Interestingly I didn't pay any attention to your measurements before I started chopping, but after I had I've come out with the same measurements, 7 boards per top with a tin waste off cut, and cut 1 board from each lot into 6 inch strips to extend the work top. I thought that was interesting this afternoon when I was reading your thread very carefully.
Did yours have the groove on the underside, I'm planning to take this off with the Mitre saw and think I will lose around 2inches per board from doing so.
As for the staples, my blades are completely knackered since I hit a screw last week so I'm going to kill them off with this an order a new pair, they are only £20 for me so not as hefty as your £40. I tried to plane the gum off, which worked fine but ruined the plane so much so that I had to spend a while re-grinding the base. Have you got anymore pictures of yours on the go?
Did yours have the groove on the underside, I'm planning to take this off with the Mitre saw and think I will lose around 2inches per board from doing so.
As for the staples, my blades are completely knackered since I hit a screw last week so I'm going to kill them off with this an order a new pair, they are only £20 for me so not as hefty as your £40. I tried to plane the gum off, which worked fine but ruined the plane so much so that I had to spend a while re-grinding the base. Have you got anymore pictures of yours on the go?
Shultzy
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Hi Chems, yes I cut mine into 7, I set my fence at 3 1/4 for the widths and 7 3/4 for the short lengths. I'm glad you remembered to cut one of the seven into short lengths as not all the boards are the same thickness 
. My tops didn't have the grooves but I would glue them so that the all the imperfections are on the bottom and trim the ends when you have finished the glue up. I removed the gum with a chisel and scraper as I noticed that some of it was still soft. No more pics yet as I have to order the beech for the sides.
. My tops didn't have the grooves but I would glue them so that the all the imperfections are on the bottom and trim the ends when you have finished the glue up. I removed the gum with a chisel and scraper as I noticed that some of it was still soft. No more pics yet as I have to order the beech for the sides.
Chems
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I've got a bit further today, I have manged to mix up the different tops. Ive planed all of them on 2 sides and some on 3, I intend to match the thickness up again and plan out the grooves. Then glue up 10 for a 10 inch batch and put them through the thicknesser and then glue them all up. Adding the little extra bits is going to be a bit difficult I think!
