Chainsaw Workbench

[HolmenTree]

so what have you done with those chain loops, peened them all ?

Yep with a small ball peen hammer, even most times reused the pre sets when taking a length of chain off the roll. I never had a shortage of pre sets.

[Al_Smith]

Yeah on that I only have the spinner anvil that will fit 3/8" and .404 .The others like 3/8 Lo ,.325 and rarely 1/2" I peen .

I did turn some concave punchs out of grade 8 bolts that work pretty well for setting rivits also .Wow that's some tough old steel to turn though .Smoke rolls off the carbide .

[bandmiller2]

Theirs nothing worse than a diddly, rocking, light workbench.Were all woodsmen here build the DanG thing out of oak like your serious,4x4 legs 2" top.Mount a good big american vice. Take your rivet breaker and spinner and mount each to a short heavy piece of angle iron,when you need it clamp it in the vice,then put it under the bench out of the way.This idea also works if your a reloader mount presses in the vice on angle iron. Frank C.

[Al_Smith]

Kind of the same deal .The spinner is mounted on a piece of 3/4" oak .I can either clamp it in the bench vise or c clamp to the bench .It doesn't get used that often .

Having said that though I should get off my lazy behind and repair about 20 loops I have hanging on nails .That tramp metal plays a number on them .

[thecfarm]

I've got one of them to today,lazy behind that is.

[Al_Smith]

Well it's cold out .The older I get the less enthusiastic I am about cold weather .Florida is starting to look real good as a matter of fact .

Oh you know the tough Eskimo types brag about working in weather that would freeze the tail off a brass monkey but I figured they either have no choice in the matter or are a tad  bit touched in the head .Nobody in their right mind enjoys that ,least not I .

[Ward Barnes]

Howdy Folks:

The actual quote is, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a Brass Monkey".

In the days of wooden ships and iron men a Brass Monkey was a triangle shaped piece of brass that had holes just under the size of a cannon ball which was made of iron.  The cannon balls were stored on deck on the brass monkey in readiness for battle.  Because brass and iron shrink/expand at different rates when subjected to temperature changes the term, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a Brass Monkey" was indeed a true happening.  When the brass monkey got to cold the iron balls would fall off the brass monkey and roll around on the deck.

God Bless, Ward and Mary.

[Paul_H]

Maybe not Ward

WIKI

[Al_Smith]

  Ah Ha Ha .Sounds like a bunch of monkey business to me .

[AdkStihl]

My operating table ( ) in the shop is covered with 16ga polished stainless.
The bench in my basement is covered with linoleum. Makes cleanup a breeze!

[Ward Barnes]

Howdy:

Thanks for all the info.  My new workbench is nearing completion.  I think it should be sturdy enough for the job.     The top is made from 4 pcs. of 2X8s 8 feet long.  The legs are 4X4s and held together by 2X8s of the appropriate size.  I will add a solid top to the 4, 2x8s and a shelf will go below the table top just above the floor.  The front legs are recessed to keep my feet from making contact with them.  I will also add casters so the unit can be rolled around as needed.  A back piece of peg hook board will be added later as well as two drawers and a small cabinet.  Another cabinet may go under the workbench.  That decision will come later.  Every thing is put together with screws so I can modify the rig as time and uses dictate.  Thanks again.

God Bless, Ward and Mary.

[Clam77]

Sounds like the only thing you're missing is a light and a few small (2-3" maybe) drawers..

Sounds like you're on the right track though..   

[Migal]

I'd recommend rough cut wood all the way...