Ready to go to the sander
Bill Peck is blogging his way through building a workbench at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking.
Our date with the sander at a shop across town was set for 1 PM. To make it we had to install the tail and front vises so that the top of them could be sanded flush with the bench top. Some of the tail vises were binding when initially installed and it took us a couple of hours to resolve the issue. It turned out to be a procedural issue but we lost some valuable time and made the decision to install the front vise after sanding. We will flush the front vise to the top by hand later.
The benchtops weigh almost 200 pounds now so we used 4 people to move them. With all of the loading, unloading and putting onto and taking off from the sander we lifted workbenches 132 times in 2 1/2 hours. Each benchtop was sanded on both top and bottom for a total of 8 passes through the sander. Each pass required two lifts; one to put it on and one to take it off.
Installation of the front vises was accomplished after sanding.
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Ready to go to the sander
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The bottoms were sanded three times with 60 grit sandpaper
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My workbench, with no tool tray, being sanded
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The tops had four passes with 60 grit and a final pass with 80 grit sandpaper.
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Coming off the sander
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Two hours lateer the tops are loaded for the trip back to CVSW
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The double screw front vise ready for installation onto the bench
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The front vise after installation
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My bench with both vises installed
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