Not sure if this is correct spot for this thread? Maybe Safety? Anyway, this thread is dedicated to Fletty for sharing his fingerectomy drama for all our benefit, and also to Glenrob, who continues to battle on heroically.:2tsup:
A year ago, unbearable pain in L arm, and no feeling in L hand and fingers, led to a diagnosis finally, of bone spurs growing within vertabrae C6&C7, into the nerves that operate L hand and arm. The only solution is an operation where they go in, remove the disc, bore out the bone spurs, and place a titanium wafer in place of the disc. The C6 and C7 naturally grow exterior bone in self defence, which fuses the 2 discs. The operation is an ACDF, ( as opposed to ACDC!), anterior cervical discectomy & fusion. Surgeon said, "no lifting, no physical work, or else"! Had wanted to build my first real workbench for years, and figured that 8 weeks in an Aspen collar, and a long rehab period after, would be the perfect chance, if I could only figure out how to do it, while basically buggared.
Long research showed mortice and tenon to be the go for frame, but how to do, when too feeble to be bashing out mortices? Wanted to use pine, ( workable, light, forgiving, and available, plus my blokes at the landfill had pulled about 20 lengths of 90 by 45 from a dumped pack for me!).
Eventually figured out to glue-laminate 3 layers of 63mm by 19mm radiata, ( with suitable gaps to act as a through mortice) for the posts, and 3 layers of 130mm by 19mm ( with the 2 outer layers shorter than the center to act as tenons) for the rails.
Had the op, ( character building in the extreme), followed by 6 weeks in an Aspen collar, ( the H.D. plastic jobs - no fun). Eventually got out to the shed, and family helpers hung a 500kg capacity handy billy, ( a.k.a. come-along or lever action chain block ) from the roof frame for me. The posts were ok, light to mark and cut. Used Titebond and good quality G clamps with pads, due to being feeble. Rails weren't too bad either. Daughter's boyfriend helped me assemble frame, used 1/2" dowels, pointed, and draw bored the joints. Did not need to clamp.
Family helpers, ran the 90 by 45's through the thicknesser to remove the grooving, and stacked them on the frame for me. Glued them a couple at a time, so I could handle by sliding them without lifting. TitebondIII again, and screw type clamps. The overhead lifting gear was grouse, as when the top was finished, no one could lift it!
Photo 1 shows the bare frame, the "bridges" on the rails, are to elevate the top, to allow clamping below, and also a gap to easily fit the pair of Record vices.
Photo 2 shows the top, thick and heavy as per research showed was needed, after the belt sanding fairies had been
Photo 3 shows the general finished article with Moxon style vice ( ex Benchcrafted, supply your own jaws - mountain ash and jarrah) for dovetail work.
Bench is hardly up to Derek Cohen standards, but I'm very happy with it given the state I was in. The thought just occurred to me that someone else battling physically, might benefit from the laminating idea. Cheers, Harry (Redbog)
A year ago, unbearable pain in L arm, and no feeling in L hand and fingers, led to a diagnosis finally, of bone spurs growing within vertabrae C6&C7, into the nerves that operate L hand and arm. The only solution is an operation where they go in, remove the disc, bore out the bone spurs, and place a titanium wafer in place of the disc. The C6 and C7 naturally grow exterior bone in self defence, which fuses the 2 discs. The operation is an ACDF, ( as opposed to ACDC!), anterior cervical discectomy & fusion. Surgeon said, "no lifting, no physical work, or else"! Had wanted to build my first real workbench for years, and figured that 8 weeks in an Aspen collar, and a long rehab period after, would be the perfect chance, if I could only figure out how to do it, while basically buggared.
Long research showed mortice and tenon to be the go for frame, but how to do, when too feeble to be bashing out mortices? Wanted to use pine, ( workable, light, forgiving, and available, plus my blokes at the landfill had pulled about 20 lengths of 90 by 45 from a dumped pack for me!).
Eventually figured out to glue-laminate 3 layers of 63mm by 19mm radiata, ( with suitable gaps to act as a through mortice) for the posts, and 3 layers of 130mm by 19mm ( with the 2 outer layers shorter than the center to act as tenons) for the rails.
Had the op, ( character building in the extreme), followed by 6 weeks in an Aspen collar, ( the H.D. plastic jobs - no fun). Eventually got out to the shed, and family helpers hung a 500kg capacity handy billy, ( a.k.a. come-along or lever action chain block ) from the roof frame for me. The posts were ok, light to mark and cut. Used Titebond and good quality G clamps with pads, due to being feeble. Rails weren't too bad either. Daughter's boyfriend helped me assemble frame, used 1/2" dowels, pointed, and draw bored the joints. Did not need to clamp.
Family helpers, ran the 90 by 45's through the thicknesser to remove the grooving, and stacked them on the frame for me. Glued them a couple at a time, so I could handle by sliding them without lifting. TitebondIII again, and screw type clamps. The overhead lifting gear was grouse, as when the top was finished, no one could lift it!
Photo 1 shows the bare frame, the "bridges" on the rails, are to elevate the top, to allow clamping below, and also a gap to easily fit the pair of Record vices.
Photo 2 shows the top, thick and heavy as per research showed was needed, after the belt sanding fairies had been
Photo 3 shows the general finished article with Moxon style vice ( ex Benchcrafted, supply your own jaws - mountain ash and jarrah) for dovetail work.
Bench is hardly up to Derek Cohen standards, but I'm very happy with it given the state I was in. The thought just occurred to me that someone else battling physically, might benefit from the laminating idea. Cheers, Harry (Redbog)
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