Early Access Video: No Vise? No Problem.
Added 2019-04-20 23:42:29 +0000 UTCFriends:
The $30 bench is done and it's AMAZING. With this humble pile of 2x4s and a couple of dowels and wedges, you can hold any piece of work imaginable, and all without a traditional, screw-operated vise. Honestly, using this bench is a revelation. You do all the stuff you did before, but in a totally different way.
This bench has been the start of something great, and it's certainly kicked up a stir on the Internet, so let's keep it going.
As always, there's more where this came from.
Hope your Saturday is great!
--Rex
Comments
No, they're all pretty good on the low bench. Holdfasts for sure.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-15 17:28:27 +0000 UTCSo looking over the other videos, it looks like most of them should work, which is to say I didn't see any that aren't in the "hold tight" videos for both benches. I mean, the holdfast isn't mentioned in the video for the $30 bench, but I don't see why it couldn't be used.
James Anthony
2020-04-15 06:58:54 +0000 UTCKind of watching these out of order (first video of yours I saw was the English Joiners bench) so maybe this has already been covered, but are there any of the non-clamp "clamps" used on that one that specifically /wouldn't/ work on the $30 bench?
James Anthony
2020-04-14 18:18:37 +0000 UTCI'm a huge fan of paul's work, but I haven't gotten around to the plywood bench yet. Some evening when I have more than 10 minutes of free time, I will watch it with great interest. I'm glad someone else likes Paul as much as I do!
Rex Krueger
2019-04-29 10:36:02 +0000 UTCI assume you've watched Paul Sellers amazing all plywood workbench? Intentional gaps for mortises, etc. Almost no screws, 4 in thich top for holdfasts etc. Astonishing. But... Not as cool as the $30 bench with non moving vice like thingies.
James Boatright
2019-04-27 02:11:49 +0000 UTCYou know, that actually might be fun. I'll put Troy in the background of one shot deliberately and whoever finds him first gets a heart. Could be fun!
Rex Krueger
2019-04-24 10:36:32 +0000 UTCLet the Troy hunt begin. Troy with beard. Troy with hat. Troy hiding behind wrenches. Troy on the floor under the bench...
James Boatright
2019-04-24 04:48:00 +0000 UTCThey won't be cheap...
Rex Krueger
2019-04-22 10:30:55 +0000 UTCNah we want plans for that one.
Alex Southwell
2019-04-22 06:51:22 +0000 UTCYou guys have very sharp eyes. I'm going to have to do a better job hiding the parts of my moonshine still.
Rex Krueger
2019-04-21 12:12:14 +0000 UTCI noticed him too, I like him. I hope it shows up in the back of more shots
Alex Southwell
2019-04-21 04:53:45 +0000 UTCTroy is cool, you should make him appear secretly in some videos with some random accessories. It can be a nice scavenger hunt every video!
LiraNuna
2019-04-21 02:52:40 +0000 UTCI call him "Troy". He helps me focus my camera. I'm always embarrassed when he ends up in the shot by accident.
Rex Krueger
2019-04-21 02:47:47 +0000 UTCWhat's the story behind the plate with the face on it? This one: <a href="https://i.imgur.com/70F7lhS.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/70F7lhS.png</a>
LiraNuna
2019-04-21 02:40:03 +0000 UTCAnother quality post. And viewing this I start wondering... What the %$!@$ was I thinking, spending all that cash on my portable workbench (workmate) that costs more than this workbench and actually does less than what you're showing here...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2019-04-21 02:37:39 +0000 UTC
