So I am part way through putting the material together to make a portable workbench. Spring is about to spring. I usually work in the basement but will even work in the garage with the garage door open in the dead of winter just to get some fresh air. Been kind of a tough winter for me and glad to see it go. But no sense in going into it. Stuff happens.
Once the weather in the Northaast gets better, I can work out on the platform outside the basement or again in the garage with the garage door open in much more pleasant conditions than mid-winter.
I am building a supplemental work bench that I can use with those C470 sawhorses that have the L bracket ends that accept 2 x 4's as a foundation. I will end up with two 24 x 48 sections with top and bottom in ply and will join them the way Paults joins his portable job site workbench. That will net out to a 48" x 48" work surface. Two sections that break down like that will allow me to move the whole contraption between the two outdoor locations without killing myself while still giving me a decent sized working surface for what I do.
I can either go the 20mm hole Festool MFT bench dog hole route or the more traditional 3/4" hole bench dog route. Will probably do something between 3" and 4" for spacing...maybe the 96mm spacing of the MFT. Just wondering what folks here think makes the most sense.
Unless I am mistaken, the 20mm hole size will mean using the Festool MFT dogs or their equivalents exclusively. There are surely more standard 3/4" hole options out there. But the Festool dogs do seem to work well together in their two size configurations. Not that it matters but I already have the Festool rail. Although a third option might make no sense at all, I should just toss it out there just because. I could equip one of the 24" by 48" segments with 20mm holes and the other with 3/4" holes using the same spacing for both. Don't think that will get me anything really but hey....what do I know! Somebody here might consider that and determine that it is a worthwhile idea. I am more inclined to think using the same size holes across the whole surface makes the most sense but, why be conventional.....its a portable unit anyway and as I said, maybe just mentioning it will spur somebody to suggest a use for something that has both hole sizes.
So whatever you guys think...., all 20mm, all 3/4 hole or half and half?? Any opinions and ideas surely welcome.
Once the weather in the Northaast gets better, I can work out on the platform outside the basement or again in the garage with the garage door open in much more pleasant conditions than mid-winter.
I am building a supplemental work bench that I can use with those C470 sawhorses that have the L bracket ends that accept 2 x 4's as a foundation. I will end up with two 24 x 48 sections with top and bottom in ply and will join them the way Paults joins his portable job site workbench. That will net out to a 48" x 48" work surface. Two sections that break down like that will allow me to move the whole contraption between the two outdoor locations without killing myself while still giving me a decent sized working surface for what I do.
I can either go the 20mm hole Festool MFT bench dog hole route or the more traditional 3/4" hole bench dog route. Will probably do something between 3" and 4" for spacing...maybe the 96mm spacing of the MFT. Just wondering what folks here think makes the most sense.
Unless I am mistaken, the 20mm hole size will mean using the Festool MFT dogs or their equivalents exclusively. There are surely more standard 3/4" hole options out there. But the Festool dogs do seem to work well together in their two size configurations. Not that it matters but I already have the Festool rail. Although a third option might make no sense at all, I should just toss it out there just because. I could equip one of the 24" by 48" segments with 20mm holes and the other with 3/4" holes using the same spacing for both. Don't think that will get me anything really but hey....what do I know! Somebody here might consider that and determine that it is a worthwhile idea. I am more inclined to think using the same size holes across the whole surface makes the most sense but, why be conventional.....its a portable unit anyway and as I said, maybe just mentioning it will spur somebody to suggest a use for something that has both hole sizes.
So whatever you guys think...., all 20mm, all 3/4 hole or half and half?? Any opinions and ideas surely welcome.
20mm MFT bench dog holes or standard 3/4" hole for portable workbench
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