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  0 Thread: Workbench Build
Post: RE: Workbench Build
Beautiful bench - well done! I used Danish oil on mine.
 mpmckenzie Woodworking Hand Tools 27 15,034 11-08-2017, 10:23 AM
  0 Thread: Stereo in shop
Post: RE: Stereo in shop
Love having music in my workshop. Classic FM or CDs. Have an aux input to run stuff from my phone but rarely use it. My system is my old Yamaha midi system with some Mission speakers mounted on the...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 41 20,327 10-10-2017, 01:57 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
No Plans for a cabinet - I'm sure it will soon be full with accessories. Thanks for the comments. Best wishes, Mark
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-10-2017, 08:48 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks Fred.
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-09-2017, 10:02 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks again iclark, The lathe is an old Churchill Cub Mk3. If I ever win the lottery I'm going to have it brought back to as-new spec as I'm quite attached to it and I hate getting rid of things if ...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-09-2017, 03:40 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Here's a few before-ish pictures- the frame is tacked/welded and then mobile. You can see the stack of reclaimed mahogany floorboards just to the right.
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-08-2017, 02:56 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Hi clark and digger. Thanks for the kind words. I took some photos along the way but I'm not clever enough to do a website or youtube video! The deadman is for work on panels/wide boards grea...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-08-2017, 02:09 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks. Already onto the next projects! Mark
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-07-2017, 04:56 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. Maybe I will send a photo to Chris - he was a huge inspiration after all. Can't hurt to say thank you. Jim Tolpin is another inspiration. Ag - think I'l...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-03-2017, 01:56 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Hi Duane, The creative process is a never-ending pursuit of unachievable perfection. To constantly try is what matters though I make many mistakes along the way. It's funny but I'd never have de...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-02-2017, 05:54 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
You should have seen it before I tidied up! Can't stand working in a mess and my workshop is not enormous so soon becomes cluttered etc - then I can't find things. That's why it's always a pleasure...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-02-2017, 08:11 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks Duane, Everything I make has at least to be functional but I do try to aim for "smart" as well. I'm making all this for myself and my children and I hope when they're using my tools in the ...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-02-2017, 06:21 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks for the kind words. It looks good at the moment but it will be well used. The castors do lock. The wagon vices are straightforward - turn the handles clockwise and the jaw moves away from yo...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-02-2017, 02:37 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Thanks. Have to confess that the patternmaker vice was inspired by Marc Fish - a pro cabinet maker here in England. He did an article for Furniture & Cabinetmaker magazine and his vice was modified ...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-01-2017, 01:16 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Hi Ag, Thanks. Clock is an English Clock Systems electric master clock. Needs a complete restoration but at least it's complete. I confess I'm a bit of a master clock nut - I have 7. Restorin...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-01-2017, 12:38 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Post: Hybrid Roubo - Finished!!
Hi Everyone, OK - quick update on my bench project which I finished today. Have a look at the photos if you are interested. Things I learned on this project.... 1. Never be afraid to re-do a stage/...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 31 14,306 10-01-2017, 12:29 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Better handles on the vise now. Thinking of stripping all the paint off and putting on a few coats of lacquer instead!
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 16 10,094 08-18-2017, 10:24 AM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Here you go Hank. This was of the deadman/strongman drying after a coat of Danish oil but you can just make out the Footmaster casters of the welding table. Mark
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 16 10,094 08-14-2017, 02:58 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Hi Hank, The casters are by Footmaster - quite expensive here in the UK but I'll only buy them once. They're rated at some enormous load - 1000kg each I recall. The floor is flat so levelling isn't ...
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 16 10,094 08-14-2017, 02:38 PM
  0 Thread: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
Post: RE: Hybrid Roubo getting there...
And with the replacement handle fitted - this was a bit tricky.
 mpmckenzie Woodworking 16 10,094 08-12-2017, 01:07 PM

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