Twin 1010 guide rails, yes of course on the cheap!

[AlexR]

The guide rail adapter with two holes drilled in it and piece of mdf screwed on.

I drilled out from the back through a moulded bolt hole.

Here twin guides to flute 90mm newel.

Anyone want to see WIP of this job i used this on?

 

[peter halle]

Alex,

Neat idea!

If WIP means work in progress pictures - YES!

Peter

 

[joiner1970]

nice idea but you didnt need to drill holes in the guide rail adapter, it has securing holes underneath already for when it has formica fixed to it when its sold as the base extention

 

[Corwin]

Alex,

Great post!  This truly one ups the dual edge-guide method shown in SysNotes, as you probably already have these accessories rather than needing to purchase a second edge guide.  Sweet!

 

[ajones]

Hi I love the contrast beween the high tec router and the 25 year old workmate  [big grin]

 

[Rob-GB]

AlexR yes pics are always relished ;D
I think that model of workmate is older than 25, it looks like one my Mum bought Dad for christmas when I was a child, she got fed up with being his human clamp to a piece of wood across the dining chairs [eek]. ;D

 

[AlexR]

I had an original  workmate with aluminium cast frame past down to me from Grandad who got it second hand in England then brought it over to South Africa following my parents,  WHICH I GAVE AWAY during a house move. She was estimated to be a 50 year old. Stupid i know, if only i knew what I..... [crying]  The one in pic  was given to me 10 years ago and looked pretty beat up/old then . So maybe a 25 year old. Doesn't see much action now days as i use these

The packaging said something like 10kg aluminium but i reccy less so just quick pop out took pics for u'all and weighed in at just over 3kg/7lb, max weight sticker says 150kg. Very sturdy with no weight is always a winner.

Summer, the Golden, says "Hi, wood freaks." She loves chewing up wood scraps.
I have two work platforms and use them for all sorts, work benches, step up for ceiling work, mitre stand etc. Certainly beats bending over all day picking up tools of the floor.

I must get round to making a MK2 on the mitre stand and definitely going to put some extendable legs on these aluminium work plat forms as they're a tad low at 2' high nearly 4' long and 1'1/2' wide. We do have taller ones here but the platform is something like just over 2'long no good. I want to get them about 3' high for work bench use.And now i've got the ts55 a cut table/mft. ;D
Lots of applications if you put your mind to it and at ?30 a pop not bad. Probably gone up as i've had them a few years now. Don't know if you get them in America?

 

[peter halle]

Alex,

We have them here in America.  About 30 dollars US also.  My new helper / assistant commented just the other day about how helpful they are.  His old boss would spend money on tools - but then hide them away?  Instead of using something like this, they would move short stepladders 3 times over and over.  Guess he didn't know the phrase - time equals money.

Peter

 

[AlexR]

nice idea but you didn't need to drill holes in the guide rail adapter, it has securing holes underneath already for when it has formica fixed to it when its sold as the base extension

I had a look at the moulded holes underneath and decided it looked to much trouble to make a plate with holes that line up, then csk. I don't think those holes would last to long screwing a screw in out.  Without the rods passing through the rail adapter, the rods are bit short as well so you need to be able to move the scrap mdf fence in or out  repositioning then screwing in new position. I  use any scrap, any size even had it like the original guide fence which fits right under the base for on edge mortising.
A good mod would be some T grooves in the mdf fence, bolt and wing nut for variable setting maybe incorporating a micro adjuster would be perrrrrfect. ;D

 

[nico]

AlexR,

Really cool.
Any other great ideas that you want to share?

Nico

 

[joiner1970]

AlexR yes pics are always relished ;D
I think that model of workmate is older than 25, it looks like one my Mum bought Dad for christmas when I was a child, she got fed up with being his human clamp to a piece of wood across the dining chairs [eek]. ;D

My Dad built one of the first ever workmates, he used to own a fabrication/engineering company and the guy who invented the workmate came in with designs and got my dad to make the prototype for him.