M. J. Atkinson
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- Dec 16, 2006
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- 72
I've been playing around all this time on top of a bench that's 37" tall. My ball bearing mounted turntable is
2" above that and my home-made ball vise is a good 6 or 7" above the bench. Had to sit on a bar stool type chair and could barely reach the throttle pedal. Just not comfortable at all, couldn't keep the kinks out of scrolls, couldn't maintain an even bevel around a curve, you name it. I kept thinking about one of those drill press based work tables and finally sacrificed a cheap bench type that I had in the shop that I never use. It doesn't have the crank adjustment but no matter. Just by setting the vise at arm level sitting in an office chair that I picked up, the difference is amazing--smooth curves, pretty darn even bevels. Makes me feel like I've made a quantum leap and motivates me to practice more.
2" above that and my home-made ball vise is a good 6 or 7" above the bench. Had to sit on a bar stool type chair and could barely reach the throttle pedal. Just not comfortable at all, couldn't keep the kinks out of scrolls, couldn't maintain an even bevel around a curve, you name it. I kept thinking about one of those drill press based work tables and finally sacrificed a cheap bench type that I had in the shop that I never use. It doesn't have the crank adjustment but no matter. Just by setting the vise at arm level sitting in an office chair that I picked up, the difference is amazing--smooth curves, pretty darn even bevels. Makes me feel like I've made a quantum leap and motivates me to practice more.