On 12 Mar 2002, at 21:35, Scott Murman wrote:

> > I now use the built in adjustable planing stop on the end of the
> > bench for some things that used to require a holdfast. Thanks to Tom
> > Holloway, whose idea it was in the first place....
>
> ooh, ooh, more details please. looks from the pic like the entire side
> apron on your bench can slide up and towards the front of the bench.
> how's it affixed to the bench?

Hanger bolts and wing nuts. There was a bit of glare in that picture, so
maybe this one is somewhat more clear:

http://www.calast.com/personal/ken/hstop2.jpg

Just grabbed a piece of scrap red oak, drilled four holes slightly
larger than the diameter of the hanger bolts to define two diagonal
slots, removed the material between them to connect the holes. If I
recall correctly (always doubtful) I did this with a coping saw and
cleaned it up with a file. Try very carefully to get the slots exactly
parallel, as mine binds a bit. Maybe I should have used a bevel instead
of just freehanding it.

Drill two holes in the end of the bench, screw in the hanger bolts
(there's a section in the middle you can grab onto to tighten them). Put
the stop over the bolts, add washers and wingnuts and you're done.
Pretty much locks at any position you want - it should be just below the
bench top in "fully retracted" mode so as not to be in the way when you
don't want it there. The width of the board and length of the slots
determines who high it can go, but you don't really need much height.

It's really great if you work with thin stock, as I do. Good job, Tom.

You can see from the later picture that it's been whacked a few times in
the six months that it has been there, but we're talking scrap wood
here. Easy enough to replace it.

-Ken

Ken Greenberg IT #321; Blue Galoot #82 400 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos,
CA 95032 http://www.calast.com/ken/Personal/wood.htm