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271637 | RH Hutchins <rhhutchins@m...> | 2020‑08‑17 | WorkMutt Rehab |
A set of legs for an old WorkMate has come into my hands. The top is long since gone. I want to replace the top. Can someone please tell me the dimensions (length and width) of the top pieces? I'm thinking of using oak. If you have suggestions about materials to consider, I'd be much obliged to hear them. Bob Hutchins Temple, TX USA |
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271638 | Matthew Groves <grovesthegrey@g...> | 2020‑08‑17 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Oh Bob, One does not simply replace the top of a workmate… Not without delving into the type study and geeking out just a bit. Workmate Type Study - KirkHMB <https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking /Workmate-Type-Study">https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Workmate-Type- Study> By our very own! Which type do you have? I just bought two and need to type them as well. Matthew Groves Springfield, MO |
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271639 | Kirk Eppler | 2020‑08‑17 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
If its a standard size top, this should work, courtesy of Roy Griggs (Later suggestion says drill the holes at 25/32 instead of 3/4) https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Workmate-Type-Study/i-LVCBW6H I could have sworn Joe Jerkins offered me dimensions for this top replacement, but I can't find it yet. https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Workmate-Type-Study/i-T5g9Z6z But yeah, as Mr Groves said, perusing the type study would tell you that. KE On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 3:12 PM RH Hutchins |
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271640 | RH Hutchins <rhhutchins@m...> | 2020‑08‑17 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Mine is like the one in image 40 of Kirk's type study. It is single height and folds once tilting the top forward and down. I wasn't smart enough to figure out what type to call it. bh |
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271641 | Kirk Eppler | 2020‑08‑18 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Oh no! It's the TV Tray* style. That may take a bit of fiddling, as there are some big differences in the tops of some, tho it may not matter much. Like all workmates, there are differences in the years. Mine is fairly new 2008, and looks different from the one shown in the picture, and is not double thick at the jaw.. Someone else will need to chime in with the sizes, but further below are some notes. Mine is only 24" wide, vs the 29" of the big ones, and ~4 vs 5" deep. The Biggest other difference, which may matter, is the mounting on mine is different from the one shown, I have 2 through holes instead of being mounted from below. I will add a pic at the tail end to show how mine mounts. https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Workmate-Type-Study/i-R38Rcxs Best of luck * coined by NickNaylo in my corner of the world. On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM RH Hutchins |
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271642 | Frank Filippone <bmwred735i@g...> | 2020‑08‑18 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Material originally used was 3/4 plywood, Not quite Baltic Birch, but not quite shop Ply either..... If I were to replace mine, I would use 3/4 Baltic or a domestic hardwood ply. More plys is better. Solid wood seems like a better choice, but for the chance it will warp and distort. Using MDF was used on some later versions..... I would not repeat that choice..... One correction on the plans shown..... the doubled up areas are specified as 1 1/4 wide with the 3/4 dog holes drilled at 1 1/4 from edge to center. Means the hole is placed on the edge of the under board. Suspect the width of the under board should be increased to 2 inches. I am not home to check the actual dimensions of my Work Mutts.... On 8/17/2020 12:02 PM, RH Hutchins wrote: > A set of legs for an old WorkMate has come into my hands. The top is > long since gone. I want to replace the top. Can someone please tell > me the dimensions (length and width) of the top pieces? > > I'm thinking of using oak. If you have suggestions about materials to > consider, I'd be much obliged to hear them. > > Bob Hutchins > Temple, TX USA > -- *Frank Filippone* *BMWRed735i@G...* |
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271643 | Kirk Eppler | 2020‑08‑18 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Crud, so much for "trust but verify" I took that drawing as gospel. I just went out and measured 3 of mine. The "meat" of the jaw has a slight bevel on top, but the width from jaw face to inside of hole is 1/2", and if the hole is 3/4", add 3/8" to the center, thus 7/8" to the first CL, not 1-1/4". I get 1-7/16" of double thick top. I did not do the math with 25/32 holes, that is left as an exercise for the reader. Will try to overlay some notes on that picture. Will add some text in the comments. Nice catch Frank, thanks On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:24 AM Frank Filippone |
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271652 | Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> | 2020‑08‑19 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
I’d go measure one of mine, but two of the three are holding up a cabinet project, awaiting the lovely wife’s textile decision, and the third is the odd combo of a single height Mate, with folding legs to drop it down to less than single height (I think I know where that one is) B&D was getting a little weird there. *Now your Single Height Workmate can be a Dual Height Workmate* https://flic.kr/p/2jy34Ed Bug the top is two pieces of pretty close to birch ply, 27x5 inches, 11/16th thick with dog holes just a smidge over 3/4 inch in diameter Michael On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 6:37 PM Kirk Eppler via OldTools < oldtools@s...> wrote: > Oh no! It's the TV Tray* style. That may take a bit of fiddling, as there > > are some big differences in the tops of some, tho it may not matter much. > > > > Like all workmates, there are differences in the years. Mine is fairly new > > 2008, and looks different from the one shown in the picture, and is not > > double thick at the jaw.. Someone else will need to chime in with the > > sizes, but further below are some notes. > > > > Mine is only 24" wide, vs the 29" of the big ones, and ~4 vs 5" deep. > > The Biggest other difference, which may matter, is the mounting on mine is > > different from the one shown, I have 2 through holes instead of being > > mounted from below. I will add a pic at the tail end to show how mine > > mounts. > > > > https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Workmate-Type-Study/i-R38Rcxs > > > > > > Best of luck > > > > * coined by NickNaylo in my corner of the world. > > > > > > -- Michael |
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271653 | Kirk Eppler | 2020‑08‑19 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Interestingly, one has single thick jaws, the other has double thick at the jaw face. They both look about the same generation. KE On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:42 PM Michael Suwczinsky |
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271659 | Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> | 2020‑08‑20 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
I don't recall adding anything to the underside of the top, but I suppose it is possible, maybe when I put cleat's on the bottom of miterboxes and such and clamp them in the Mutt. Michael |
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271670 | Gregory Hahn <greghahn@s...> | 2020‑08‑23 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
Dos centavos - There appear to be a least two TV-Tray Mutts; the WM125 and the WM301; both of which have assembly videos on YouTube since they come completely disassembled. -Greg |
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271716 | Joe Jerkins <jerkinsjoe@g...> | 2020‑08‑31 | Re: WorkMutt Rehab |
I was traveling so if it's not too late, measurements that might be useful below. I replaced the delaminated top of my Workmate. I assume all tops are all roughly the same size, but to be specific my Workmate is one of the earlier models with the cast frame. Each side was 6/4 maple x 29" L x 5" W. There was a 3/4" deep x 3 3/4" L x 3 1/2" wide cutout from the bottom back corner of each piece for attachment to the frames. (This left a solid 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 29" face on the "clamping surface") Into the center of the clamping face along the 29" length, I cut a 3/8" wide by 3/8" deep V for clamping round items. 3/4" dog holes were drilled as follows (all centered 1" from front or back edge): - Front edges (4 holes in total): 2@ 1" from each edge, 2@ 11" from each edge - Rear edges (5 holes in total): 2@ 1" from each edge, 2@ 6-1/2" from each edge, 1@ center (14-1/2" from edges) The 3/4" holes ended up being a bit too small for the Workmate dogs, so I picked up a large rat-tail file and slightly adjusted them. I used maple because I had the pieces on hand left over from an earlier project. It has been in frequent use for many years now and works great. YMMV, Kind regards, Joe Jerkins in San Francisco On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:42 PM Michael Suwczinsky |
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271768 | Mick Dowling <spacelysprocket@b...> | 2020‑09‑13 | Re: Weird cutter blade. Was (embarrassingly) Weird Hinge. |
GGs Thank-you to those who were able to identify the Stanley 45/55 slitter cutter for me. My excuse for not knowing what it was is that like most who have a Stanley 45 or 55 (I confess to having an example of each), they are tools that remains unused. I can confirm that both have a slitter cutter almost identical to my mystery cutter. The other mystery item is the pendulum out of a type of inclinometer. I worked for a number of years in the building maintenance department of a blind/vision impairment organisation. One of the strange items in the workshop was a level for the use of the blind/vision impaired. I’ve tried to track down a photograph of an example, but I cannot find anything on the web. The level was wooden, around 450mm (18”) long, maybe 70mm x 35mm (3 x 1¼”). In the middle was a protractor with the pendulum. The protractor had nicks cut in the edge to indicate what were probably 5 degree increments. To read the level you would have to feel the location of the point of the pendulum, and then feel the nearest nick to get what could really only be an idea of level. And only level, it didn’t have a seperate indicator for checking for plumb. There might have been a mechanism to lock the pendulum. I’ve sketched roughly what it looked like and posted it here; https: //photos.app.goo.gl/BLCicJZPLVe2b8id7 <https://photos.app.goo.gl/BL CicJZPLVe2b8id7">https://photos.app.goo.gl/BLCicJZPLVe2b8id7> The example in the workshop wasn’t a one-off. This spare pendulum presumably came out of another example, and over in the Aids & Equipment shop they had one on display. 25 years later it may well still be on display. Mick Dowling Melbourne Australia On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 02:01, Mick Dowling |
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271776 | Jack Birky <birkyjw@e...> | 2020‑09‑15 | Re: No mail , whads up¿¿¿¿ ibjb |
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