Got my workbench upgrades done. It didn't seem like much before I started but this did in fact take a little time.
I made 20 brackets for hinge points. All from scraps which was nice. I used 5/4 hard maple. I want this thing to be stout.
Then I made the arms. More scraps. Ran out of maple though so I used red oak for the double-arm sections. I took the time to make smooth rounds on the ends, 1/8 round over on all edges, and a light sanding. Same for the brackets above too.
Then for the hinges I used 1/2” x 13 all thread. I just picked up a 6ft section and used my grinder to cut pieces to length. 1/2" washers and lock nuts all around.
I got both sides mounted
Super sturdy! Now let's try the folding mechanism.
Crap! Maybe if I turn them around?
Double crap! At this point I decided I'd just undo the middle bolt any time I needed to fold it. Other option was to mess around with the hinge point but I didn't want to spend the time on that. Objective 1 (Rack-be-gone) was met, so I decided to push on and wrap it up. I really need my workbench back.
I ordered some wing nuts so I can more easily disassemble the brace joints to fold it up. But for now, it's done!
Next project - attempt repair of the spindle sander...
Cool Jamo... Like those brackets... and great to see someone put some decent sized wheels on a mobile.
A few MFT style dogs would make it just a day lighter which portability would benefit from... and would give greater clamping options, especially towards the middle.
While 3/4" dog holes seem to be the Yankee standard... they are a tad tight for the 3/4" clamp (Irwin etc...) shaft for hold downs... the 20mm gives that 1mm wiggle room that makes a world of difference.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD