Comments on: Flatten a Workbench’s Top in 5 Minutes

By: gauchowoodworking

gauchowoodworking — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:44:23 +0000

I am a machine snob and that shop with all Martin machines makes me very jealous … I wish that one day I will be able to do it.

By: mtnjak

mtnjak — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:46:14 +0000

Sweet! For just 20 grand I can flatten my new bench top. Just as soon as the Bentley’s out of the shop, I’ll pick up a Martin! LOL Cool idea though.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:53:29 +0000

Awsome! I remember seeing pictures of Michael Fortune using a portable planer and “walking” it down a huge beam under its own power. It just fed itself the entire length of what must have been a 30′ – 40′ beam. And like this, I’d have never thought of it by myself.

By: schnp

schnp — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:02:55 +0000

Gee, Chris, glad you flattened my bench while I was off picking up the U-Haul trailer! Actually by Saturday I’m not sure we (or rather the guys) would have enough strenghth to lift our benches up onto the jointer.

Peggy

By: lawrence

lawrence — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:22:00 +0000

Very interesting method– thanks for sharing.

And to those that feel they must make snide remarks about others’ successes– please stop– it makes folks not want to share their experiences… and what a unique and wonderful experience it must be to have a hobbiest shop with these resources.

Thanks again– If I had the resources (and space) I’d love something similar. Of all the “massive” tools that I think would be useful, I think a massive jointer would be the most useful of all- even one 13 inches to match a planer would be awfully nice- though I must admit that I would probably never have thought of running an entire bench over the top!

Lawrence

By: George West

George West — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:30:15 +0000

Something tells me it just nipped it off just nice and clean like the rest of the work. If it weren`t contained within the tops surface area and was instead out to the edge it may have blown out the back side, but…… I think that whole deal finished sweet in those 2 passes.

By: pearlsb4swine

pearlsb4swine — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:27:48 +0000

Your health care dollars working hard so that you don’t have to.

By: Niels

Niels — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:42:52 +0000

hahaha!

By: texasbelliott

texasbelliott — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:05:58 +0000

What a shop! What flatness! Holy cow….

I certainly hope Andre does something about the edges of his new bench. They are probably so sharp after the Martin got a hold of it, he can use them like a card scraper.

By: Wood Zealot

Wood Zealot — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:52:59 +0000

Very cool. With friends like that who needs other friends??