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Portable Workbench
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Blum
Tool Company is proud to introduce the Bench Horse™ |
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After 20
years of working on rickety saw horses or tops of table saws or
usually just off the floor on the jobsite, I was motivated to develop
a bench that solves all those jobsite workholding problems.
Introducing "The Bench Horse" portable workbench system.
This is a bench that is easily portable (sets up in less than 15
seconds) yet is rock solid in its leg structure as well as its top.
In fact, it has greater clamping versatility, top stiffness, vice
strength and clamping capacity than most stationary benches.
How is this possible?
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The Top: The key to this bench
is the top construction. It is made entirely of 1/2"
Baltic Birch plywood. It is a torsion-box assembly, which is a grid
work of pieces with a top and bottom skin glued on and then an outer
apron which extends below this torsion box to contain the leg-set.
On each side of these grid work boxes a hole is bored so that every
6 inches a pipe clamp can be inserted around the entire perimeter
through to the other side.. This then creates a vice location
every 6 inches around the entire bench. The bench top and
bottom also have these holes so work can be clamped to the bench
top as well. It also has 2 rows of dog holes on each side
that when used with the included "vice block" on the pipe
clamp head, clamps boards for planing or sanding between dogs like
a classic cabinetmakers bench.
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On this bench, the top is flat and extremely
stiff. It will not sag, because of the torsion box construction.
With the great depth, accessories such as holdfasts work which don't
work on thin top benches. By using ordinary pipe clamps for
the vises and clamping across the width or length of the bench,
great clamping pressure is exerted with no worry of deflection.
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Clamping a board for planing or sanding with vise block and bench
dogs.
Board clamped for edge planing.

Using a Blum jack plane.
A holdfast using the large holes. A 'Jorgensen'
bench holdfast fits in the smaller dog holes.
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The Base: The
base is tubular steel with adjustable levelers. It features
rotatable fittings and a very easy and quick set-up or breakdown....less
than 15 seconds! When the legs are folded up, there are
no protruding pieces to get caught on other things. Carry
it like a suitcase and slide in the back of your pickup.
Or store in a corner of the garage. Unlike your stationary
bench, this will never become a catch all. It can be carried
to wherever you are working and used as an actual "WORK BENCH".
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No protruding legs when folded up.
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The Bench: By having regularly spaced
holes, the bench becomes modular such that 2 or more benches can
be attached end to end or side to end or any configuration and all
the holes line up. Need to plane 12' lumber....use 3 benches
end to end.....no problem! There is a small tool box drawer which
fits in a recess under the top. This is handy for storing
bench dogs, vise block, holdowns or small tools.
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This board is solidly clamped!
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Patent Pending. |
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Order a Bench Horse™
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18" X 48" Portable
Workbench
Weighs: 55 lbs.
Includes: 2 Bench Dogs |
$329.00 |
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Price Per Item |
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Bench Dogs
3/4" Hardwood dowel with angled face and rubber o-ring
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$4.50 each |
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Tool Box
Removable open top box for storing bench dogs, vise
block or small tools. Can fit 1 or 2 per bench. Includes 2 turn
buttons for securing. |
$24.00 |
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End Vice, Pipe & Pin
This 18" short pipe & pin is used with the
vise block and bench dogs for clamping boards between bench
dogs.
Its short length allows you to still use the remaining holes
for inserting pipe clamps for multiple clamping locations.
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$20.00 |
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Vise Block & Dog
For use on end vise pipe & pin or regular pipe
clamp. Clamp heads must be bored for the 2 mounting screws See
our bored clamp heads in the clamp section.
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$20.00 |
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For clamps and pads, click
here |
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