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, vise 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 vise 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 "vise 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. |
Order
a Bench Horse™
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Price Per Item |
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18" X 48" Portable
Workbench 34 1/2" Ht
Weighs: 55 lbs.
Includes: 2 Bench Dogs |
$369.00 |
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Accessories |
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 Vise, 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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$25.00 |
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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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$25.00 |
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| For clamps and pads, click
here |
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