Roubo-style Workbench Introduction

[Music] the highlight of this workbench is its lack wise and it's hardware from the US firm bench crafted with the heavy massive hand wheel you can quickly clamp very wide work pieces with minimal afford changing from work pieces of different widths can be done in seconds and with the hand wheel acting as a powerful flywheel just spinning the wise shut it cheese clamping pressure is completely adequate for most types of work where's just another quarter turn of the hand wheel you can achieve very high clamping pressures which easily support a weight of 75 kilograms loosening and tightening the work pieces takes little afford and it is surprising how well the finely balanced hand wheels smoothly drives a screw and move the vices face or chop a further advantage of the slack wise is the clamping widths of up to 220 millimetres which you can close in less than 10 seconds the depth of the wisest rod is a remarkable two and a 70 millimeter which leaves other leg biases far behind the second remarkable feature of this quality bench is the end-all beckon buys also by benchcrafted built into the end it is as beautiful made and easy to use as a lake vise and also features a massive hand wheel the wheel on the wagon bars is somewhat smaller and develops less talk but all the same changing from work pieces of different sizes can be made in just a few seconds the precision and balance of the mechanism means it takes very little for to reach very high clamping precious [Music] the integrated sliding Deadman and the large shelf below the bench top are also very sensible and useful details but after little use you will refuse to do without [Music] the slot running down the center of the bench top and another useful feature of this workbench the slot is designed to take a 40 millimeter white board which lies flush with the bench top and is useful to temporarily store hand tools during work [Music] if you turn the board over in the benchtop slot it sticks up about fifty millimeters above the bench top the projecting edge can then be used as a planning or source stop or simply to set hand planes so that their errands do not MA the bench top if you take the board completely out of the slot this allows you many possibilities in terms of solidly clamping workpieces and various kinds of jigs and bench accessories to the top [Music] the 19 millimeter round holes in the bench top and the sliding deadman allow one to employ a wide variety of standard sized clamping devices that will allow you to deal with almost any imaginable world holding situation [Music] now that you have learned about the features of this beautiful workbench there are a few practical tips on its use that we should not neglect to mention it doesn't matter if you normally use hand tools or electric tools or a mix this robo style workbench is perfectly suited for any fine work [Music] and if you need a little rest after work then this work badge is also an excellent place for nap [Music] the sweet woodworking dreams that it brings will no doubt involve yet more inspiring ideas [Music]

Channel: Fine Tools

Views: 4,282,426

Rating: 4.8783312 out of 5

Keywords: Roubo workbench, Benchcrafted, Benchcrafted hardware, workbench, wagon vise, leg vise, fine-tools.com, Build your own workbench, Roubo plans, Roubo-style workbench

Id: 3pfm6URciYc

Length: 9min 50sec (590 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 17 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/TheSmartypants]

Awesome. Free plans in the description too!

[u/jzclarke]

Great ending! I think I'd have insomnia if this was in my garage! I'd definitely end up sleeping next to it if not ON it.

[u/ReasonReader]

I looked up the hardware manufacturer mentioned in the video.

Their prices are quite reasonable for something you'll never have to replace in several generations.

[u/kevin0611]

Bonus points for the name "Guido Henn". I'm just picturing a chicken with a lot of swagger, a track suit, and several gold chains.

[u/fastjetjockey]

Nice Vid. I'd never heard of them until old mate built that one here on Reddit recently. And thanks to you, I now know how they work!

[u/NosillaWilla]

That's almost how I felt after I built my 8 foot workbench

[u/cdxplybeams]

At the Cloister no pillows were used.

[u/starfish1974]

I've always wanted a extremely overpriced bed.

[u/PurpleComyn]

haha. My lord this bench is my dream, no nap required.