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A couple of years ago I built a set of Shop Boxes from an article in Popular Woodworking (find it here: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ar...hop_box_system.
I use them on almost every project. They give you heights of 30", 22" and 16". Very helpful. However, clamping was sometimes an issue.
So taking inspiration from the holes in Festool's Multi Function Work Table, I drilled a matrix of 3/4" holes in the top of each box. I also rounded over each hole with a router.
Next I made some clamps from hardwood and used 5-1/2" 1/4-inch carriage bolts epoxied into 1" dowel segments. This gives me plenty of clamping range.
Works great and the matrix of holes allows me to clamp a workpiece anywhere on the top. The photos should explain everything.
I use them on almost every project. They give you heights of 30", 22" and 16". Very helpful. However, clamping was sometimes an issue.
So taking inspiration from the holes in Festool's Multi Function Work Table, I drilled a matrix of 3/4" holes in the top of each box. I also rounded over each hole with a router.
Next I made some clamps from hardwood and used 5-1/2" 1/4-inch carriage bolts epoxied into 1" dowel segments. This gives me plenty of clamping range.
Works great and the matrix of holes allows me to clamp a workpiece anywhere on the top. The photos should explain everything.
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