Anyone here have one of these? I found this buried in a machinist's basement under a pile of tools and picked it up for 50 bucks. Only problem is there was no base. There are a couple restoration videos of simmilar benches online so i have an idea of what i want to build but if anyone has one they can take some measurements for me i would be immensely grateful.
Hammacher Schlemmer workbench
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nadogail
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The working height of the bench top should approximate the distance from your elbow to the floor.
Because we are all different that dimension will be variable.
Because we are all different that dimension will be variable.
alinc100
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perhaps a style/dimension/lead can come from this catalogue: https://archive.org/details/HammacherSchlemmerToolsCatalogueNo630/page/n70/mode/1up
or here : https://archive.org/details/HammacherSchlemmerToolsAndBenchesCatalogueNo87/mode/2up
or here : https://archive.org/details/HammacherSchlemmerToolsAndBenchesCatalogueNo87/mode/2up
I dont know how you found this but thank you so much. I found my bench and it specified 2x3 legs in the description. Thank you!
SweetD
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That's a great find! Make sure to keep us updated.
Voi
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I think you mean wrist to floor?
CSRPenFab
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After 30+ years in the Ergonomics field, I will tell you "it depends" on proper bench height. "Elbow height is great for a standing workstation where you are typing, etc. "Wrist Height" is better if you're doing light work, etc... It's more about personal preference and making sure the bench is not too high, or too low for your build.
ZRX61
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Workbench height is distance from elbow to floor, minus height of your vise.After 30+ years in the Ergonomics field, I will tell you "it depends" on proper bench height. "Elbow height is great for a standing workstation where you are typing, etc. "Wrist Height" is better if you're doing light work, etc... It's more about personal preference and making sure the bench is not too high, or too low for your build.
Voi
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Typically for this type of bench used with traditional hand tools a much lower bench height is used. Quick Google search suggests as low as the first knuckle of the thumb.
But I'm making an assumption of how the OP might use it. That bench is so cool I could see it being used a variety of ways. And I would rather start off tall and shorten it rather than too short.
Great find. That's a definite "you ****" for the price paid.
But I'm making an assumption of how the OP might use it. That bench is so cool I could see it being used a variety of ways. And I would rather start off tall and shorten it rather than too short.
Great find. That's a definite "you ****" for the price paid.
CSRPenFab
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Perhaps, but again it depends on what you'll be doing on that bench. For example, I had a small lathe on one of my benches. It was used for pen turning. I wanted the centerline of the lathe just a bit below elbow height for precision work. That required that I figure out a bench height to place my lathe at the proper height.
On my main workbench for general work, I have it set to elbow height.
Well im also not 100% decided on what to do with this bench. The catalog allinc100 linked says the height was 34" from the factory.. heres my problem do i try to restore this to look as original as possible and sell it? They seen to fetch upwards of 2k restored and with more damage than mine has... or as the horder that i am do i make it taller since in 6'2 and remove the wood vise thats one the table and fit this emmert vice onto it..
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nadogail
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If you have no plans to use the bench yourself, you might study the market and do what will be required to get the highest possible price on a resale.
alinc100
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Zeke
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That is a very nice bench so if it doesn't work that well for you, I'd sell it to someone that is really into the HS benches and get exactly what YOU want. Most buyers of that would prefer you don't 'restore' it.
Yeah i do think someone else probably deserves this more than i do, my basement is full of metal working tools i lean toward hobby machinist stuff heavily, but that gave me a deep appreciation for high quality American made tools, thats how i even spotted the thing honestly. If l i restore anything its to be as close to original as possible. For this i would probably follow this gentlemans steps and try to retain as much character as possible.
These are screenshots of his end result if you aren't interested in the whole video.
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Zeke
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That's impressive.
Walkers
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That is a pretty cool bench!
nadogail
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A fine bench for almost any workshop that doesn't already have one.
turbowoodworker
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Yes that is a great woodworkers bench. I would recommend not removing the face or tail vise as the bench is designed to function with the vises and dog holes together. The Emmert would better be served on a different bench.