The Smith Beaters & How They Work | Engels Coach Shop 

Because they are punched and one edge is sharp which goes against the wood. With the rounded edge up, it accepts paint better than a sharp edge.

I caught that too! My dad hammered home the difference between "working face" and "showing face" by the time I was five! I had ONE Maintenance Man out of a slew of maintenance monkeys in the last twenty years that actually paid attention when I explained why I kept flipping washers over! Everyone I worked with the first twenty-some years KNEW! 🙂

It's called break and shear 60% break 40% shear.@@ron827

Yep, LOL. It's kind of funny because I was just thinking about that yesterday when I was building a set of wood racks for my truck.

I notist that to.

Vices are always mailable, might cost you an arm and a leg but they'll ship anything these days

@@09conrado , ☺️ oops! Silly spell checker... I meant malleable. Thanks for catching that. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.

@@suzisaintjames thanks for being a good sport. Best wishes

Yes, I think making the engaging faces at the end of the bars tight and square might hinder smooth running. Isn't that why gears are given a hypoid form so they engage and drive more smoothly ? When this machine is first set in motion I'd expect there to be heavy wear on those faces - or it jams - and some relieving is needed. My tuppence worth.

​@@causewaykayakI do not think this is a problem, because the this wood isn't a part of the conveyer belt, but is fixed in place, making a spikey rotating cylinder...

@@sidekickbob7227 Right !! OK. Then I had the design figured badly. Embarrassing ! Thanks for the correction.

@@causewaykayak Well, it's just my guess how it's designed. Hooefully, we'll get the conclusion at the next episode!

I couldn't have said it better!

I think Dave is planning to use it a little then display it.

For either set up a table or similar that you can easily raise or lower, if it's too high to start with then raise yourself. Try doing whatever it is that you'll use the bench for and experiment with different heights. I assure you that there is no one height that fits all. There is a certain height for hand tool wood working benches that is coveted as the holy grail. I can tell you that it is the height of an American kitchen countertop, 34". It is so revered because there is a book from the 1700's that approximates the height, and a modern wood working journalist who is about 6'4" wrote an in depth article and later a book extolling the virtues of this height bench no matter what height the user is. (actually an equivalent height due to differences in tool design) Although this journalist does leave the caveat that no matter how perfect he believes this height to be it isn't often comfortable for the less cultured plebes. I'm a 6' 7" hand tool woodworker and I can assure you that my back does not like to be bent constantly while hand planing or hand sawing or chiseling. I chose a workbench height suitable for my height and the work I'll be doing on that bench. I chose 39", roughly the height of an American door knob. After 10 years of using this bench I'm still happy with my height choice, the red oak lumber was expensive and it was a lot of hard work to make it. My wife is 5' 1" so my bench doesn't work for her. She prefers 30". Of course a workbench for machine woodworking wants a different height, often lower and varying. Typically working at or just below your belt line is ideal. But that all depends on what kind of work you're doing, as well as the tools you are using. For an anvil get a stump that is shorter than you think you'll need then shim the anvil with wood etc until you raise it to a comfortable height, then have a new stump cut to fit that height. I have multiple work stations and they all vary in height according to the work that I use them for. I have a workbench that is from Lowes, it's good for standing at and working on items like small engines and such where height doesn't make a difference. I've built a welding table that has adjustable height, this allows me to sit or stand. My drill press is on a riser block so that the work is more at chest level rather than belt level which greatly reduces the need to bend, crouch, or stoop when lining up on a center. I built a stool to go with my woodworking bench that is an appropriate height to work at the bench while seated. Drawing, sketching, layout, sanding, painting, finishing etc are things I typically do while seated.

I noticed this week you are asking really good questions ! Hope you get some good answers. Looks like someone already sent in a nice long one. I am just setting up a bench for a small model makers lathe and theres SO MANY aspects to take into account. They say that time spent in preparation is seldom wasted. I think doing plenty of mockups is handy. It's what works best for you as the other gent is saying here.

I caught that too but they don't come close to laping ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sI1aLGVyClM.html