Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Looks easy enough, thanks, Angelo, and by extension William.

Pam

Open to suggestions?

Bob Hackett

>Great idea,Thanks to you both.I would like to make one suggestion though.I would just drill a shallow hole in the top of the puck.Just deep enough to capture the domed head of the carriage bolt.If the floors are very uneven,as cellar floors in old houses can be,the puck could pivot like industrial machine levelers do.

Not drlling all the way thru the puck would help keep the bolt from rusting too.You could also use the flat on the bolt head to put the wrench on,thus eliminating the nut and the chance of the nut spinning.Course then you would have to move the pucks by hand if you moved the bench.

Hope you don`t mind my putting my .02 in.Thanks again for the tip,it`s one I`m going to put to use in the near future.

Mainely,Bob

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>The hocky puck is a great idea. It should be sturdy enough, less prone to sliding around, and easier to manufacture than a plywood block. When I built mine, I was living in south Florida, where there is not a very big market for pucks, because there aren't a lot of rinks, much less frozen ponds. :^)

A note: You will probably want to drill two concentric holes, the longer one the diameter of the bolt, because I think you will want to be able to sink it deeper than the length of the connector. If so, you will need to figure out how to keep the epoxy from flowing down into this hole. I think epoxy should bond the connector to the leg strongly enough that you would not need to back it up with a fender washer like I did. Rough up the outside of the connector a little, so the epoxy grips it better. 60 grit sandpaper or a few strokes with a triangular file will do it.

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Angelo in Cornwall, NY

>Waxed paper wrapped around a dowel worked to keep the epoxy out of the clearance hole. Looking back, I would have drilled an undersized hole and beat the connector in.

Breathing easier now that the jack isn't supporting 1 corner of my bench

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Mike MacDonald, McDonald's Crn, Ont

>Finally a reason to give LOML when she asks why I keep all those hockey pucks around the house from younger days.

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Frank Mutchler

>Thanks a lot, Angelo & William. Your posts are so typical of the willingness so many folks on this forum have to freely share their knowledge. It's very refreshing! Not to mention the extra effort people commonly expend to clarify their thoughts for others.

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>For those contemplating this, a little word of caution. Pine is soft enough you would probably have no problem with splitting, but other woods might not be so compliant. I think I would clamp the bottom of the post with a couple of hand screws, just for insurance, while I was driving it in.

It sure looks like your way is a lot easier than what I did. That was a long time ago, and I didn't have anyone to ask.

Re: Homemade Leveling Foot (long)

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>Nice post, Angelo; well illustrated.

Question: What's a hockey puck?

Hey Don..

Angelo in Cornwall, NY

>Its sorta like those burger things you get at McD's, only slightly softer and a tad tastier

:-)

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

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