Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
work bench levelers
CJ McLaughlin
>After about a year and a half, the garage is done and I pulled my workbench out of storage. The floor is a bit off (I like the contractor but pouring a 20x32 slab by oneself is not a good idea) and I need to level the workbench. I'd like the bench off the floor anyway.
Can anyone recommend a solid rubber leveler that won't break off the bottom of a workbench?
CJ
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Paul in NJ
>I use a piece of roofing shingle under the feet so they don't wick moisture from the concrete. To level use opposing cedar shigles for shims, just score and snap to trim when done.
Paul Dzioba
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Dan Klauder - Wasilla, Alaska
>My floor is way off. For a couple of years I leveled with shims, but they were always sliding around and it seemed like I was constantly messing with them. Here's what I finally came up with, and it works great. I don't remember where I saw this idea - probably lurking here or maybe back on the Pond.
Anyway, it's pretty simple. I adjust level with the top nut, and then jam it with the bottom nut. The nut just fits up into a hole drilled in the bottom of the bench foot. Gravity takes care of everything else. Hasn't needed to be re-adjusted yet, and the hockey pucks really grab the floor - no more sliding!
I'll try to post a picture, but I'm not sure it will work...
Hope this helps - Dan
Hey, That was me...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Back in the Pond daze. It helps to freeze the hockey pucks first to help with the drilling of the holes.
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CJ McLaughlin
>Those are hockey pucks? Wow. Seeing as how it was 81* in Minneapolis yesterday, there might be a few of those available.
CJ
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Angelo Schembari, Cornwall, NY
>I think I may have posted one of the original hockey puck posts. Can't find it, but here are the pics.
Exploded view
Angelo Schembari, Cornwall, NY
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