DMcIvor
AAW Staff
I just spent an hour this morning attempting to assemble the safety stand described on pages 64-65 of the winter issue of American Woodturner.
As illustrated, the instructions in step one indicate assembling the stand from the center of the threaded rods, working outward. The stand elements are shown centered on the rod, starting 11" in from either end of the rods.
Studying the illustration of the complete stand assembly process depicted above step 1, one sees that there are three pieces of ply to one side of "center," and four to the other. Attempting to center the assembly on the rod therefore will not work, as you will end up with excess rod on one end and too little rod to complete the project on the other.
The better assembly method is to start from one end and assemble towards the other. This also negates issues which may arise from cutting the threaded rod to slightly different lengths.
Otherwise, I ended up with a solid little stand that I look forward to putting to use tomorrow.
As illustrated, the instructions in step one indicate assembling the stand from the center of the threaded rods, working outward. The stand elements are shown centered on the rod, starting 11" in from either end of the rods.
Studying the illustration of the complete stand assembly process depicted above step 1, one sees that there are three pieces of ply to one side of "center," and four to the other. Attempting to center the assembly on the rod therefore will not work, as you will end up with excess rod on one end and too little rod to complete the project on the other.
The better assembly method is to start from one end and assemble towards the other. This also negates issues which may arise from cutting the threaded rod to slightly different lengths.
Otherwise, I ended up with a solid little stand that I look forward to putting to use tomorrow.
