The holdfast is designed for 3 4 hole in a workbench top of a 1 3 4 thick or thicker.
Wood workbench holdfasts. Sjoberg st 03 holdfasts for nordic plus duo workbenches 2 pack 4 2 out of 5 stars 9 taytools 468648 pair 2 each 3 4 x 2 1 4 inches bench dogs hold downs for workbenches anodized aluminum side springs. The large ergonomic grip is made from two component plastic. Scraps of wood between the work and the pads prevent the metal from damaging the wood. Shoot i d pay that.
Heck i have some holdfasts that i plan to sell. A holdfast is a historical metal workbench fixture that wedges into a workbench top holding your workpiece down firmly as you cut joints. My question is do you think these holdfasts would work in a 3 5 inch bench top made of radiata pine all that i could find easily and affordably for my first hand tool project here in nz. These were the most reliable and easiest to use holdfasts we tested.
I don t need any holdfasts. The best part of holdfasts is how fast they work. Get it as soon as wed jun 3. The large rubber pressure plate ensures non marring clamping of the workpiece and has a diameter of 44 mm.
You hit them on the top of the arm to lock them and on the side of the stem to loosen. Free shipping on orders over 25 shipped by amazon. 3 6 out of 5 stars 17. It easily yields high clamping pressure with just a few turns.
Sjoberg st 03 holdfasts for nordic plus duo workbenches 2 pack. I don t really want to drill holes in my new bench and find that the wood is too soft for the holdfasts to work. That is what i use my bench top is made from 2 halves of a sheet of 16mm ply. Dct 8in work bench holdfast woodworking hold down clamp 4in reach 5 8in shaft for wood carving routing sanding.
And yet peter s holdfasts looked like they had leaped right from the pages of joseph moxon like something you might buy at the local ironmongers in 1678. I wondered if i might need to add a 3rd sheet for 48mm thick bench top for using holdfasts and or for mass to hold the bench steady but it was unnecessary on both counts. In my woodworking school i own 10 workbenches and about 30 holdfasts so i ve got a lot of experience with using and troubleshooting different holdfasts with different styles of workbenches. 4 2 out of 5 stars 9.
In general they are used and work even better in pairs. Phil koontz an alaskan blacksmith also provided us with a pair of hand forged steel holdfasts that he sells for 100 a pair. The holdfasts were about 70 to 80 each. But there was a problem.