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| John Hill:
--- Quote from: David Jupp on July 02, 2011, 09:23:45 AM ---Post tensioning might be a bit simpler to arrange than pre-tensioning. Either would be significantly more complex than simple reinforcing. --- End quote --- I think internal reinforcing and design of the base to keep unsupported spans to a minimum. |
| John Hill:
--- Quote from: Davo J on July 02, 2011, 10:09:15 AM ---Just a thought if this is going to be an island type bench, a hole somewhere for your electrical plug/s to go down through instead of running it over the side. Dave --- End quote --- Good point Dave however I have the electrical coming down from the ceiling. I have gone to a bit of effort, not much, to get power cables out of the way in this new shop and the grinders, drill press etc are all wired from under the bench. I have outlets for portable tools on the front of the bench which saves cables trailing over/through the work in progress on the bench. |
| John Hill:
--- Quote from: dickda1 on July 02, 2011, 02:39:18 PM ---John, Cnczone has an insanely long lived thread on concrete bases and concrete-epoxy. -Dick --- End quote --- Dick, that stuff sure would be the way to go for a really, really serious job but somehow I suspect the retirement funds might not stretch to that! :med: |
| John Hill:
--- Quote from: 75Plus on July 02, 2011, 12:50:01 PM --- Last INSIDE JOKE I'll post here. :palm: :palm: :palm: Joe --- End quote --- :beer: |
| dickda1:
John, I am well intro retirement myself. Some of these guys are looking into the damping properties of concrete/epoxy in the iron casting cavities of existing parts. You (and I) are, I hope, beyond this obsession (Quorn anyone?). Concrete is absolutely an option for a lathe/mill/shaper. Dick |
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