Oliverd

Dave - Thanks for the responses. Note however, that the "cut-list" (which I take to the store) in the .pdf with the Sketch Up drawing lists all the (black) iron pipe & clamp assemblies as 3/4 inch which has an outside diameter of a little over 1 inch, and would not slide through the 7/8 inch washers for the Front Vise.

If you have a way to contact John White, it would be interesting to know if he had any problem with excess flexing of the 1/2 inch pipe when clamping a 7 foot workpiece and if he feels there is any advantage to using the larger nominal 3/4 inch pipe. Otherwise, it is cheaper to use the 1/2 inch pipe & clamps.

Thanks again,

Oliver

Dave- I am new to Sketch Up and serious woodworking and would like to build White's NF workbench. I've bought the Sketch Up plans and read some of the past postings and have a couple of questions.

Black iron pipe is shown as 3/4 inch in diameter in Sketch Up & on the .pdf drawings. John White answered a question from a "Swede"(?)some time ago,indicating that he used 1/2 inch and gave the Pony Clamp model number that fits 1/2 inch pipe. Pros & cons?

Your Sketch Up drawing indicates that the 1/4 inch hard board on the planing beam is 4 inches wide but the .pdf file (of White's article?) shows it as 5 inches wide.

Any idea why White used copper caps for the ends of the tail vise pipes? I'm having difficulty finding ones that fit. Any disadvantage to just using an iron end cap?

Is there an easier way to get Sketch Up to show the dimensions other than using the dimension tool on a component?

Appreciate the work you've done.

Oliver