[Jewelry making - Article 00769] - Re: [Orchid] Small workbench for an assistant

[Yvonne]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Linda,

>     does anyone use the bench from Rio Grande #113-975? It's item D on
>     page 207 of the 2007 Tools catalog. It's the one with metal legs.
>     It's the smallest bench I can find. 

    The bench you asked about has the advantage of being small. I have
    one in my office. The drawers fell apart out of the box. My other
    larger benches are in the studio. 

    It wasn't worth repacking the shipping back so.......... 

    I had a wood shop make drawers out of sturdier wood with hardware
    which allows the drawers to be pulled out, but not topple onto the
    floor. The price of metal being what it is; I then had a liner made
    for the sweeps drawer. It is soldered so metal cannot drop into the
    drawer. I then have wire mesh in the drawer to collect larger parts
    and tools that may fall into the drawer. It raised the price of the
    bench, but has paid for itself in the long run. Nothing falls on the
    floor....

    I also made these changes to my other larger bench. Next I want to
    have a bench top organizer made for the smaller bench. That way the
    organizer can be moved with the bench instead of mounting it on the
    wall as with my larger bench. 

Yvonne
www.ympdesign.com
www.studio-tours.com
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________