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Just make sure you drill the correct size holes if you want those.  They are 3/4" (19.05 mm).  My bench has 20 mm holes, so none on the USA / Canadian bench dogs will work on my bench.

 

EDIT:  Sorry, I see Veritas does supply 19.81 mm ones as well (for 20mm holes).  Lee Valley sells them.

 

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=70682&cat=1,43838,70865&ap=1

 

http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?p=71185&cat=1,41637

Good call that. I am going to be using a 19mm MAD bit to drill them and it always nibbles a bit more out so will probably be closer to 19.5mm when its all done. Was partly to accommodate for the 19mm dowels I plugged the top with and partly because I knew it was fairly close to the 3/4" standard.

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Ok so we are as far as we can go, now it's the tiler and plumber who needs to do their bit. Just some varnish on Saturday.49c27f67cc4f65b569d0e0c0f4036ef1.jpgc28bb3168c581bbcbcf896891c13b9ea.jpgd417ab309c7e79d182805dc96a2bf31a.jpg

 

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If you are finishing that ramp for a wheelchair - add some fine silica sand (used pool filter sand or sandpit sand) in the varnish - gives much better traction in the wet - both for the chair and for anybody who might be pushing - you can either throw it on lightly when it's still wet, or add it in the varnish - not sure which is better, although I can see that it might mean a lot of stirring to keep it in suspension if you add it into the pot.

 

I say this because I have dealt with several dislocated shoulders of wheelchair pushers who slipped on wet ramps/floors over the years.

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If you are finishing that ramp for a wheelchair - add some fine silica sand (used pool filter sand or sandpit sand) in the varnish - gives much better traction in the wet - both for the chair and for anybody who might be pushing - you can either throw it on lightly when it's still wet, or add it in the varnish - not sure which is better, although I can see that it might mean a lot of stirring to keep it in suspension if you add it into the pot.

 

I say this because I have dealt with several dislocated shoulders of wheelchair pushers who slipped on wet ramps/floors over the years.

Highly reccomended

I have done this with stoeps and outside stairs that get wet.Used roof paint with fine builders white sand stirred in.It stays in suspension for a long time.Throwing it on the top it weathers off pretty quickly.

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If you are finishing that ramp for a wheelchair - add some fine silica sand (used pool filter sand or sandpit sand) in the varnish - gives much better traction in the wet - both for the chair and for anybody who might be pushing - you can either throw it on lightly when it's still wet, or add it in the varnish - not sure which is better, although I can see that it might mean a lot of stirring to keep it in suspension if you add it into the pot.

 

I say this because I have dealt with several dislocated shoulders of wheelchair pushers who slipped on wet ramps/floors over the years.

in hindsight brushing the concrete with a broom, when still wet would have allowed for a non-slip surface

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Le Turbo is your man down in the WC...super talented hubber that doesn't post enough on here, send him a PM.

 

What you want done is easily achieved with a lathe for all the handles and then some bandsaw work on the rest[/

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in hindsight brushing the concrete with a broom, when still wet would have allowed for a non-slip surface

That we've done[emoji106]

 

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Le Turbo is your man down in the WC...super talented hubber that doesn't post enough on here, send him a PM.

 

What you want done is easily achieved with a lathe for all the handles and then some bandsaw work on the rest

+1 for Le Turbo. He's kind of to woodwork what Bogus is to paining bikes.

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Some timber we were planing today, before ripping it into strips, I was not happy that we had to rip these nice wide planks (they average 285mm wide) to 50mm strips. 10 Cubes of White Oak, beautiful planks!

That's a lot of wood into small widths. What are you making?

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