Dave Black
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Dave you sure are talented. What did you use to mill those holes in the bench top. I presume a router but did you do it from both sides or do you by chance have a milling machine handy in your shop.
Are you going to do anything with the steel bars the screw assembly has to run on or leave them as is? Just thinking out loud if it is to run like the videos in terms of smoothness and no friction then surely they will need treatment?
Thanks for sharing. I put you in the Stu category with the make your own tools. I love it. look at what $14 bucks of bits can do.
It slides pretty nice, I was going to use T9 boeshield? I think the most critical thing is to make sure both of the tracks are parallel and level with each other so it doesn't bind.
I started the hole with a router and clamped down straight edge and a 2" long straight bit from the top of the bench and finished with a bit with a bearing on the end from the bottom side. Essentially I made a mortise and flipped the bench over and used the mortise as a template to finish it.