Comments on: Pop-Up Bench Stop http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/12/pop-up-bench-stop/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: KenManiac http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/12/pop-up-bench-stop/#comment-255679 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:33:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/12/pop-up-bench-stop/#comment-255679 my dad's workbench has had these for 20 something years. they are made of a soft zinc or aluminum alloy (copy says alu, i remember the catalog saying they were zinc ages ago. could have changed, could be defective memory) they are soft enough to not nick even a really sharp wood chisel. my dad’s workbench has had these for 20 something years.

they are made of a soft zinc or aluminum alloy (copy says alu, i remember the catalog saying they were zinc ages ago. could have changed, could be defective memory)

they are soft enough to not nick even a really sharp wood chisel.

]]> by: Fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/12/pop-up-bench-stop/#comment-255569 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:40:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/12/pop-up-bench-stop/#comment-255569 This would seem to leave a piece of diecast metal in the benchtop as a permanent fixture. Compared to dog holes, this is not very friendly to edge tools or the odd slip that one might have with a power tool. Maybe it is less of a problem in practice. This would seem to leave a piece of diecast metal in the benchtop as a permanent fixture. Compared to dog holes, this is not very friendly to edge tools or the odd slip that one might have with a power tool. Maybe it is less of a problem in practice.

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