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Hi,I want to be able to bolt things down to my workbench easily using bolts with plastic moulded "wheel" handles. I don't have access to the underside of the bench because of the way it is made, so I'm not able to use pronged tee's :?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=12749-80So, what I want is a small 22m^2 plate that I can recess into the bench and screw down from the top, where the plate has a threaded hole in the middle, maybe even a back nut or threaded sleeve behind it.Does anything like this exist? If so what are they called and where would I get some?It's not an insurmountable problem, but if there is a "thing" that already exists, so much the better...CheersChris

Chris Styles · Accepted Answer

Sorry for replying to my own thread...A colleague suggested : this seems to be a good source of associated things...?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=12749-80>> So, what I want is a small 22m^2 plate that I can recess into the bench

The3rd Earl Of Derby · Answer

?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=12749-80>> So, what I want is a small 22m^2 plate that I can recess into the1/8" Alluminium plate about 2" square with an 1/2" hole drilled in thecenter,with a drill/router cut an hole in the bench about the same diameterof the bolt you intend to use? drop the bolt into the hole,put plate overthe nut and screw it down in all 4 corners of the plate.

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Dave Fawthrop · Answer

|Hi,||I want to be able to bolt things down to my workbench easily using bolts |with plastic moulded "wheel" handles. I don't have access to the underside |of the bench because of the way it is made, so I'm not able to use pronged |tee's :I made the front of my workbench free of all obstructions so that I coulduse a fancy  expensive removable vice, which has remained in its box.I use some big G clamps, which only need a 1 inch lip round the bench.?id=20415&slotName=null&homeRef=&ts=27443&destination=/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp%3Fid%3D20415%26slotName%3Dnull%26homeRef%3D

Peter Parry · Answer

hand wheels. They have a tendency to come loose with frequent use - a drop of polyurethane wood adhesive on the outer blades of them when fitting them helps a lot.

You might find it better to create the recess you were talking about, put the insert in and then fit a drilled plate over it to provide extra stability.

Ian White · Answer

Axminster sell a similar gadget but with a keyhole slot, so the plate(s) can be left permanently countersunk into the bench top:

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should be possible to make something similar at much less cost. Self-adjusting hold down clamps are cheap, and the plates would be easy enough to drill and file by hand; it's more about finding an easy source of pre-cut blanks.

Alternatively, if the OP doesn't mind about drilling through into the inaccessible space under his bench, Axminster's own-brand clamps with the toothed stem might do the job:

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meow2222 · Answer

?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=12749-80>> So, what I want is a small 22m^2 plate that I can recess into the bench andAnother option might be to sink short pieces of M12 rod into theworkbench from the top, after drilling and tapping them to take asmaller bolt. Ie theyre like a sleeve screwed flush into the bench top.I'm not sure what youre holding with the bolts, but for many jobspredrilled holes in the wood with coarse thread coach screws may begood enough. If the wood gets knackered after x years, drill the holeout cleanly and insert a bit of fat dowel, with glue.NT

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