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[@NcWraith]

David, for years I've watched videos of some of the most talented woodworkers around the world. It's become a pleasure during down time. I stumbled on your channel by accident and found myself watching your vids. You have a talent that exceeds your woodworking abilities. You have the ability to grab the attention of viewers and hold them. I cannot tell you how many content providers, of every subject, either say too little or bloviate endlessly. Hitting the "sweet spot" is an art. I have never fast forwarded your videos. More importantly, how can someone keep fresh content in an oversaturated market? You seem to do just that. Keep up the great work and cheers from 🇺🇸

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks! My vids are fun to produce and I also do Live shows that are totally unedited. They are full of chat and exploration, mistakes and viewers projects. Not to everyone's taste but none the less... Share the channel with your friends if you get a chance. Don't forget to sub, lol.

[@hikeman1966]

Love the disine of the work bench and the the atachmen.

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Hike Manassian!

[@josephwilcox6086]

I take used bolts and cam clamps like that, similar, I get them from old junk bicycles, the seat clamps, I use for my drill press vice and whatever they are handy for. I really like this idea to keep things out of the way when not being used.

[@DavidStanton]

Hi Jose Wiliam, great idea!

[@Akula1963]

Everytime I see a movie you made I am jealous of your workshop.

[@DavidStanton]

Thank you for the compliment Erik! It has taken me a very long time and a lot of hard work to get where I am.

[@stakwalderbak5331]

The way this bench system is going is awesome. Cant wait to build one once present jobs are finished. One advantage will be suggested changes at it evolves. Look out Ron, Stanton is coming.

[@DavidStanton]

Ron's bench is also a pretty dynamic idea.

[@stakwalderbak5331]

Well I bought his plans a while ago. I think yours is better though I haven't checked his site out for a while

[@craigpayne7586]

Love the Stanton bench

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Craig!

[@Dta1996]

Sweet, simple and straightforward

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Douglas!

[@Steven_Silvestri]

Brilliant. I love it! Excellent job with the joinery and the cam clamp was practically made for that! Great work

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Steven.

[@saritsotangkur2438]

A very elegant solution indeed.

[@darren4392]

Thanks once again Dave. This is an interesting way of doing it and has given me a couple of ideas for my bench.

[@DavidStanton]

Send me a photo when you are done so I can see your interpretation.

[@ZenMinus]

Hi David YES! I like it :-) That is a great accessory for the bench. I'm more of a "square corners" man and would prefer that the side had square corners rather than the rounded ends, but that's just me. However the rounded corner made the adaptation/installation of your deadman much easier (than square corners would). Great work on the Stanton bench. Regards Peter

[@DavidStanton]

Hi Peter. In earlier episodes of the bench I go through the reasons for the skirt to have the round corners. Thanks for the compliment!

[@SMee67]

Stellar bench design there David, awesome job mate.

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks again Bill!

[@btparker08]

Love this work bench series!

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Benjamin.

[@NicoSmets]

It's nice, but I would consider it some playful over-engineering. I actually use systainers to make a height adjustable support for no matter what. When you have a few around you can achieve any increment of about 5 cm easily. That works great too. I consider systainers to be an undervalued tool. By the way, the MFT table is 8.5 systainer units high. If you have the systainers to build such a tower you can put it anywhere around your MFT table. Great stuff!

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Nico Smets!

[@ragtie6177]

Absolutely brilliant

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Rag Tie.

[@ztiling5646]

Thanks for that great job.

[@erueratait-jamieson480]

Gotta hand it to you Dave, you're pretty bloody clever.... for an Aussie ;-)

[@DavidStanton]

I try my best Eruera!

[@TheSmartWoodshop]

David, great simple design 😎🤙

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks Ron. Hope your enjoying the crazy world of youtube!

[@TheSmartWoodshop]

It has become my full-time job and I love it;0)

[@Daynaleo1]

Excellent idea.

[@roberteuser7968]

Dave, great extension again for the bench. Why not one on each side of the bench for the heavier stuf. The clamp has its limits i gather?

[@tenshindojocho]

that is really cool. thanks for the videos Dave

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks for watching Warrior!

[@tenshindojocho]

David Stanton your welcome...my name is Jaime by the way. pronounced ..."hi mea"

[@Jenny_bell_key]

Very inventive!

[@DavidStanton]

Thanks jenn.

[@mdeshon]

Very good idea.

[@DavidStanton]

Thank you Matthew.

[@mdeshon]

David It’s so simple in how you have executed a deadman. My bench (Alan holtham/Bosch classic bench) was never built for a deadman but seeing how you have made a moving clamp makes it simple to retrofit something like this onto my bench. Off to the carbatec website and not to tell my wife.

[@PeterLukac-r9n]

Does this stationary deadman attachment work only if it is supported on the back by carcass?

[@shaheenamrou]

wonderful idea David . 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@davefrancis4529]

Would you recommend to build the skirt in a revised shape or build as you have and retro-fit?

[@DavidStanton]

Hi Dave, interesting question. I like it like this because it is a better solution as a knock down and pop in the back of my little car. Also allows me to get to things under my bench.

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

I hate to assume, but were the holes in the deadman placed with the Parf guide?

[@DavidStanton]

Indeed they were Nuts!

[@DonJohn87_YT]

Yup! I like it ;)

[@wendlord]

GREAT!

[@j.m.castilla7150]

OK David muy bien¡¡

[@JohnMartinson]

David - thanks for the post. I'm in the middle of modeling my workshop after your videos. Question: How did you manage to get all the benches exactly the same height which permits sliding materials from one to another without a hitch? Thanks in advance!

[@DavidStanton]

Good measurement.

[@bobt2522]

Along the same line of thought, how did you determine the height to build the work surfaces? It seems like the table saw could probably be the reference and the other surfaces would be built to match that. I remember you made a video on installing your work surfaces but I haven't looked for it yet.

[@DavidStanton]

Most of the tops are tablesaw height

[@stakwalderbak5331]

It kind of depends on how much your floor undulates. Level floor = level tops. But you would have to take the compression on the castors into account when fully loaded if you want to be dead accurate which I don't think is necessary given the deflection in most long sheet material. My concrete floor is a shocker. Must have been late on a Friday when they poured and screeded that one. Maybe the formwork was dodgy. I might have to grind it one day.

[@JohnMartinson]

Stephen, your comment reflects pretty much what I was thinking. I've got a poured concrete (garage) floor that has some sags over the years. It appears David has a wood floor. It seems to me that if the table tops varied in height more than a couple millimeters (or less!) that the wood would catch on the edge of the next table. I suppose a solution would be to round the edge slightly to ease the wood onto the next surface. And you're right about the castors also. I'm not sure mine are manufactured to the required tolerance.

[@xaytana]

Dave, why not find a way to make a second support that you can mount in the middle of the skirt? That way the work piece is supported at two points and is parallel to the bench top, and the clamp only has to hold the piece in place rather than also having to be a point of support. If that clamp happens to slip for any reason, your work piece is going to fall to the floor.

[@DavidStanton]

I did think about it but honestly, the clamp does a great job. Thanks for the time in considering an option!

[@i679n5]

I was thinking of the same after comparing to what was said in the video of building the skirt. Release Dave most likely is right in that it is twice the work for something you might solve with just leveling before clamping.

[@colinblankenship2401]

great idea and functional to. how good is that? lol

[@shaheenamrou]

David : I saw your scroll saw , Is it using the 3"inches long blades just like dremel older models ??

[@DavidStanton]

5 1/2 inch.

[@shaheenamrou]

yeh .. Thank you Dave .

[@chadkirkendall8520]

What are the dimensions for your deadman? Didn’t catch that in the video.

[@learitee444]

Gidday Dave, the camera you mount to your head / ear-muffs is it a Sony FDR 3000 4k action-camera?

[@DavidStanton]

No, just a full hd sony action cam.

[@learitee444]

Thanks for the gear info Dave :) I film my Men's Shed videos with a GoPro Hero4, your video-quality via the head-mount is so much better than my GoPro.

[@DavidStanton]

I initially had a go pro and returned it and purchased the sony. Never looked back!

[@FullSendPrecision]

We call it mahogany here too.

[@DonJohn87_YT]

lol, I hope you know that's not what he meant ;P

[@stakwalderbak5331]

Imagine a guitar with a Sipa body. Doesn't sound right.

[@grahammcallister5526]

That’s easy! It’s a piece of wood with holes drilled in it. 😀

[@bjm112148]

Why not just leave that piece of board on the side piece when you added that to the top?

[@DavidStanton]

Because it makes it less transportable. Thanks for watching.

[@Ifithomescom]

Wow lol