Portable Workbench Build Process

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I started this morning with a bit of a tidy-up and then sorted out the other two hand-wheels. I didn't bother taking photos of that process as it was exactly the same as the first hand-wheel.

I then fitted a cut-off bit of 50 mm EN1A into the chuck:

I faced the end, chamfered the corners and then spotted the centre hole.

Then it was up through the drill bits as usual, stopping at 25 mm.

I then bored it out to be 30 mm, to fit the bits of tube I'm using in this project.

I moved the tool-post round to an angle and chamfered the ID under power for this one rather than using a deburring tool by hand. No particular reason.

I then flipped the block over, faced it to length and chamfered the OD and ID on the other end as well.

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