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I recently bought a new workbench as the idea of building one kept getting further away. I had built a bench using the adjustable height legs from Noden and it's proved to be useful but not as sturdy as I would like. So when the Sjobergs bench went on sale I saw an opportunity for a more sturdy bench. The downside is the adjustable bench was built with a Woodcraft pre-made top that I put 3/4" dog holes into for the clamps and such. The Sjobergs bench came with 1" holes making my clamps and such useless. Has anyone come up with an adapter that will allow using the 3/4" accessories in 1" holes? Keep in mind that if the clamps or other devices use a downward clamping motion the use of a 1" OD 3/4" ID sleeve doesn't help, at least the sleeves I've tried which are just over an inch long. If the pressure is sideways then it will hold using the sleeve. The type of clamp that fails is like these that use downward clamping pressure. The sideways pressure like these work fine with the sleeve .
I've thought of trying to adapt or make a 1" diameter shaft to the ones that don't work but haven't looked too hard yet as I figured maybe someone else has come up with a better idea already. No sense in re-inventing the wheel if not needed. I know Amor doesn't have a solution nor do they make their line for 1" dog holes. I thought maybe using a 1" dowel but haven't looked yet at how to attach it.
Any thoughts or known solutions very welcomed.
I've thought of trying to adapt or make a 1" diameter shaft to the ones that don't work but haven't looked too hard yet as I figured maybe someone else has come up with a better idea already. No sense in re-inventing the wheel if not needed. I know Amor doesn't have a solution nor do they make their line for 1" dog holes. I thought maybe using a 1" dowel but haven't looked yet at how to attach it.
Any thoughts or known solutions very welcomed.