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Coming in at 6.25" thick, 14" high and 32" wide. Weighing in at a meager 250 LBS. + give or take.  Bought it at my local monument shop for 50 bones Brother Jones. I have been waiting for a few years now for them to call me. They don't goof up often.

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Just now, Seagrove59 said:

Impressive, you will need to post how you are mounting it or what on, 250 lbs is a hefty load.

I will do that. I have to redesign my whole stamping station.

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That is what I tool off of a tombstone. It is great and has no give to it.  You will like it.

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1 minute ago, Rohn said:

That is what I tool off of a tombstone. It is great and has no give to it.  You will like it.

Yes Sir. I have a 1" think piece thats 16"x24" built into the table and I am getting to much bounce.

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Looks nice.  Which part of Indiana are you located in, if you don't mind me asking?

 

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23 minutes ago, Scoutmom103 said:

Looks nice.  Which part of Indiana are you located in, if you don't mind me asking?

 

East of Indy

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Central IN also.  Can't wait to see how you install that hunk of granite.  

 

 

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I made a stand just for it. A 20" split rim truck wheel for a base, 10" steel well casing for a stand, a 24" piece of structural steel for a table top with a 1" square tubing and 3/4 " plywood 3' x 4' table top work surface. Served me well for over 40 years 

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11 minutes ago, Scoutmom103 said:

Can't wait to see how you install that hunk of granite.  

 

 

I got an idea how to build it into my stamping table with underlying supports to the concrete floor. I just have to think and rethink it. It's a one shot deal. If I get it wrong my BACK will punish me for a month. LOL

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2 minutes ago, oltoot said:

I made a stand just for it. A 20" split rim truck wheel for a base, 10" steel well casing for a stand, a 24" piece of structural steel for a table top with a 1" square tubing and 3/4 " plywood 3' x 4' table top work surface. Served me well for over 40 years 

I am right there in your way of thinking. Of course I never would have thought of the rim.

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On 12/27/2019 at 4:38 PM, sinpac said:

Yes Sir. I have a 1" think piece thats 16"x24" built into the table and I am getting to much bounce.

Just curious but wouldn't the bounce come from the table?    I mean, if the table needs some adjustment so that it wouldn't 'wiggle'?  I have to do some 'unwiggling' myself;  in fact, the wife said I need to start thinking about where I can move everything away from the kitchen table....but that's another story for a different day!

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Here is my set up with the tomb stone.  I had a friend make me wielded aluminum table and I put some castors on it. Makes moving the stone a lot easier.1534333843_ToolingTable001CROPPEDR.jpg.bf88ddaf91c417a1df29e766850a6f05.jpg     2110215003_ToolingTable001R.jpg.4803da98fc5251b8daefb2b031d7ef3d.jpg

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2 hours ago, JayEhl said:

Just curious but wouldn't the bounce come from the table?    I mean, if the table needs some adjustment so that it wouldn't 'wiggle'?  I have to do some 'unwiggling' myself;  in fact, the wife said I need to start thinking about where I can move everything away from the kitchen table....but that's another story for a different day!

Yes the bounce comes because it's built into the bench. I am build something on the lines of what Rhon as done and then build the bench back around it.

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1 hour ago, Rohn said:

Here is my set up with the tomb stone.  I had a friend make me wielded aluminum table and I put some castors on it. Makes moving the stone a lot easier.1534333843_ToolingTable001CROPPEDR.jpg.bf88ddaf91c417a1df29e766850a6f05.jpg     2110215003_ToolingTable001R.jpg.4803da98fc5251b8daefb2b031d7ef3d.jpg

Thanks for the pics Rohn. Nice setup. How far is it from the floor to the top of the granite. I am thinking this is what I need, then i will rebuild the bench around it. this is what I have now. I would like to maintain the same work station with the tombstone.

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From the floor to the top of my granite is 35" but that could vary by what the individual would want.  It works great for me and I sit on a shop stool when I am tooling.  I have tooled dozens of belts and hundreds of holsters on mine.  

Your set up looks nice too.

 

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8 hours ago, Rohn said:

From the floor to the top of my granite is 35" but that could vary by what the individual would want.  It works great for me and I sit on a shop stool when I am tooling.  I have tooled dozens of belts and hundreds of holsters on mine.  

Your set up looks nice too.

 

It looks nice, but that about it. to much bounce. The stuff on the bench floats around on it. I am not getting that solid hit like you are on yours.

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10 hours ago, sinpac said:

It looks nice, but that about it. to much bounce. The stuff on the bench floats around on it. I am not getting that solid hit like you are on yours.

I'm interested in seeing some pictures of your finished bench when you get it done.

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3 hours ago, Rohn said:

I'm interested in seeing some pictures of your finished bench when you get it done.

I plan on starting this after all the holiday stuff calms down. I will certainly share what I come up with.

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