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shelliem
15-11-2009, 07:46 PM
I feel a bit embarrassed asking this but I just want to check ...

What specifically is the bench peg used for?

I see also that you carve it yourself to suit your needs so does anybody have any advice about the best way to start it off, should I just carve a small slice in the middle or to the side ...

Oh dear - I am such a beginner :reindeer:

Tigerlily
15-11-2009, 07:50 PM
Great question Michelle :Y: Would love to know too :">

Mich xx:xmaslaugh:

shelliem
15-11-2009, 07:55 PM
Phew!

Glad I'm not the only one :cheers:

Rustic Charm
15-11-2009, 07:56 PM
I use it for just about anything and everything from holding work on to pierce it or drill it to using the block part for most of my hammering and wedging things up against while setting stones, i started with a "v" cut out of centre but now has cuts and holes all over the place!! lol x

shelliem
15-11-2009, 08:14 PM
Thank you Bridget, maybe I will cut a 'v' and see what happens ...

Tigerlily
15-11-2009, 08:15 PM
Michelle, definitely not the only one [] Have you got one yet? Did you get one off the Cookies website?

Bridget, so a very handy tool indeed then :Y:

Mich xx

shelliem
15-11-2009, 08:17 PM
I got the bench peg and anvil (I think that was what its called) the one that clamps onto a bench and I'm pretty sure you can get replacement pegs for them anyway - just incase we slice them all wrong!

shelliem
15-11-2009, 08:18 PM
Sorry yes I did get it from cookies website

Gemma
15-11-2009, 08:19 PM
Heehee! I got a bench peg and anvil from cookies too. It was so lovely and new I didn't want to cut into it! Now I'm cutting as and when I need to. It's very useful to have v's in

Emerald
15-11-2009, 08:33 PM
The bench peg usually sits in the middle of your bench and is used for just about everythink, you need to cut a 'v' in it so you can saw pierce so the blade goes through the 'v' and the metal sits on the rest of the peg, you use it also as a butt to rest coils, wire etc and your fingers while holding metal on.

Tigerlily
15-11-2009, 08:43 PM
he he Gemma!!! Right, its now in my shopping cart, just need to close my eyes when I go the checkout!! xx

shelliem
15-11-2009, 08:51 PM
Thanks Jo - I now fully understand what the V is for!!

Tigerlily
15-11-2009, 09:02 PM
Thanks Jo, yup the penny has dropped for me :Y:

Mich xx

Coco
15-11-2009, 09:17 PM
I got a benchpeg from =:-O somewhere else =:-O and it's brilliant - really sturdy and it already has a v cut out, so I don't have to do it :<3:

snow_imp
16-11-2009, 07:43 AM
thanks for asking the questions - my cookies bench peg and anvil arrived on Saturday so I was about to ask the questions myself.

Now to go and cut a V so I can try cutting rings etc.