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I just finished my new work bench. It is designed to replace my old table which I used as an outfeed table and assembly table.
- All frame members are constructed using 2×10’s ripped to the width needed.
- The top is part of a 1 3/4 inch solid core door with white Formica glued on with contact cement.
- Legs are two 2×3’s glued and screwed together. I drilled, glued and installed a 5/8 inch x 3 inch bolt in each leg. Two 5/8 nuts are glued into the leg. It is a snap to adjust the table height using this method.
- The framework is also 2 x material glued and fastened together with 5/16 inch x 3 inch lag screws. Whew! Thank goodness I have an impact wrench.
- The lower shelf is made from reclaimed pallet boards that I planed and ripped. They cleaned up pretty nice. When I nailed them in, I spaced each board the width of a 12 penny nail so it they need to swell, so be it.
For more details of this build, check out my blog.
Thanks
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GrandpaLen
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#1 posted 309 days ago
That bench looks as solid as the day is long, and should serve you well.
+1 vote for a SYP ‘Work’ bench. – Len
-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.
workerinwood
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#2 posted 309 days ago
Great job!!
-- Jack, Albuquerque
Jamie Speirs
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#3 posted 309 days ago
Great bench
Great to see your forward planning
with the vice.
jamie
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Woodwrecker
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#4 posted 309 days ago
Now THAT is what I call a WORK bench !
That thing looks bomb-proof, and I bet you get a lot of good service from it.
Well done !
-- Eric
meikou
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#5 posted 309 days ago
Very nice and solid bench mate. Is that a record vise?
I’m assuming the bots in the legs are for levelling, have you considered using hockey pucks over the bolt ends for grip?
MT_Stringer
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#6 posted 309 days ago
@meikou – thanks. The vise is this one.
I don’t think hockey pucks will be needed. The floor of the garage is rough and uneven…and the bench is heavy. It ain’t going nowhere! :-). It is really easy to adjust the bolts. Just lift the bench a little and turn the bolt; set it down and check the level; snug the nut against the washer when finished.
Thank you all for your kind words. It took a long time to finish but I am really happy with the results. Hopefully I will get some time next week to drill a few holes for the bench dogs.
Mike
lance61r
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#7 posted 308 days ago
Truly a man’s workbench! Nice job!
MT_Stringer
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#8 posted 127 days ago
And now for an update. With the weather kinda iffy lately, I have been working on getting better organized in my shop. No one ever accused me of being a cabinet maker. :-) However, I did manage to make a pair of drawers and retrofit them (with supporting frame) under the work bench. I didn’t get a perfect fit on the left side. One of the table cross members must have been slightly different size causing the fit to be off a smidgeon, but hey, the drawers fit and work great.
Note: I used white pine for the drawer sides and ends and 1/4 inch plywood for the bottoms. Slowly using up my misc wood leftovers from other projects.
I am a happy camper right now.
Mike
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