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shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net on 04/17/98 07:09:29 PM
Please respond to jblair@exis.net
To: mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net
cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted.
John Blair replied with a description of my shop bench!
I had the additional requirement of having the bench fold against the w=
all so I
can fit my car in my 1 car garage. 2x4's lag bolted into the studs, 2x=
4 frame,
with 1/2" plywood on top. I have enough of an overlap on the back of t=
he
plywood to sit on top of the 2x4 against the wall -- so the pressure is=
taken
off the hinges. 4x4 legs, hinged to fold in when the bench is taken do=
wn. For
the height, I measured my kitchen counter and set the same (37 1/2" sou=
nds
right).
I put two of these (each 4' long) along the wall of my garage, bolted m=
y bench
grinder to one of them, and my 5" vise to the other. I've had my B eng=
ine torn
apart on it, and it works well. I also covered the top with that 1/8"
wallboard stuff (shiny white on one side, looks like cardboard on the o=
ther)
that I had laying around. That gives me a non-splinter, replaceable su=
rface.
Having them halved makes it easier to work with a short bench if necess=
ary, and
also reduces the weight when it comes to opening/closing them.
Steve Dillen
At 11:37 PM 4/17/98 -0000, Matt Liggett wrote:
>
>I really need to build myself a cheap, strong bench. I need a
>splinterless surface strong enough to build an A-series engine on and
>strong enough to hang a heavy bench vice off the corner. I would like=
a
>6'-8' length. The more affordable, the better.
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