Dr. Frankenstein and the Craigslist garden bench
Sept 27, 2015 21:36:07 GMT -8
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Post by Teachndad on Sept 27, 2015 21:36:07 GMT -8
Hi!
I needed a workbench for my restoration. All I had was a carport sans a workbench. So, I did what any cheapskate would do to get a workbench. I hit Craigslist. Well after a few weeks of searching, up pops this gardening workbench for a whopping $10. It’s made of welded angle iron and painted green with a piece of weathered 1 inch plywood bolted to the top and finally, the coup de gras – a 4” hole just 8” in from the edge. The workbench could be a boat anchor – it’s that heavy. We needed two people to get it in my van when I purchased it.
The top only measures 35” x 25” .
Then Dr. FrankenWylie got to work. I would have made Dr. Frankenstein proud. I added some scrap peg board I had in a cupboard – been there for years. To mount it behind, I created a backer board with a piece of scrap 2 x 4 and used that to bolt the peg board to the back of the table. Two others were run vertically to keep the peg board from falling over. Next, I made a screw driver holder with some of my scrap 1” x 2”s with the help of Mr. Kreg to screw them together. Let’s not forget Mr. Makita, just to make it a whole family affair.
I am in the process of working on cleaning and priming the frame on my Westerner. So, the jack needs the treatment. I had an “Ahh Hah” moment when I realized the hole in the workbench could be useful instead of covering it with a scrap of aluminum. The tongue jack drops right through the hole and offers a great place to take some paint stripper and strip the paint. I didn’t even have to strap or bolt it down like Dr. Frankenstein.
So, today, I stripped the paint off the tongue jack and then primed it. Well, you see, this CL Workbench has another attribute. It supported my cardboard box spray booth so I could prime the tongue jack. I cut a hole in a cardboard box so the bottom of the tongue jack could go down through the hole, and voila, I had a paint boothette. You should have heard me cackle my best Dr. Frankenstein impersonation. Where were my electrical coils and thunderstorm?
Muuuhhhahahahaha!!!
Dr. FrankenWylie is not finished. I will be adding a used vise off to the side of the workbench.
Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I needed a workbench for my restoration. All I had was a carport sans a workbench. So, I did what any cheapskate would do to get a workbench. I hit Craigslist. Well after a few weeks of searching, up pops this gardening workbench for a whopping $10. It’s made of welded angle iron and painted green with a piece of weathered 1 inch plywood bolted to the top and finally, the coup de gras – a 4” hole just 8” in from the edge. The workbench could be a boat anchor – it’s that heavy. We needed two people to get it in my van when I purchased it.
The top only measures 35” x 25” .
Then Dr. FrankenWylie got to work. I would have made Dr. Frankenstein proud. I added some scrap peg board I had in a cupboard – been there for years. To mount it behind, I created a backer board with a piece of scrap 2 x 4 and used that to bolt the peg board to the back of the table. Two others were run vertically to keep the peg board from falling over. Next, I made a screw driver holder with some of my scrap 1” x 2”s with the help of Mr. Kreg to screw them together. Let’s not forget Mr. Makita, just to make it a whole family affair.
I am in the process of working on cleaning and priming the frame on my Westerner. So, the jack needs the treatment. I had an “Ahh Hah” moment when I realized the hole in the workbench could be useful instead of covering it with a scrap of aluminum. The tongue jack drops right through the hole and offers a great place to take some paint stripper and strip the paint. I didn’t even have to strap or bolt it down like Dr. Frankenstein.
So, today, I stripped the paint off the tongue jack and then primed it. Well, you see, this CL Workbench has another attribute. It supported my cardboard box spray booth so I could prime the tongue jack. I cut a hole in a cardboard box so the bottom of the tongue jack could go down through the hole, and voila, I had a paint boothette. You should have heard me cackle my best Dr. Frankenstein impersonation. Where were my electrical coils and thunderstorm?
Muuuhhhahahahaha!!!
Dr. FrankenWylie is not finished. I will be adding a used vise off to the side of the workbench.
Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
