Hello everyone! It's been over a year and a half since I've posted anything on the forum - biggest reason is that we moved from the Oregon to Deltona, Florida last year - much closer to North Carolina! First order of business was to setup my workshop in our small 2-car garage. Part of this project was to build a new workbench to replace the one left behind during the move.
The Deltona Workbench/Assembly table is based on ideas from the book 'Making Workbenches' by Sam Allen (see the 'The Joiner's Bench' in chapter 3). The plan uses steel truss threaded rods and construction grade lumber for the base. My bench uses 3/8 x 7" bolts with standard nuts & washers instead of the threaded rod! My objective was to build a mobile workbench/assembly that was flat and heavy, and included built-in electrical outlets. The basic plan was modified to use 2'' x 6'' top and end rails (to provide space for the metal electrical boxes) and the swivel caster platforms. Making this bench mobile was important! My previous bench (3'x6') followed the book design, but only had a two-layer particleboard top, but it was too heavy to move around the shop. This bench has a 3-layer top and nearly the same size - needles to say, it's heavy! Although mobility was important, I don't move the bench that often; I did not feel the need to include built-in levers to raise and lower the bench!
The first step was to make the 4x4 (3-1/2x 3-1/2) legs. I was surprised that two big-box stores and one lumber yard, no longer stock UN-treated pine/fir 4x4's! The solution was to make comparable size legs using 2'' x 4'' and pine.
The Video: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5RAwrh3ALckQ8SvZfjhZRqWwwRtx2BFA0McQKWZKktA?feat=directlink
Video of base w/o top: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lu2hgvUMfp4QMf0H50zIwqWwwRtx2BFA0McQKWZKktA?feat=directlink
The next step was to make templates for the joinery bolts and electrical outlets, mill the base lumber, and begin assembly.
The Workbench lift handle.
Here's the links to The Deltona Workbench Albums. A lot of pictures to view. Hope you enjoyed this post!
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=2881
The Deltona Workbench/Assembly table is based on ideas from the book 'Making Workbenches' by Sam Allen (see the 'The Joiner's Bench' in chapter 3). The plan uses steel truss threaded rods and construction grade lumber for the base. My bench uses 3/8 x 7" bolts with standard nuts & washers instead of the threaded rod! My objective was to build a mobile workbench/assembly that was flat and heavy, and included built-in electrical outlets. The basic plan was modified to use 2'' x 6'' top and end rails (to provide space for the metal electrical boxes) and the swivel caster platforms. Making this bench mobile was important! My previous bench (3'x6') followed the book design, but only had a two-layer particleboard top, but it was too heavy to move around the shop. This bench has a 3-layer top and nearly the same size - needles to say, it's heavy! Although mobility was important, I don't move the bench that often; I did not feel the need to include built-in levers to raise and lower the bench!
The first step was to make the 4x4 (3-1/2x 3-1/2) legs. I was surprised that two big-box stores and one lumber yard, no longer stock UN-treated pine/fir 4x4's! The solution was to make comparable size legs using 2'' x 4'' and pine.
The Video: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5RAwrh3ALckQ8SvZfjhZRqWwwRtx2BFA0McQKWZKktA?feat=directlink
Video of base w/o top: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lu2hgvUMfp4QMf0H50zIwqWwwRtx2BFA0McQKWZKktA?feat=directlink
The next step was to make templates for the joinery bolts and electrical outlets, mill the base lumber, and begin assembly.
The Workbench lift handle.
Here's the links to The Deltona Workbench Albums. A lot of pictures to view. Hope you enjoyed this post!
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=2881
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