Pdub's Folding Workbench Project

[Deaf Bob]

Got walls on 2 sides of our work area, one of those heaters keeps the damp and chill off!
Bad part is a stiff wind can blow them out..
I got a single too, it is too hot for the travel trailer!

[pdub]

On the wall but legless at this point shown.



Our garage is so un-level I noticed 1/4 inch difference from level across the distance of 48 inches. I knew I would have to custom-length each leg. measuring and figuring on each corner compared to level....well, I missed it by 3/4 inch on one leg. I'd just make another leg but I burned up the 50-year-old inherited sabre saw making the last leg and I don't want to go out in the cold to get another one. So I'm adding 3/4 inch to that one leg. 3/4 plywood foot on the bottom of that leg.

[silver_bullet]

That'll work! Good Job!

[pdub]

There. I only bled twice, and I can easily swear under oath that this thing, when deployed, is by far the only level thing about our house. It's hung all crooked on the wall with different length legs, but it's level with the horizon.





I'd like to thank Patrick for the inspiration and Dan Stokes for the heat and and all of our sponsors including Weeville Garage, DeWalt, Irwin, Milwaukee, etc.

[DanStokes]

Looks excellent! BTW - garage floors are not meant to be level - it should slope toward the door so anything wet can escape. Be sure to apply some sort of finish to the workbench (polyurethane, whatever) or there will be no cleaning it once you spill oil or other grubby thing on it.

Dan

[silver_bullet]

That's one fine piece of craftsmanship there... Finer than frog hair!
There's a coating called Bartop
Here's the link http://www.bestbartopepoxy.com/epoxy/

[Deaf Bob]

Deft's bar top finish..

[Monster]

Put some cool posters on the bottom side, so the folded up bench looks like a picture frame ... useful in both positions !

[pdub]

Put some cool posters on the bottom side, so the folded up bench looks like a picture frame ... useful in both positions !

Genius. Pure genius.

Did I ever say I love BangShift? If I didn't, I meant to.

[silver_bullet]

Maybe one of your best or favorite puzzles??

[pdub]

Maybe one of your best or favorite puzzles??

[silver_bullet]

That way when the "scary" kid gets to you, turn him face down and give him a good shellacking!

[Monster]

Scary Kid dart board ?

[pdub]

As a followup and finish-off, y'all would be proud. The advice for putting a fluid-protectant on the working surface of the bench was well taken. I decided to go with a couple coats of just el cheapo Tony Depot polyurethane. But first I had to fill in all the holes where the Daddy deck screws countersunk themselves deep into the plywood work surface. After doing that I had to sand it smooth.

Then I got to looking at it....I've got some hours in this thing already, why not stain the work surface before putting the poly on it? Just because I can. I mean, why not? So Red Oak jumped into the shopping basket at Tony Depot. It looked real pretty on the can label....but wow is that stuff dark. So I stained it, put a couple coats of poly on there and tah-dah. Unit said that's real nice, we could eat dinner out here on it, but it looks kind of funny with the nice top work surface and the bare naked legs and parts. Stand back about ten feet and....yep. Might as well stain the rest of it.

So I did. I stained the wall, I stained the floor, I stained my floor jack, I stained the ladder, I stained me, and I also got some of the stain on the work bench parts. Okay, that's done. What's next?

[silver_bullet]

Back to work!!! You'e slacking off again! JK...