Look out Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor.
So, as mentioned earlier, I spent part of this weekend building myself the mother of all benches in my garage. I love this stuff. It’s like lego for adults. The construction necessitated the purchase of numerous highly dangerous power tools, such as a circular saw, which is almost guaranteed to cause death/dismemberment and is therefore highly desirable.
I’m very pleased with the end result. It’s 12 feet long, 36 inches high and about 32 inches deep. It’s constructed entirely with 2×2s, 2×4s and one 4′x8′ sheet of 3/4″ ply for the surface. The back is screwed into the studs in the wall. It’s entirely held together with screws, for strength.
Some photos:
Couple of jobs remain – need to fix the legs to the ground with some metal brackets and of course finish the wood surface (undecided on the finish as yet), but structurally, it’s looking good. Not sure how much weight it will take, but it supports me sitting on it (250lbs+) without so much as a squeek, so it should be pretty damn strong.
xenoweeno said:
Oct 03, 04 at 10:34 pmWhere’d you learn how to do it? Someone showing you, or Circular Saws for Dummies, or what?
corto said:
Oct 04, 04 at 12:04 amvery nice work!!
jgurney said:
Oct 04, 04 at 2:58 amSelf-taught, pretty much. I’ve done odd jobs around the house for a long time, but up until now, it’s been at my parents’ houses. My dad is a builder/architect, and I’ve helped out on a few of his projects in the past. He actually drew up plans for me to build the bench, since I wasn’t sure of the best way to do it.
jgurney said:
Oct 04, 04 at 2:58 amThanks :)
spitgirl said:
Oct 04, 04 at 6:34 amSweet! I love working with power tools. >:D