Gee thanks Todd - that is a cool site and I just wasted about an hour of my day :)
On 12/14/06, Todd Lund <westy4us@yahoo.com> wrote: > > A quick search through this forum might give you some > ideas. I stumbled on it a couple months back. > > http://www.garagejournal.com > > Happy Holidays, > Todd > > --- David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote: > > > I am in the process of doing the drywall and paint > > in my work shop. > > Next I will be building a new work bench. My > > original bench was wood > > and 24" deep and 36" off the floor and 8' wide - it > > served my > > purposes but now it is time to upgrade to something > > better. > > > > The > > new area for the bench will be 16' wide with four > > dedicated120V 20A plugs > > - my air compressor will go under one section of > > this bench and some > > mobile tool cabinets under another section. I have > > a surplus of > > 2x6" lumber so this will be the frame work of the > > new bench. To > > top the bench off, I will be using 3/16" thick steel > > that will be > > bent up at the back to catch any spills and bent > > down at the front for > > neatness. I want to go deeper that 24", but how > > deep and this > > is the question for you people out there who have > > shop benches. If > > you were to do it again how deep would you go - 32" > > or 36" > > ? I will have a vice on there, drill press and will > > be doing things > > like cylinder head assembly and also fabricating and > > TIG welding items on > > there as well - with the steel bench there will be > > no need to ground the > > work, just make sure it is on the table. So - > > please share with me > > what you like and dislike about your current setup > > and stuff that you > > would do next time if you got the chance. > > > > Cheers! > > > > David Marshall > > > > http://www.hasenwerk.ca > > http://www.fastforward.ca > > > > Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J > > 3J2 > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it > now. >
-- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work) 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90') 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future) |
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