Recent content by john 65

My bride got me this 60 gallon unit last month from lowes.

Giocatore, So far so good. I must admit I havent really pounded anything down on it yet but it feels sturdy and firm. It definitly feels heavy enough so the legs dont jump off the base. It has that 2x4 along the front bottom edge of the table to help weigh it down and add rigidity. If you...

The top is a 24" wide interior wood door and the rest are all 2x4's. The legs are hinged to a 2x4 along the edge of the door and the door is hinged to a 2x4 ledger lag screwed to the wall. The top looks thicker cause I added some 1x2's along the 2 sides to meet the front 2x4 but its basiclly...

Got the springs and aluminum strip from the home depot. Springs were 4.39 apeice and I think the metal was around 5 bucks. It was a 4ft strip. Got the door, lumber and hinges out of someones garbage. Going to dress it up with a stripe around the edge and that should do it.

Heres some pics of my folding workbench. Just want to thank everyone who replied to last weeks thread for advice on making one. Sorry for the huge pics. John [/IMG] [/IMG]

Hey I like that one a lot. Thank you for posting. Going to tinker with one of them this weekend, supposed to warm up again and going to take advantage of it. John

Will and Matt, Thanks for those ideas and pics. Appreciate it. I have a nice peice of ss and will screw it to a peice of 3/4 plywood. Not sure if I will hinge it up or down yet, but those look like what will work in my little space. :beer:

1st post. Great site. Anyone have any pics of a fold-up type of workbench mounted to a wall. Sadly there isnt much room for a bigger one. Thanks.