Recent content by TheWorkerman

Ok...update time. I ended up purchasing the extendable frame kit from Menards. This is it: Frame Kit for $59. Initially I really wanted a butcher block top...but the cheap one from Ikea is not longer in stock/discontinued. Alternatives were looking to be around the $150+ area...too much. So...

I used them in my kitchen on the floor...and they shift all over the place. I doubt they would hold up well on the wall.

I called Ikea Direct (their phone ordering center) and turns out you can still get the Lagan...but shipping is $99. I see the Seattle location still has a ton left...

Went to Ikea today to pick up the butcher block top...DISCONTINUED!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::headscrat:headscrat:headscrat:tantrum2::tantrum2::tantrum2::tantrum2::tantrum2: The new top they sell is twice as much, and half as thick! WTF! Oh well, I guess I'll just slap together my own...

The Menards bench was $59 (top not included). I kinda like the idea of the butcherblock top from Ikea. I thought about building one, but the metal ones just look a little nicer to me, and I don't have any metal fabrication skills.

Just ran to the local Menards carrying the table...only 1 left! The display model felt pretty solid. Slight wobble, but not bad. Angle iron wasn't flimsy, but I do think adding cross pieces like KEH suggested would add to the support strength. I'll pick up the top later this week and see how...

Perfect top solution! Great idea Mayday. I just may end up doing that and post some results.

I'll be resurfacing my tiny single car garage in the next day or two. I am wondering if I should caulk around the edges of the garage first? In the pic below the white is the wall and the red/splotchy area is the garage floor. there is a tiny gap that runs around the entire floor. Should I be...

Hey! First post on Garage Journal! I've been lurking in the forums for some time now...gathering intel and just generally ease dropping...but I'm ready to contribute! So I just recently purchased a house with a single car garage that will hopefully become my workshop soon. It's pretty...