Recent content by WarrenP

Thanks guys!

This is funny. I have an old bedframe I've been kicking around for the last two years and getting progressively more annoyed at.

Very nice. I can see these coming in handy on some projects.

The top is coming along nicely. I ended up cutting holes for clamps rather than going the angle iron route. Angle iron would have added significantly to the cost of the project (since I don't have a source for cheap scrap available), and the single choice available in the correct size wasn't...

I'm building legs for what you saw in the picture. The top isn't even secured to the frame as yet. In fact, I'm going to start over today since everything came out a little lopsided, and the top doesn't sit flush on the frame right now. The existing frame might get used for the bottom shelf...

Yeah, the storage area was just a bonus for me. I know myself too well to expect the bottom drawers to be usable on a regular basis on my bench without a riser :lol_hitti

That door is awesome! The rollers really bring the whole thing together. And I'm a sucker for art deco. Great work!

They probably don't. Maybe I'll look into some larger drill bits if I don't go the angle iron route. Thanks for the idea!

Thanks! What part of Ohio are you in?

That's a good idea. I'll check it out when I'm at home. My concern is that with the top only being 24"x24", reducing the footprint below that will make it less stable.

I do have the front panel, but it's in pretty sad shape. Also, after some research I'm 95% sure it's not a Kennedy.

Thanks for all the replies, guys! I'm loving the angle iron idea, especially. I've seen the Workmates before, and I may get one eventually. A big part of why I decided to do this myself was to get more practice at some basic fabrication tasks and problem solving, with the bonus of being able...

Thanks!

Okay, I just looked up holdfasts, and those look amazing. Thanks, rlitman! I can definitely see them in my future. But they seem to work best with much thicker work surfaces, and this bench is only 24"x24" in size. Being able to clamp from the edge brings some benefits in this particular...

Hi folks, After using my garbage can with a piece of plywood thrown on top of it as a secondary workspace almost every time I'm in the shop for the last couple weeks, I've decided to build a smaller, mobile workbench for tasks where the ability to approach a workpiece from all sides is useful...