Alright, finally!
Workbench Update!!!
So what was stopping me from moving forward with the workbench was getting the doors attached. I wanted to find some nice looking hinges for them. I actually found some on Etsy, nonetheless, and was waiting a few days for some paypal $$ to come in to purchase them. Well, I took a stroll by the local ReStore and what do you know? They had 4 of the exact same hinges I was looking at on Etsy! They were in completely different locations within the store, too.
So armed with, well, hinges, the work progressed.
First up, cabinet doors.
And, well, I'm dumb. I used my sanded plywood for the doors to match the plywood cabinet sides (same wood) and of course the cut was off. I was dumbfounded. I measured and measured.
Here's the throwaway pile
So what the heck was the problem?
It was this!!!!!
This stupid POS must have been made on a Friday because when I set it to 90 degrees (it has a detent for 45 and 90) is was visibly 'off' when examined more closely. Dang it
So I pulled out the Atlas miter gauge I had for the cabinet saw and used it instead:
Not only did this one hold to a true 90, it actually fit better in the slot than the actual Craftsman one! Maybe I should just keep it
I had to remake the doors 3 times to get them where I wanted them, unfortunately using a lower grade of plywood. The good news is that I will still be able to smooth them out before finishing them, it will just take a little more work. Here are the correctly cut doors:
Here is prepping the cabinet for the install:
Here are those cool hinges I found at the ReStore!
I also mocked up the hardware installation to see how everything would look attached. I will take it all back apart to do the finish work.
And whala!
To be honest it looks like **** right now, but that is okay because now that the doors are on I can start outlining and attaching the art deco trim lines on the cabinet faces.
Then it will start to get a little more fancy schmancy
I really need to get my bandsaw up and running so I can resaw that 1x3 I picked up with the insane grain and use that as trim pieces on the front posts. Now
that will look cool...I hope
Next up, filling out the workbench top so I can prep for sanding.
This shot gives a good perspective of behind the workbench. Now, because I have those concrete footers all around the garage perimeter, it means that the work bench legs are stopped about 4 inches before the whole back side of the workbench contacts the wall. Therefore, I need to 'build out' with the workbench top so that when the legs make contact with the footer, the table is against the wall. All in all, takes about the thickness of 5 pieces.
Kinda like....
This!
As you can also see, I doubled up on the vertical supports to add more rigidity and attachment points to the art deco facades that will be capping those stringers.
And HERE is what my garage
really looks like!
(PS - Bob, that sander is AWESOME! So smooth!!!)
I got both outboard sides done. Only thing left is to do the middle up to the point where a slate board attached up behind the stringers will make contact with the top. It will be about 3 board thicknesses.
Up next is the middle section, the table sanding, and the art deco lines. Should start getting a little more fun out there
Thanks for watching!
-RL
