ckadams00
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Well a bit intimidated after seeing the great work that IROC-Z28 is posting, but I thought I would share my build for others who are "Space Challenged". The whole point of this build is to make as much functionality into the smallest space possible (also I'm a crazy re-purposer, so it's gonna be cheap!). Nearly everything on this bench is recycled . . .actually, except for the CMan box (which was previously in my shop) EVERYTHING is recycled.
So: I have posted in the past (ages since updates, sorry) about my 169sq ft "shop". It's really great - a space I am thankful to have. But I can't actually do any dirty work in there - I hibernate in the winter and dream about getting outside to spray paint, make a mess with the table saw, etc.
I have a 2 car garage that is (too packed with ****) the primary place we keep our cars in the (Chicago) winters. It has an old cracked concrete floor, poor lighting, and although the PO slapped some nice aluminum siding on the outside, it is basically an UN-insulated 1930's structure. So: in the spring summer, I get all my work done happily in the driveway where I can spread out. So the challenge for this build is a mobile work cart that let's me do a lot of different tasks and can still be easily stored in a 2-car in the winter. I realize this isn't for everyone
- but here's my build:
Step one: gather materials on the cheap. I work at a large hotel, and bed frames of various sizes are often thrown out (score!).
Also, I'm in charge of banquets/Food&Beverage. We use low clearance steel carts for moving stacks of tables, and there are many that have been abused and discarded over the years - still, the steel frames beg for a new life:
Both of these screamed out to me.
So: I have posted in the past (ages since updates, sorry) about my 169sq ft "shop". It's really great - a space I am thankful to have. But I can't actually do any dirty work in there - I hibernate in the winter and dream about getting outside to spray paint, make a mess with the table saw, etc.
I have a 2 car garage that is (too packed with ****) the primary place we keep our cars in the (Chicago) winters. It has an old cracked concrete floor, poor lighting, and although the PO slapped some nice aluminum siding on the outside, it is basically an UN-insulated 1930's structure. So: in the spring summer, I get all my work done happily in the driveway where I can spread out. So the challenge for this build is a mobile work cart that let's me do a lot of different tasks and can still be easily stored in a 2-car in the winter. I realize this isn't for everyone
- but here's my build:Step one: gather materials on the cheap. I work at a large hotel, and bed frames of various sizes are often thrown out (score!).
Also, I'm in charge of banquets/Food&Beverage. We use low clearance steel carts for moving stacks of tables, and there are many that have been abused and discarded over the years - still, the steel frames beg for a new life:
Both of these screamed out to me.
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