Made a sheetmetal workstation from scrap

[Fatbrosracing]

I've been kicking this idea around for a while. When I want to build something, but don't know exactly what I want, I let the idea buzz around in my head for a while and let it evolve. The idea for this was a multi purpose sheetmetal stand for making patch panels, and as my skills improve, some more adventurous items. The whole thing was made from stuff I had lying around. I wanted to spend as least as possible. Having already owned the shrinker/stretcher and the vise, the only cash outlay was for the heim joints. I have lots of build photos,if anyone is interested, not very exciting but it might help some-one to build something similar.

 

[gorilla]

Nice work, clever way to mount the shrinker-strecher on the tube.

 

[T1320T]

That's a slick little setup that doesn't have a huge footprint.

 

[z28snksknr]

That's a great little work station. In a small place like mine, I would have put wheels on it to store in a corner, but it's a clever design.

I want one.

 

[gordsgarage]

Nicely done! Clean and functional, I like it.

Gord

 

[ratdoggy]

Let's see some more details. It kind of looks like the stand HF has for the shrinker/stretcher

 

[Fatbrosracing]

That's a great little work station. In a small place like mine, I would have put wheels on it to store in a corner, but it's a clever design.

I want one.

I didn't plan on moving it much, I figured it would be more stable without wheels and if I need to move it, I'll pick it up with my engine hoist.

 

[Fatbrosracing]

Here's the build. You can see by all the short lengths welded together, it was made from scraps/offcuts.

 

[Fatbrosracing]

I was going to make the 2nd leg into a stake pocket, but I felt it would be limiting. I used the vise so I can use T-dollies and other hand-made forms. I will make a stake pocket to fit in the vise later.

 

[Fatbrosracing]

Bending an old brake pedal crossed my mind, but making one from scratch was fun and it went with the whole idea of using up some scrap steel

 

[Fatbrosracing]

Like I said at the start, the only cash outlay was for the heim joints, and of course, just after I bought them a friend showed me his big box of them and said I could have used as many as I needed .... oh well

 

[Fatbrosracing]

The plate for the bag, I found in the garden. It was rusty and the surface was a bit pitted to use for anything much. I cut it in half and welded one plate to the other to get the thickness. I have a good friend who is a trimmer and he made the bag for me to the size of the finished plate. A coat of paint ( leftovers from my workbench ) and it's done. I have what I consider to be a fairly large workspace for a hobby, but as usual, I try to cram as much in it as possible. Everything has to be on wheels or have a small footprint. This turned out great and I hope some-one can benefit from the photos

 

[Fatbrosracing]

This was my first mount for the shrinker and it worked very well and it was very versatile. New tools, just required another piece of tube with a collar.

 

[WNGER 83]

That was a great build, thanks for posting it.

 

[cello]

SUPER GREAT I would love one for myself as I have even less room in my garage. Any chance you have a materials list or print around?

 

[Krokodil]

Very nice stand! It clears up space on your workbench!

 

[Fatbrosracing]

SUPER GREAT I would love one for myself as I have even less room in my garage. Any chance you have a materials list or print around?

Sorry, I don't have a list, this was very much a " work it out as I go " type of build. The height measurement was worked out using my elbow at right angles holding a hammer, apart from that everything else was determined by the material I had on hand and what I needed to mount. I'm glad my little project is of interest, thanks guys