Salvaged Workbench

[SeanConklin]

I work hauling trash from refuse transfer stations to the local landfill. You would not believe the things people throw away. I got the toolbox's up top, the antique stove-board, old radio, quaker state drum and license plates out of the garbage also.

A truck came in the other day with a ridiculous amount of scrap lumber and I grabbed it. Today I bought a box of screws for $6 and built the bench. I wasn't quite satisfied with just the plain bench, so I added the wire shelf to the top, and I built a couple of paint can holders for the sides.

Of course I forgot to take pictures during the build, but you get the idea.

I also posted the pictures of the entertainment center down a few posts.

 

[Exceller8]

Looks great!

 

[AHotRod]

Good for you!

Job well done....

 

[Twiggss]

one mans junk....

 

[SeanConklin]

I built an entertainment center out of 2 pallets. I do not have 1 dime in it as I reused the ever-so PITA pallet nails. I will post pics later.

 

[BigSteve63]

Looks good!

 

[Bugeyed Earl]

Nice job, and kudos for your salvage work, it looks like you've kept some useful things out of the landfill

 

[Gregg33]

Whatever works! I built my bench out of scrap lumber from when I had my shop built. Custom made to my liking, but the screws cost me a fortune lol, literally used a 100 or so.

I do feel bad for you having a gravel floor. 2 garage's/ shops I worked out of had a gravel floor.....dirty, dusty, gravel moves around when you walk on it (traffic areas have less gravel), easy to loose bolts and screws etc. I don't miss that at all, but I know cement isn't cheap.

 

[Haveblue]

That looks great! I love seeing projects people make from "trash" I cant believe the things people throw away sometimes!

 

[DoyleDee]

I worked at a hospital many years ago...you want to talk about waste?? Hospitals throw everything away- we had a basement and me and my supervisor worked for 2 wks throwing stuff away (other than what he told me I could have). Within a week the basement had soo much more stuff than we could have thrown away in a month. Beds, stretchers, rolling cabinets,-(I did score two of them), filing cabinets, microwaves, refrigerators...etc

Unfortunately, I didn't have my shop so I saw a lot of things go to waste. Good for you for repurposeing.

 

[justanengineer]

Awesome. Free is the best kind, and I applaud your "recycling."

 

[Olliecampbell]

It's amazing what you can grab for free. I've stocked a lot of my garage from free (or nearly free!) bits and pieces.
I love the way I can get close to rivalling some of the bought garages here.

 

[blue2golf]

Kudos for an inventive use of someone's trash. If only he could see it now!

 

[NUTTSGT]

If you keep making great finds like those, you could sell them on CL. The proceeds from the sales, if saved up would pay for some concrete for your garage.

 

[930dreamer]

It kills me to see the amount of red oak, the cabinet shop next door to me throws away. If I picked up a woodstove I'd have free shop heat all winter.

 

[SeanConklin]

Here are the pictures of the entertainment center I built from 2 pallets. I literally have about $1 in this project from the miniscule amount of wood glue that I used. I reused the, ever-so pain in the rear, spiral nails from the pallets.

I used the stringers from the pallets for the structure (i.e. risers, frame for top and bottom) and the slats for the top and shelves.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I like the entertainment center but I don't think my wife would go for that.

 

[SeanConklin]

I'm lucky in that department, it was my Wife's idea to make the furniture.She's happy as could be with it.