Stainless Teaser

[Rated ///M]

Sooo.. Finally picked up my stainless tops this morning and came home and threw them on to get a quick idea...


I still need to adjust them a bit and attach them from the underside.. but holy **** these are going to look nice!

 

[akdiesel]

NICE. Is the seem locked together or just sitting there?

 

[Rated ///M]

I have countertop draw bolts underneath it to level and pull it together. They were going to weld it all and make it one long piece, but 16feet of countertop is alot to move around..

 

[BigGMC]

that's ****!!

you build the cabinets?

 

[danieldd]

I like the cabinets. Did you build those yourself or did you buy? If you bought them, then who is the source?

 

[burgie]

Damn nice looking setup!!!

 

[jlmotox]

DAMM!!! I like it!

and if you don't mind me asking how much did that SS set you back? I'm sure it was a pretty penny, but looks to be well worth it! I intend on doing SS top on my new bench one day...
Also how thick is it and do you have wood under it?

and I think you just motivated me to paint my bench and cabinets black...been trying to decide on a color.

thanks for posting!

 

[chrisMason]

I have countertop draw bolts underneath it to level and pull it together. They were going to weld it all and make it one long piece, but 16feet of countertop is alot to move around..

 

[Rated ///M]

Cabinets were all hand built by me... I was shopping around for custom ones, but couldn't justify the price for what I wanted. I have a full setup for less than $1000.

 

[Rated ///M]

DAMM!!! I like it!

and if you don't mind me asking how much did that SS set you back? I'm sure it was a pretty penny, but looks to be well worth it! I intend on doing SS top on my new bench one day...
Also how thick is it and do you have wood under it?

and I think you just motivated me to paint my bench and cabinets black...been trying to decide on a color.

thanks for posting!

I have two sheets of 3/4 Particle lam glued and screwed together. The stainless has a 3/4" lip on the bottom of the front side that very fit over the top of the two sheets very snug and a 3/4 overhang on the back. This allowed me to countersink some screws in and hold the whole assembly down while still being able to remove it should I ever have to.

Oh, and its 16GA stainless.

 

[danieldd]

Those are some mighty nice cabinets! I'm assuming you built the doors as well. I could do something similar, but I don't have the tools (nor the experience) to build the cabinet doors - and they're the most expensive part of the cabinets.

 

[Rated ///M]

Those are some mighty nice cabinets! I'm assuming you built the doors as well. I could do something similar, but I don't have the tools (nor the experience) to build the cabinet doors - and they're the most expensive part of the cabinets.

Doors were actually cheap and easy.. Some straight pine 1x4's and 1/4" cheapy ply (cause it was getting painted).

Cut your 1x4's to size and then run them through your table saw with a dado blade, or like me just use a 1/8" Kerf blade and set it at 3/8 and run it through twice, once on each side. Clamp and glue them up and finish sand and your done.

Mortise and Tenon baby! I built all these doors in an afternoon and painted them in the morning.

 

[danieldd]

Doors were actually cheap and easy.. Some straight pine 1x4's and 1/4" cheapy ply (cause it was getting painted).

Cut your 1x4's to size and then run them through your table saw with a dado blade, or like me just use a 1/8" Kerf blade and set it at 3/8 and run it through twice, once on each side. Clamp and glue them up and finish sand and your done.

Mortise and Tenon baby! I built all these doors in an afternoon and painted them in the morning.

I can do that!
Thanks.

 

[964haus]

Great job. As someone in the process of building workbenches, shelves, etc for my own shop, it really does take a lot of work. Looks so simple and elegant when done, but the work behind it is awesome.

Top job!

M.

 

[Tbucit]

Looking way too good!!!!

 

[fringeofinsanity]

Now that is some seriously **** garage ****!

 

[therealjakeg]

Whats the large silver tube hanging on the wall by your air compressor?

 

[ChuckP]

Love everything about it. Black on SS is pure ***. You ever think about painting the red tool cabinets?

Any pics of the cabinets being built?

 

[digdug18]

Nice looking cabinets, not a fan of stainless though.

 

[santagary]

Whats the large silver tube hanging on the wall by your air compressor?

Ditto...what is that silver tube connected to your compressor and hanging on the wall next to it???

 

[Spareparts]

Looks like a seperator to get rid of water

 

[Rated ///M]

Ditto...what is that silver tube connected to your compressor and hanging on the wall next to it???

Exactly! I have a pretty crazy water separator setup in the garage. I use that as a giant "condenser" to expand into the 3" piping and back down to the 1/2" line I have above it. I haven't had many hot days yet to completely test it out, but when I am running my sanders and the compressor has been going full bore for awhile I'll pull a little over a cup of water out of that and nearly nothing at the other end of my shop where I hook up my air lines.

I also have a Hankinson refrigerated air dryer to use when I am sand blasting/ Plasma cutting / or HVLP spraying that will dry the remaining moisture out of my air lines.

I have attached a picture from before it was complete, but here is the dryer side.