The bench of procrastination

[RivennHewn]

Bench looks great!

I love the name of this thread, would have fit mine very well.

As far as the red outlets, what does red signify for an electrician?

 

[Deej-79]

Awesome job on the bench and awesome job kicking cancers ***.

I'd go red covers if it were mine.

 

[The mean fish]

Bench looks great!

I love the name of this thread, would have fit mine very well.

As far as the red outlets, what does red signify for an electrician?

Red generally signifies that the outlet is powered by a backup generator, they're typically used in hospital environments. Technically my shop is on an auto backup generator but I only plan to use them for the looks.

 

[The mean fish]

I checked the stain earlier, it looks great once it dries a bit.

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[The mean fish]

I wrapped up 6 coats of sealer and put the metal back on the top last night.

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I also installed the outlets, I'm waiting for the cover plates to dry.

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[RedTailHawk]

That's purdy. I'd be afraid to use it and scratch it up.

 

[The mean fish]

That's purdy. I'd be afraid to use it and scratch it up.

I've come to the conclusion that it's going to get scratched, nicked and dented no matter what I do so I'm just going to live with it and enjoy it while it lasts. I've got other tables and areas for dirty or heavy stuff so I'm hoping to keep this looking decent as long as possible. We'll see, I'm trying to get it in place in a couple days when I get some help.

 

[The mean fish]

We finally were able to slide/jam this thing into place so I could start reassembling stuff.

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[The mean fish]

I also installed a nice little pull out pencil drawer in the center.

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[diernosaj]

lookin real nice there.

pro tip. Take the silver drawer pulls off the drawers and paint em black. You're welcome

 

[The mean fish]

lookin real nice there.

pro tip. Take the silver drawer pulls off the drawers and paint em black. You're welcome

How are they attached?

 

[The mean fish]

I threw around a few different ideas on how to secure the boxes inside the frame but they're very stable even without weight in them. I did add some bolts to the bottom threaded holes on the box which are there to support the HF side boxes they sell. I basically just ran them out until they hit the metal frame on each side, it's all nice and tight now.

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I need to pick up some more metric bolts today to do the other box so I can put the drawers back in this evening.

 

[diernosaj]

They should just slide out sideways

 

[Highpsi]

Excellent build, loving the detailed progress of it. You do some very nice work, you should be proud of this piece!

Wow.. Quite the gift your buddy just GAVE you with all that pile of nice heavy angle iron! Score!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Excellent build, loving the detailed progress of it. You do some very nice work, you should be proud of this piece!

Wow.. Quite the gift your buddy just GAVE you with all that pile of nice heavy angle iron! Score!

I totally agree, you should be very proud of the outcome.

Regards

 

[jesse72]

Very good bench man!

 

[R-Savage]

that is a fantastic looking workbench. Great Work. Congrats.