{"id":813,"date":"2007-11-21T23:25:01","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T04:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2007-11-25T21:23:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-26T02:23:00","slug":"back-to-the-benches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/?p=813","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Benches"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bit of progress….<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Getting tired of working on the floor I decided to build a quick bench to work on. I had a few of those metal brackets used for shelving around so I made a bench to work on. I built it the same height as the saw so I could use it for an outfeed table. Cutting sheets of plywood can be a real pain without something to support the material being cut. This takes all the work out of it!<\/p>\n

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With all the plywood sheets cut for the top of the bench I fastened it in place. I used small “L” brackets to fasten it from the bottom so I could get it off again if it needs to be disassembled. The top will be covered with a sheet of Masonite and I would not be able to get to any screws inserted from the top.<\/p>\n

The floor did my back some good!<\/p>\n

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The inside corner in front of the location of the spray booth would be improved with a bit of a fillet in place. I cut a piece of plywood to fit in this location and added some biscuits to help align it with the top of the bench. These things work great!<\/p>\n

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Blob on a bit of glue and a few screws to hold it in place and it is done! This will add a bit of space in front of the spray booth, my last bench was missing this feature.<\/p>\n

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I want to beef up all the exposed edges of the bench so I cut strips of ply and glued and screwed it in place. This makes the front edge 1.5″ thick. When I finish the top I will add a piece of trim to cover the exposed edges of the plywood.<\/p>\n

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Since there wasn’t enough dust in the house I decided to use the belt sander and make sure all the surfaces were flush. I sanded the top and all the front edges of the bench.<\/p>\n

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Not having the material I want to use to complete the top of the bench I decided to work on the drawers for the rest of the day. I am going to put three drawers to my right, the top drawer will be for small hand tools, the other two for stuff.<\/p>\n

I purchased some overpriced full extension drawer slides for these drawers.<\/p>\n

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The drawer is a simple 2″ deep box on top of 1\/2″ ply. It seems to hold my pencil quite well.<\/p>\n

Enough for one day, I hope to finish the drawers and add the top tomorrow.<\/p>\n

-Tim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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