Thread: $18 Workbench Upgrade

Found a bit of scrap Camphor

If that's what constitutes a scrap in your shed, then I'm sending my cousin with his B Double to pick up your rubbish next time he's up your way.

Originally Posted by zenwood

That second photo looks very inviting . . . pure wood- seduction . . ."Hmm come here and shave me . . . you know you want to . . ." in a deep husky voice . . .

I think Zenwood is right it should be this months centre fold for woodworkers playboy.

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Major

I'm going to shamelessly copy that idea (and call it my own). I have a single bright fluoro bulb over the bench but it casts shadows. Yours shouldn't.

Could I ask; the spacing of the lights, whether you would make it 4 x if you made again, and the height above the bench it hangs?

G'day Bodgy,

The lights are spaced on 560mm centres & the hight above the bench is just on 1200mm.

It's only a small bench (6') so 3 lights seem to be enough... there is no hot spots or fall off from one light to the other.
The bulbs I'm using are 60° spread which I was told are the widest available.

I don't want to be a stick in the mud and undermine MajorPanic's lights idea, but using Q/H lights might be okay in MajorPanic's super clean and dust-free workshop, but the rest of us might want to consider that Q/H lights can get very hot and may be an ignition source in a typically dusty workshop.

Originally Posted by chrisp

but the rest of us might want to consider that Q/H lights can get very hot and may be an ignition source in a typically dusty workshop.

so can baked beans

The trick is not to fart while the static is discharging from the dusty.

Originally Posted by chrisp

I don't want to be a stick in the mud and undermine MajorPanic's lights idea, but using Q/H lights might be okay in MajorPanic's super clean and dust-free workshop, but the rest of us might want to consider that Q/H lights can get very hot and may be an ignition source in a typically dusty workshop.

At the lighting shop I bought the lights from I also saw covers for the back end of downlights for about $11. The speal said you can cover right up to & even over the lights with some insulation materials, although I'd never cover a downlight with insulation.

Might be the way to go if you are worried about that sort of thing.

Oh geez, what's wrong with a bit MDF?





Gumby, don't use sawdust. Use red paint instead.

So that must be Tip # 591 from the Big Book of 'Panic Tricks!

Yep I too have filed it away under must do's.

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Major

I'm going to shamelessly copy that idea (and call it my own). I have a single bright fluoro bulb over the bench but it casts shadows. Yours shouldn't.

Could I ask; the spacing of the lights, whether you would make it 4 x if you made again, and the height above the bench it hangs?

But where are you going to put it? 20 cm above your workbench?

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the cleanliness!!! gawd the tidiness hurts!! mmmmoooommmyyyyyyyyy!!

Seriously... gawd dont yer ever get it dust covered dirty chips everywhere bits an peices of jobs every which way?? I mean... MM MAA MATE!!

If thats your idea of "scrap" I definantly want to raid your scrap pile ... this will be about 5 nano seconds after Ive raided your sparkly shiney shed

okay okay nuff Shane a couple of questions come to mind

1) is it a tin shed? if so how'd you go about sticking the ruddy ply to the walls? and who has that much ply that they can stick it on the walls? Im gonna have to find a real cheep source of ply around here! I want ply walls!!

2) Are you always sooooo flamin neat? I mean lookit the walls all those special holders brackets an such everything just so... is it always like that? or have you gone totally troppo cleaning and tidying everything just for the photo op?

3) the lights are a brillian idea!! mind you Ive gotta do something cause those fluro spotlights on the stands I have modified for over head light are sizzling me mushy stuff out there

Cheers
Shane

Did I mention your shed burnt me eyesockets?

Originally Posted by Wongo

But where are you going to put it? 20 cm above your workbench?

Scotty

The lights will go over the bench in the new and seriously big 'shop' to be built when I move the 30 cubic metres of dirt and sandstone that currently occupies the space.

Originally Posted by Gumby

I have a few ambitions left in my life.

4. Take a bucket of sawdust to Brisbane South and chuck it all over MP's workshop

He is a tidy prick! Great craftsman though, so it all balances out.

I've been meaning to do this for years. At present I have a couple of 350w worklights over it, but they get a bit hot. Nice in winter.

Originally Posted by Wongo

Oh geez, what's wrong with a bit MDF?

What's MDF