Thread: Flatpack

just love that, a great solution to a tight problem. Time is nothing, from the time I arrive in my shed it takes me 10 minutes to find tools that I didnt put away previously, and to remember what job I was supposed to be doing.
Very well thought out.
Tactix boxes.... after much fluffing around and questions about storage I ordered a bunch of them yesterday.

Originally Posted by Tonyz

just love that, a great solution to a tight problem. Time is nothing, from the time I arrive in my shed it takes me 10 minutes to find tools that I didnt put away previously, and to remember what job I was supposed to be doing.
Very well thought out.
Tactix boxes.... after much fluffing around and questions about storage I ordered a bunch of them yesterday.

Thanks man
You won't regret the tactix. Find the studs on your wall, put a couple of thin beams across and screw the black boxes right through the plastic on the beams at eye level with button head screws + washer. Don't worry about the pre-drilled screw holes on the boxes, just put 4 screws for each corner of the box and you're fine. Mine have been like that for 5 years now with a tonne of bolts and nuts and anything you can imagine in there, and they haven't even sagged or anything. Just write with a permanent marker what is in each of the clear drawer and you're done. I've put some blue tape on the one with my most commonly used screws so I can find it quickly.

Originally Posted by Spyro

And this is the footprint in the shed. Goes up against the wall, like a painting



Generally it works ok, it will never compete with a fixed bench with a vice, but at least it is straight, it offers some clamping options and it's surprisingly solid.
It took some shimming and tuning on the legs mechanism but now it doesn't rock at all when I'm planing.
It's also the same height as my workmate so I can do various combinations if I need to break down a sheet of plywood etc.

Having done it a couple of times now it takes me about 10 minutes to set up out there, and 10 mins to pack up when I'm done.
Bit of an inconvenience but it's worth it when I'm finally out there.
Now lets see how long the good weather lasts (probably 10 minutes)

good work. what is your floor coating?

Originally Posted by havabeer69

good work. what is your floor coating?

thanks, it's this stuff:

A clever bench for the space saver.
It is nice to work outside at times so that bench is a great way to go about it.
Regards
John

looking again at this last night and I was thinking how the castors, how they distracted and then I thought,

instead of mounting the castors on the end board, why not mount them on another piece that would have hinges along its lower length and also hinged on the lower part of the current end piece. This way you wheel it out, lower it down onto feet/legs then the hinged board with castors swings down below and the castors neatly tuck around the table legs..... understand that?

Originally Posted by Tonyz

looking again at this last night and I was thinking how the castors, how they distracted and then I thought,

instead of mounting the castors on the end board, why not mount them on another piece that would have hinges along its lower length and also hinged on the lower part of the current end piece. This way you wheel it out, lower it down onto feet/legs then the hinged board with castors swings down below and the castors neatly tuck around the table legs..... understand that?

Ι think so. It's a good idea. The priority now though is to go to Carbatec and see if they have a small vice I can squeeze in at the other end

Et voilà!









$50 well spent I think. A vice was not in the plan because I never thought a folding bench would be solid enough for one, but now that I know it is, why not?