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13th December 2020, 08:14 PM #1Senior Member
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Flatpack
So I'm having some problems with my shed lately, mainly that it's a quarter the size it should be.
But it comes with a couple of benefits, first it has a nice little outdoorsy space in front of it, somewhat covered with an umbrella.
And second it's in Melbourne, which is famous for its occasionally pleasant weather
I love working out there when I can, but there's only so much you can do on sawhorses...
I needed a bench that I can somehow roll out there and stow it back inside when the occasionally pleasant weather is gone.
This is what I came up with:
It's DAR pine with an oak apron, and the shelf is just an FJ "project panel", all from the big green shed.
I finished it with some BLO and a few days later some water based varnish on the top, for some extra delusions of durability
Screws and wheels on my dovetails made me die inside a little bit, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do
The holdfasts are Torquata brand from Timbecon, a bit ugly, but they work really well on my 45mm top.
Clamping on the apron is not fast or convenient, but not impossible either
And this is how it all packs up. I just cut some leather straps and added some snaps.
Τhe shelf becomes the lid
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)
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13th December 2020, 09:14 PM #2
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.I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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13th December 2020, 09:46 PM #3Senior Member
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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.
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14th December 2020, 08:03 AM #5Senior Member
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18th December 2020, 03:40 PM #6
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
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19th December 2020, 08:22 AM #7
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?I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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20th December 2020, 04:15 PM #9Senior Member
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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?
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