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I glued down the front edge yesterday &, after leaving it to dry overnight, here's the finished product:

Oh, this is the old bench:

After I welded up the frame I bought
a piece of 250mm x 6mm x 2M flat bar
a sheet of 1800mm x 900mm x 6mm MDF
a sheet of 1800mm x 900mm x 12mm MDF
& a sheet of 0.55mm gal.

I then cut the 6mm...

Up until now I've been working on a wooden bench that my father REbuilt about 30 years ago. I say rebuilt because before then, his bench was a lot bigger & sturdier but he decided to downscale.
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I'd rather over engineer & know it works than under engineered & hope it works.
In saying that, there's over engineering & then there's ridiculous

Here here, I totally agree, LED is the way to go



Stop, tail, left indicator, right indicator, reverse & earth... I count 6.

If by "clean flat top" you mean "without the side & front barriers" keep in mind that local laws & regulations are different to those in the US.

A bit more info as to what you want would be useful.

I threw one together using a bit of 25mm angle & some Bunnings castors. Took about an hour to make & cost less than $10 ($12 if you count the two cutting discs I shattered). It's not as flashy but it...

The beautiful part is you can add more meat as you're welding it back on.

I may be wrong, I'm only going off what I can see in your photos but, I think you can use a bit more heat in those welds;...

1. That depends on how well you welded them on
2. That depends on how well you cut them off.

I can only think of one reason why you can't reuse the hangers: as they're welded the hangers may have...

Have you thought of going with the disposable bottles? A 950cc bottle will set you back around $40 from Bunnings, The regulators are about $35.

I know it's been a while but there's no replies...

I found this stuff at clark rubber. It's known as EVA (Ethylene vinyl acetate) or PE (Polyethylene), comes in varying widths & thicknesses, has a...

...which could, potentially, tear your rails apart, I've seen that happen.

Good thinking guys. I was concentratine on the setup & didn't even notice the springs:doh:

The first setup looks to be the "usual" setup; you may want to double check with a pro about the (lack of) heightof the bolts, just to be safe.

I'm interested to see the progress of this project...

Nice welding for a beginner. Just one tip: maybe just a little more heat. I see from the photos that, in places, penetration is a bit lacking. Rule of thumb: the flatter the weld, the better the...

I've seen a lot worse... oh, wait... I mean I HAVE a lot worse. Ok, I'm a panel beater by trade so cutting, welding, grinding, metal fabrication in general is what I do, but check out what I started...

The problem with this scenario is that the foam will hold any moisture & bring back the rust; BAD IDEA (sorry Doc).

The best idea is to either source a rust section from somewhere like Rare Spares...

True, but with oxy you get a LOT of distortion, which is the lesser of the two evils?

Welding car panels can be trickybecause the metal is hard but thin; you need a lot of power but only short bursts. Use the higher power & be on & off the trigger in no more than one second bursts...

First & foremost, a more expensive brush WILL help. It doesn't have to be the MOST expensive brush in the shop but, from experience, a cheaper brush is thinner than a more pricy one &, therefore,...