Bryan, I just finished reading your November newsletter, as always great job. I think our work benches date back to ledges on the cave wall, so I found your workbench article very interesting.
Could you show and explain more about how your drill press is integrated into the bench top.
Thanks, I'm in the design and build stage now.
bowtie said
Nov 3, 2014
Thanks for the compliments. I'll get some better pics and post them here soon for you.
Essentially, I built bench on the left and right of it as separate pieces, then slid in the drill press and ran a support piece across the gaps to keep it all spaced evenly. The benchtop part is a 2x resting on supports with long screws driven down to work like locating pins to keep the top located when in place.
The DP plate is lowered down and pivoted out of the way for stowing, but accessable if needed. I sheathed the sides and rear area to keep shavings contained, plus it made good storage for the other saws and hand tools. Eventually, there will be a simple hinged panel covering the opening to keep garage debris out.
bowtie said
Nov 3, 2014
Here's closer pics. Ask away if you have any questions.
I did make an error measuring the benchtop piece, so I had to put it back with a little support piece underneath. The little piece behind the round vertical column is also removeable. There's a shot of the lower shelf taken from the side and a shot of the underside of the top where I had to hack out material to clear the drill press table (I couldn't lower it because of the sandblaster area structure).
-- Edited by bowtie on Monday 3rd of November 2014 04:45:58 PM
I had to laugh about your discovering the floor isn't level in the corners. They never are because the mason can't get a trowel in there very well and it's "just a garage" after all.
When I had my shop floor poured, I made a point of telling the mason I wanted the floor level all the way to the wall and along it for shelving. He did a very good job, but it is still high in the corners...
He actually had the floor level for 3 ft out from the wall and then they slope slightly to the central floor drain, so it's pretty cool the way it works.
John D said
Nov 3, 2014
I remember Karl telling the tale of when they poured the floor for Crystal Lake Automotive... If I've got it correctly, they made pains to hire an outfit that almost exclusively did hockey rinks! The floor is billiard-table flat/smooth, and very carefully tapered/sloped to spec.
bowtie said
Nov 4, 2014
the floor here at work is drastically angled to the point where the hoists don't quite sit flat to the floor.
Chris S said
Nov 4, 2014
Nice job on the newsletter again Bryan. I love to go in other peoples garages to see how they set them up. You have a lot of great ideas for storage in your set up.
Bryan, I just finished reading your November newsletter, as always great job. I think our work benches date back to ledges on the cave wall, so I found your workbench article very interesting.
Could you show and explain more about how your drill press is integrated into the bench top.
Thanks, I'm in the design and build stage now.
Essentially, I built bench on the left and right of it as separate pieces, then slid in the drill press and ran a support piece across the gaps to keep it all spaced evenly. The benchtop part is a 2x resting on supports with long screws driven down to work like locating pins to keep the top located when in place.
The DP plate is lowered down and pivoted out of the way for stowing, but accessable if needed. I sheathed the sides and rear area to keep shavings contained, plus it made good storage for the other saws and hand tools. Eventually, there will be a simple hinged panel covering the opening to keep garage debris out.
Here's closer pics. Ask away if you have any questions.
I did make an error measuring the benchtop piece, so I had to put it back with a little support piece underneath. The little piece behind the round vertical column is also removeable. There's a shot of the lower shelf taken from the side and a shot of the underside of the top where I had to hack out material to clear the drill press table (I couldn't lower it because of the sandblaster area structure).
-- Edited by bowtie on Monday 3rd of November 2014 04:45:58 PM
I had to laugh about your discovering the floor isn't level in the corners. They never are because the mason can't get a trowel in there very well and it's "just a garage" after all.
When I had my shop floor poured, I made a point of telling the mason I wanted the floor level all the way to the wall and along it for shelving. He did a very good job, but it is still high in the corners...
He actually had the floor level for 3 ft out from the wall and then they slope slightly to the central floor drain, so it's pretty cool the way it works.
Nice job on the newsletter again Bryan. I love to go in other peoples garages to see how they set them up. You have a lot of great ideas for storage in your set up.