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firezapper
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Posted - June 20 2007 : 7:15p

Building tranny mounts and cross member pieces. My youngest thought this was cool

After trying to cut 2x2 .250 wall with a chop saw, I said Fawk it. Went to HF and got a band saw. Thing is sweet, turn it on and sit it on the piece, then walk away.

While we were at HF I spotted some casters. Been wanting to build a better work bench. The old one is small and no real room to work. Plus couldn't clamp anything to it and not sit up at it.

So the new bench is 8'x3' 40" tall made out of 4x4, 2x6, 2x4 and 2 pieces of ply to equal 1". Has a 5" vice on one end. Plus I can roll it outside and work next to what I'm working on.

Modified the old bench to hold bins and stuff.

Needed to weld a little on the back rack. So I used the new bench to hold stuff. A couple sparks hit the bench and left burn marks. Figured the bench would look like crap by the end of the summer.....

A trip to the local scrap yard is going to fix that.
8'x4' 1/16" steel plate.

Man biulding Haze has increased the garage stuff!!! LOL

Edited by - firezapper on June 20 2007 7:22p

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Posted - June 21 2007 : 8:10a

Looking good Ed!

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Posted - June 21 2007 : 11:45a

Good looing set up you got there.

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Posted - June 22 2007 : 11:41a

I started on building a workbench but the work load went up at work and now I get to work instead of working on my garage.

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Posted - June 22 2007 : 11:44a

Geez, look at you go! I've got to clean all the crap out of mine, left over from moving, then I can hopefully do some cool stuff like that.

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Posted - June 22 2007 : 1:30p

typical car guy....

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Posted - June 22 2007 : 2:16p

Looks great!
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Posted - June 25 2007 : 4:58p

Well the bench is done for now. Still thinking about 1" steel strips along the edge.

Cut the 1/16" steel and used drywall screws to hold it. Countersunk the heads.

Well the steel wasn't outside friendly! It got hot quick in the sun. Tried white paint, but that was like snow, very cool but BRIGHT.

So I thought of the Humvee's.

Here you can see the construction of the top.

3/8 Ply
5/8 ply
1/16 steel

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Posted - June 27 2007 : 8:17p

wow....i like it

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Posted - July 1 2007 : 7:14a

the outlet strip is not mounted straight! my god Ed!

firezapper
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Posted - July 1 2007 : 8:14a

Actually it's LEVEL George. While in the garage at least.

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Posted - July 1 2007 : 11:06a

how much did the band saw run you, if you dont mind me asking....my chop saw is slow making traction bars.

firezapper
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Posted - July 1 2007 : 6:28p

On sale at 159.

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Posted - July 1 2007 : 8:31p

damn, cheaper than my chop saw. thanks!

Think it would cut 2"x.500wall DOM ?

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Posted - July 1 2007 : 8:57p

Nice looking setup

firezapper
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Posted - July 2 2007 : 3:56a

Honestly Jesse, yes it will but...

This one is what I think will be better. I've used mine about 10 or 12 times now. Cutting flat stock, threaded rod and a couple pieces or square tube. I'm almost in need of a blade.

You might want to upgrade if you do it more then just weekends.

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