OT The Builders and the Butchers

[andalusian]

Been building more stuff recently for fun, got tired of having to move my old cars out of the garage to do some work, so decided to build myself an outdoor workbench.

Since it will live outside (most likely) and will have to withstand the weather, it is all built from construction lumber which is not uniform in size, but it is good enough.

We are going away on a vacation so finishing it will need to wait, but have been slowly adding more stuff to it, including putting these workbench casters on it so I can move it around. It has a dipped section in the middle, which when I put my portable table saw on will create a continuous surface so I can cross cut longer pieces or be used an in-feed / out-feed for ripping.

I might enclose the storage area under the top for storage, but might keep it open as well, it is being designed as I go along.

Since it now has the casters, it actually can fit in the garage between the old cars, so I might decide to put fancy plywood on top (which is not weather approved) and keep it in, because it will allow me to install t-tracks and bench dogs. We will see...

Anyone else enjoys building stuff?

 

[theprunetang]

Did you purposefully title this after the Portland band of the same name?

 

[PDXFonz]

Can the wheels support the weight with 4 of them rather than 6/8?

Looks good so long as it functions. Being able to have a mobile tool bench would certainly be nice if you are working with them often.

Nicely done

 

[PDXFonz]

Won’t be as easy to securely drill legs into the 2x4 boards though.

If you ever find yourself having over bearing issues, you’d know it would be Doubling the wheels on the 4x4s or swapping the two 2x4s for 1 4x4 in the middle for 6 wheels distributing the weight.

But if you aren’t using it as storage and are only planning on using it as a bench for whatever you are currently working on then I think it will probably prove to be really convenient.

 

[andalusian]

Did you purposefully title this after the Portland band of the same name?

Indeed

 

[andalusian]

Can the wheels support the weight with 4 of them rather than 6/8?

Looks good so long as it functions. Being able to have a mobile tool bench would certainly be nice if you are working with them often.

Nicely done

Casters are rated at 660lbs, should have no issue with this workbench. No need for casters on anything other than what we already have.