Project Workbench

[FitchVA]

over the past weekend, my parents were out visiting for the long weekend. my dad helped me build a new workbench for the shop. along the way, we gave it a nickname - M.O.A.B. ... the Mother Of All Benches. :D there might be better ones out there, but this thing is a beast in our eyes.

i originally was going to use 4x4 posts, but i had a bunch of 2x4's laying around unused but too short to use for anything else. so we screwed together the free 2x4's i had laying around. 4 screws per leg and were eventually bolted together with an additional 4 bolts.

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0965.jpg

rough-in of the bottom shelf support/frame

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0967.jpg

legs fully assembled

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0969.jpg

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one side down

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0971.jpg

moved into the shop (the back of the bench is facing the front in this pic - we eventually rotated it around)

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0972.jpg

this is the side/front

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0974.jpg

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bolting the 2x6's to the legs. the holes are countersunk

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0975.jpg

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the back 2x6 bolted on and the bottom shelf in place

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0978.jpg

front 2x6 bolted in and shelf removed (can't remember why we did this) we also rotated it so it's now facing the correct direction (front facing away from the wall)

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0980.jpg

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started sealing the bottoms of the legs with wood preservative

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0982.jpg

added the support for the top and where the vice will go

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0986.jpg

vice supports

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0988.jpg

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back, sides, and top in place (top is 3/4" MDF and was only set in place at this point)

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0990.jpg

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http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0997.jpg

doors

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0998.jpg

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done! minus paint/finish

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_1000.jpg


btw, 4 pics/post brings the suck

[xjtrailrider]

Steve, nice work bench dude, but for pete's sake finish the dang trail rig up so we can wheel!

That thing is built like a brick chit house, I mean the XJ and the work bench:2thumbsup::2thumbsup:

[FitchVA]

the parts are painted and ready for me to start stripping down the undercoating and get to a lot of stick welding and frame drilling.

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album102/IMG_0991.jpg

[xjtrailrider]

Are those the RuffStuff stiffeners? I need to come by and check that stuff out before you burn them on.

Nice!

[FitchVA]

yup. the back-sides are covered in some weld-through 3M primer. i've left the outsides bare for now cause i can still get to that side after mounting for paint.

[xjtrailrider]

If I can get free tomorrow evening I will bring those flares by and check out the progress.

[FitchVA]

k. sounds good :2thumbsup:

[hadfield4wd]

Dang Steve looks good. Like the new chop saw as well. Where did all your shelves go?

[jhowery]

Bench doesn't look that strong :harhar:

[RUparrothead]

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_1000.jpg


btw, 4 pics/post brings the suck

Dude, are you sporting JUST a mustache, or is the goatee just not showing up very well? If it is just the stache, then I must say...






















you RAWK {fist pumping in air}. :wings:

[FitchVA]

Dang Steve looks good. Like the new chop saw as well. Where did all your shelves go?

if you look in this pic, you can see 'em. i added a 3rd set of shelves when i moved 'em

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album116/IMG_0974.jpg

the chop saw is dad's. the only chop saw i have is a 14" dewalt abrasive chop saw :2thumbsup:

[FitchVA]

Bench doesn't look that strong :harhar:

i think you're right. :harhar:

[FitchVA]

Dude, are you sporting JUST a mustache, or is the goatee just not showing up very well? If it is just the stache, then I must say...


you RAWK {fist pumping in air}. :wings:

:rotflmao5: nah. that was taken after not shaving for 2 days. i never have been able to grow much facial hair on my cheeks. but my upper lip and chin have no problems taking root first and fast.

[RUparrothead]

Dang. I was hoping you were sporting just the 'stache. Every time I shave my beard or goatee, I leave the stache until wifey threatens to shave it off herself. She just doesn't like the 70's cop/ porn star stache.

Oh, to keep from hijacking the thread too much, I like the bench.