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Another shot ... My paw-paws navy pics from 1945. Always watching me work!

 

Maybe you can see it in the background?



Another

 

I made this bench from an old, solid door and 2x4's back in the 70's. It's been with me ever since. I prefer to call this section of the garage my "man cave". Heat, frig, computer w/server access, stereo, U-verse tv - every thing but a bed and a potty (and that's just inside the back door in the other part of the garage.

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hear's mine ,Its not hard to clean off when its clutered Ijust dunp it ....................... actualy my work bench was so full I had to work hear ....

 

Been there many a time. 2 x 4's over rubbermaid cans work wonders. Plus it helps keep the mess down too

Alot of great benches!

Thanks,
"Skrach"
My Vintage Blog:
www.VividlyVintage.com
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That's cool. But I gotta ask, why do all you southern boys call grandpa, pawpaw? Just curious.

 

Dave, no he was from Chicago Hts. at the time, he got it from another Uncle of mine who was a contractor and lived in Beecher, IL, just up the road from Momence....it kicked around in his various moves until I got it from him probably 20 years back, then I stuck it in storage until I was able to build my shop in 2006.....

Probably not the one you hauled, but very well could have come from the same Bowling alley......freaky...
Tom

 

Here's mine in the background if any of you make it that far...

 

I don't want to go there....

 

What work bench? I don't see a work bench

Thanks,
"Skrach"
My Vintage Blog:
www.VividlyVintage.com
My 55 Chrysler Worklog:
www.Pop's55.com

 

Do i see wood working tools in the car shop the shame of it

 

This is awesome. I love unique vintage/antique stuff repurposed. Big thumbs up! I may even steal the idea...

 

Yeah, hanging up I have my best friends (who passed away last year) work shirt from our old shop that we closed, and my grand fathers car club jacket, and my mentor and teacher of the trade's shop coat. Most of my tools were my great grand father's so its like he is there with me.

Thanks,
"Skrach"
My Vintage Blog:
www.VividlyVintage.com
My 55 Chrysler Worklog:
www.Pop's55.com

 

Here is my brand new workbench. I laminated 32 2X6s together, set on edge, and used 5 allthread bars to hold it together. I used an old metal stand from my 75 gallon fish tank for support. The thing weighs a ton. I made a replaceable top from Masonite. I'm a Ford guy, so I only need one tool on the pegboard.

 

Hay man whats that knobby tired car up above your paint cabnet there. from what I can see of it its cool man what is it ?????

 

Its imposible to see mine its always for some reason getting covered with stuff. BUT I guess that happens when IM always so busy building stuff working on my next gear head project theres no time to clean the darn thing off..

 

Here's mine. I got tired of having all of my stuff visable. Probably a little over the top but I figured that I would have it for the rest of my life, why not have it be nice? It weighs about 4 tons. I tried to make it look like it was old. the back is rusted metal and I wired it with two power boxes and lights. the best part is, it unplugs from the wall if I want to move it or if i move houses. I made a matching cabinet to go over the tool box that unscrews from the wall as well. I'll try a before and after here....

 

Holy crap! That looks nice man. My kitchen cab's don't even look that nice. I would have guessed that belonged to Norm Abrams.

 

I just dink with bikes in my house garage so this one's mostly for pretty

 

Very nice!^

 

My mess...

 

I have 4 with hidden trays for bolts and misc. storage - will include pics of 3

 

It's somewhere back there in the corner of the garage buried in stuff with a yellow bucket sitting on it.

 

Ive seen your bench in the "homemade tools" thread. I want to copy it. I love the heim joints idea. I want to build the copy of your bench on the backside of my bench, since its a mobile bench. I will take pictures this weekend so it will make more sense.

Thanks,
"Skrach"
My Vintage Blog:
www.VividlyVintage.com
My 55 Chrysler Worklog:
www.Pop's55.com

 

I would show my workbench but I cant find it.

 

My hole in the wall.

 

Benchtop is my next Project

 

Should mention, I live in an old, old house that I've redone.

Wanted the heim joints for looks, but more importantly no legs to the floor and that wall's not plumb.

Thought it was easier to build some adjustment into it than to fixture the whole bench when welding it together so that the top was perfectly level when installed.

It's tied into the framework of the house. Have sat two people on it at once. It doesn't even wiggle.

 

It doesnt wiggle.. Dont they have a pill for that? Lol couldnt resist. I have my work bench in my parents back yard as I just moved into a new house. I have my tool box's set up and welding cart set up but will be bringing my actual work bench to the new house this coming week (had to do some cleaning and rearranging of all of the boxes we have yet to go through.

Thanks,
"Skrach"
My Vintage Blog:
www.VividlyVintage.com
My 55 Chrysler Worklog:
www.Pop's55.com