Hey Guys, so I finally got a decent tool box to hold my machining tooling...
Craftsman 41inch tool chest...
![20201225_122524_resized.jpg 20201225_122524_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306451-f6c2e101e48a2bec2dc1a30576884326.jpg)
To house the tool chest I decided to build a nice sturdy metal work bench. It will be really nice have to have a bench near the Mill and lathe.
So the plan is to build a sturdy metal frame around the tool chest and then put a 1/4in steel top on it. This is just a work bench NOT a welding table, so a really thick top isn't required.
I'm also going to incorporate a system so that the bench can have wheels that raise/ lower if I want to move it.
Here's all the steel that will soon become a bench...
![20201225_122601_resized.jpg 20201225_122601_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306462-633b838479d709b6a1b858d6089b29e2.jpg)
I used my mill to drill out holes in the front and back pieces of the frame.
![20201226_133658_resized.jpg 20201226_133658_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306453-7ae3fee890a0fb2776ac876d5c09c78b.jpg)
The holes on the bottom frame will be for leveing feet...
![20201228_144046_resized.jpg 20201228_144046_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306455-d8cc561603bff7963093e7676c11f3ba.jpg)
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I cut to length some 3/4in steel round stock and pre-drilled to size the ID for threading.
![20201226_152311_resized.jpg 20201226_152311_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306457-d2ea53faf45b18c75e8a6b7729109b51.jpg)
Next the round stock was welded in place and threads cut through the whole 2.5in length...
![20201228_144051_resized.jpg 20201228_144051_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306459-4fac1922bdde21abab66ce039b451a8f.jpg)
![20201226_171234_resized.jpg 20201226_171234_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306458-ae0379bd9b1c1c42035e9e52c38d40d0.jpg)
pre-fit of leveling feet...
![20201228_144217_resized.jpg 20201228_144217_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306460-fe55383a4c959c43f0b5bd5ca7293650.jpg)
I used the same process for the top frame. The threaded holes in the top frame are to allow attachent points if the bench needs to be hoised in a truck etc... 1/2-13 bolts can be used.
![20201227_145100_resized.jpg 20201227_145100_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306461-7dd3cb7af2fd20a77c7f8ebf46e9fff8.jpg)
Now that that was done it was time to start building the the frame for the top out of metal 2x2 and 2x4 (1/8 wall). Yhe dimensions for the top is 28in wide × 50in long.
![20201227_135335_resized.jpg 20201227_135335_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306466-6cfab0dd03b05b6cf3b90d59480f038c.jpg)
![20201227_163418_resized.jpg 20201227_163418_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306463-37161c687623aec6be8a5085a2070c3f.jpg)
![20201227_163612_resized.jpg 20201227_163612_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306464-b3ba685d98572aec2514d72a6a1cf97b.jpg)
![20201227_165801_resized.jpg 20201227_165801_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306465-ae7b32b5893e4dbe0fc75f75b91c4612.jpg)
![20201227_171437_resized.jpg 20201227_171437_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306467-5d1e7324932975cf8b6a6bb27fa3880d.jpg)
![20201228_170402_resized.jpg 20201228_170402_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306468-f1072d94cfa92ae762ccc7f9b9aca1e9.jpg)
![20201229_165239_resized.jpg 20201229_165239_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306470-d1d67fc499396fa39e63cde5fdb8c19f.jpg)
Next up was to build the bottom frame that supports the tool chest...
![20201229_161720_resized.jpg 20201229_161720_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306471-4e9a19159d58a464559b1dd51b7f4a78.jpg)
I ran out of welding wire, so that's as far as I got for now.
Craftsman 41inch tool chest...
![20201225_122524_resized.jpg 20201225_122524_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306451-f6c2e101e48a2bec2dc1a30576884326.jpg)
To house the tool chest I decided to build a nice sturdy metal work bench. It will be really nice have to have a bench near the Mill and lathe.
So the plan is to build a sturdy metal frame around the tool chest and then put a 1/4in steel top on it. This is just a work bench NOT a welding table, so a really thick top isn't required.
I'm also going to incorporate a system so that the bench can have wheels that raise/ lower if I want to move it.
Here's all the steel that will soon become a bench...
![20201225_122601_resized.jpg 20201225_122601_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306462-633b838479d709b6a1b858d6089b29e2.jpg)
I used my mill to drill out holes in the front and back pieces of the frame.
![20201226_133658_resized.jpg 20201226_133658_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306453-7ae3fee890a0fb2776ac876d5c09c78b.jpg)
The holes on the bottom frame will be for leveing feet...
![20201228_144046_resized.jpg 20201228_144046_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306455-d8cc561603bff7963093e7676c11f3ba.jpg)
![20201226_151315_resized.jpg 20201226_151315_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306456-6ed8998971743284244327e4d8a1efcd.jpg)
I cut to length some 3/4in steel round stock and pre-drilled to size the ID for threading.
![20201226_152311_resized.jpg 20201226_152311_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306457-d2ea53faf45b18c75e8a6b7729109b51.jpg)
Next the round stock was welded in place and threads cut through the whole 2.5in length...
![20201228_144051_resized.jpg 20201228_144051_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306459-4fac1922bdde21abab66ce039b451a8f.jpg)
![20201226_171234_resized.jpg 20201226_171234_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306458-ae0379bd9b1c1c42035e9e52c38d40d0.jpg)
pre-fit of leveling feet...
![20201228_144217_resized.jpg 20201228_144217_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306460-fe55383a4c959c43f0b5bd5ca7293650.jpg)
I used the same process for the top frame. The threaded holes in the top frame are to allow attachent points if the bench needs to be hoised in a truck etc... 1/2-13 bolts can be used.
![20201227_145100_resized.jpg 20201227_145100_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306461-7dd3cb7af2fd20a77c7f8ebf46e9fff8.jpg)
Now that that was done it was time to start building the the frame for the top out of metal 2x2 and 2x4 (1/8 wall). Yhe dimensions for the top is 28in wide × 50in long.
![20201227_135335_resized.jpg 20201227_135335_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306466-6cfab0dd03b05b6cf3b90d59480f038c.jpg)
![20201227_163418_resized.jpg 20201227_163418_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306463-37161c687623aec6be8a5085a2070c3f.jpg)
![20201227_163612_resized.jpg 20201227_163612_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306464-b3ba685d98572aec2514d72a6a1cf97b.jpg)
![20201227_165801_resized.jpg 20201227_165801_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306465-ae7b32b5893e4dbe0fc75f75b91c4612.jpg)
![20201227_171437_resized.jpg 20201227_171437_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306467-5d1e7324932975cf8b6a6bb27fa3880d.jpg)
![20201228_170402_resized.jpg 20201228_170402_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306468-f1072d94cfa92ae762ccc7f9b9aca1e9.jpg)
![20201229_165239_resized.jpg 20201229_165239_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306470-d1d67fc499396fa39e63cde5fdb8c19f.jpg)
Next up was to build the bottom frame that supports the tool chest...
![20201229_161720_resized.jpg 20201229_161720_resized.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/306/306471-4e9a19159d58a464559b1dd51b7f4a78.jpg)
I ran out of welding wire, so that's as far as I got for now.