Hey Guys, so I finally got a decent tool box to hold my machining tooling...
Craftsman 41inch tool chest...
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...
I used my mill to drill out holes in the front and back pieces of the frame.
The holes on the bottom frame will be for leveing feet...
I cut to length some 3/4in steel round stock and pre-drilled to size the ID for threading.
Next the round stock was welded in place and threads cut through the whole 2.5in length...
pre-fit of leveling feet...
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.
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.
Next up was to build the bottom frame that supports the tool chest...
I ran out of welding wire, so that's as far as I got for now.
Craftsman 41inch tool chest...
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...
I used my mill to drill out holes in the front and back pieces of the frame.
The holes on the bottom frame will be for leveing feet...
I cut to length some 3/4in steel round stock and pre-drilled to size the ID for threading.
Next the round stock was welded in place and threads cut through the whole 2.5in length...
pre-fit of leveling feet...
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.
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.
Next up was to build the bottom frame that supports the tool chest...
I ran out of welding wire, so that's as far as I got for now.
