My shop addition and make over

The makeover continues. My current worktable is a storage cart that I threw a top on years ago. It has served me pretty well but i have been noticing evry time I use it for a couple hours or more my back hurts. I can use my workbench that is lower and no back pain.
My welder cart is from a school kitchen that has worked well for several years but storage on the cart is not so good.
I decided to kill several problems with one cart/work table. I have a few sticks of 2x2x1/4 angle I'm going to use for this project.
Current table and cart.
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I have an old craftsman workbench that I removed and was going to set it by the road because it has the flimsy drawer guides that are worn out. While reorganizing i found some ball bearing drawer guides left over from the kitchen remodel so my new worktable will have 4 drawers for storage.
I have started cutting the metal and clamping it in place for a rough fit before I remove the rust before welding.
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I made a little more progress on my welder cart workbench.
Turns out the drawer guides were fine just needed cleaning. The bolts holding the guides were just loose.
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No casters yet but that will be next.
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I have made some progress on the work table. Only the top supports have been totally welded. I wanted to start setting it up to see if it will work as planned. I need to figure out the lead and cord management and add some more clamp holders. I did install the boxes and conduit for 2 quad outlets. Here is where I'm at so far. If you see a problem or have a suggestion let e know. Thanks,
Jay
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The cable hooks, clamps, and grinder supports are installed. I also installed the receptacles. One under the shelf for the mig welder and one on each side for convenience.
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I finally addressed the drill press cabinet. I took the bottom off and replaced the 1/4 plywood with 3/4 plywood and reinstalled the casters. Then added 2 shelves.
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I finally got my shop doors replaced. The doors were 4ft each and about 30 yrs old.
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The new to me doors are 3ft on the right and 2-8 on the left. Gives a total opening of 6ft.
 

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Looks like your planning is really pay off in a nice setup.
 
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