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Instead of making/buying a new bench for the lathe I had decided to replace the existing shelves with drawers in my current bench. As I like to say my plans are always cast in sand at low tide and subject change. Change happens.
A stout credenza came up on CL for $50. I was probably going to spend close to that to build the drawers I was planning to make. The credenza without its top is 66" L x 22" W x 28" H. This thing is built like a tank. Three of us couldn't lift it to get it into the back of my pickup. The seller had one of his employees lift it with a forklift so we could slide into my truck. Didn't have my camera with me. No pictures. I had to take it apart to get it out of my truck. Didn't think that pictures of a it torn apart would show much.
Here's the plan. The top of my current bench will fit. It is 71" L x 30" W. Is made out of 2x6's. Has a metal band around the edges and a sheet of plastic to protect the top from oil and grease. I will make the legs on the credenza longer so that the top will slide from the current bench onto the cadenza. And there in lies the question.
The legs are 1.5" OD x .120 Wall by 5" long steel. The legs need to be 11" long to raise the height of the credenza to where I want it. I think that I have two options. One is to buy a 4' piece of 1.5 OD steel tube and cut it to length. That will cost me more than the price I paid for the credenza. The other option is to buy a 2' piece of steel tube, cut it into 6" lengths and weld it to the existing legs. I am wondering if I should put a sleeve inside the tubes to help keep them aligned if I go this route.
Suggestions please.
A stout credenza came up on CL for $50. I was probably going to spend close to that to build the drawers I was planning to make. The credenza without its top is 66" L x 22" W x 28" H. This thing is built like a tank. Three of us couldn't lift it to get it into the back of my pickup. The seller had one of his employees lift it with a forklift so we could slide into my truck. Didn't have my camera with me. No pictures. I had to take it apart to get it out of my truck. Didn't think that pictures of a it torn apart would show much.
Here's the plan. The top of my current bench will fit. It is 71" L x 30" W. Is made out of 2x6's. Has a metal band around the edges and a sheet of plastic to protect the top from oil and grease. I will make the legs on the credenza longer so that the top will slide from the current bench onto the cadenza. And there in lies the question.
The legs are 1.5" OD x .120 Wall by 5" long steel. The legs need to be 11" long to raise the height of the credenza to where I want it. I think that I have two options. One is to buy a 4' piece of 1.5 OD steel tube and cut it to length. That will cost me more than the price I paid for the credenza. The other option is to buy a 2' piece of steel tube, cut it into 6" lengths and weld it to the existing legs. I am wondering if I should put a sleeve inside the tubes to help keep them aligned if I go this route.
Suggestions please.