this is my metalworking workbench and it's always really messy now maybe this
is because I'm a slob but it could also be that it just isn't big enough so when
I build another one to go right next to it and I want to make this one not with
wheels on it but somehow make it so I can just slide it dolly underneath it to
move it now this other one is going to be a similar overall design but the legs
are going to extend down to the floor because there's no built-in wheels and
that means I need a box joint that isn't at the end of the piece of wood as usual
I have planed the millimeter off the two by fours to make them smoother
I cut the other half of this joint with my screwed maxbox drink jigs
there's two of these frames and you need to join front to back with some pieces
and I also need to put a vertical thing right here I'm using my horizontal
boring machine to cut mortises for floating Tenon's
and now I get to assemble the whole puzzle for the first time. well that was
good to do a dry fit because it turns out my floating tents are just a little
bit too long I shortened those floating Tenon's a little bit and now it's time
to glue it up
I have to make sure all the tenons will mate with the other frame before the
glue dries and now putting that other frame on with glue I clamped it to a
workbench to make sure there was little twist in it while the glue dried if I
didn't do that it would stay twisted forever this is rather questionable
plywood so I'm changing to a cheap blade for cutting it on the table saw
and as usual I put two coats of everything on and with a little bit of
light sanding in between downside of making a workbench this stiff is that it
just won't conform to the floor even if I'm sitting on it
I cut the joist for these L brackets using retscreen vice box strike jig
those brackets will be the lifting mechanism let's load this workbench up
with some heavy stuff and this is where the clever part comes in
well that's looking a little bit better now I was gonna put a vertical thing
down here but I kind of like how it looks without so I'll leave that out but
I will probably add a couple of drawers along the top sort of like I've got here