The various goings on in my workshop
The wheels were bought from Ebay for £5.29 each, they are trailer jockey wheels, have solid rubber tyres and steel centres with bearing races inside. they can be used with 20mm or 12mm axles as they come with a reducing sleeve. I was considering a 12mm solid axle, but discovered that even with 1mm wall thickness,…
The painting has been happening over the course of several weeks. This first picture is after the first coat of undercoat. The bottom drawer after 2 coats of undercoat. The main body after 2 coats of undercoat, and 2 coats of gloss, the black gloss is only 1 coat at this point. The two extension…
For some unknown reason I cut two sets of frame pieces for the bench top – obviously I was having a funny five minutes when I was working out my cutting list. I was wanting to build a router table anyway, so why not use the spare frame for that. The Sketchup diagram shows an…
The bottom drawer was assembled using glue and brad nails After attaching the brackets for the bench top, I applied filler to all of the cut edges of the plywood and filled in any gaps. More filler. I also drilled holes, inserted tee nuts, screws and finally the adjustable feet for the main carcass, and…
Next up was attaching the decorative pieces and the slots for the handle, these were all glued and nailed Repeated for the other side. Marking and cutting the holes in the legs with the domino. these all need to be cut from both sides to make through holes. Two rear legs and 2 front supports.…