I have made a little more progress. Now I'm down to cleaning out the back 3 ft. of the main part of the shop. I have also changed a few fixtures to led.
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.
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.
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.
No casters yet but that will be next.
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
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.
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.
I finally got my shop doors replaced. The doors were 4ft each and about 30 yrs old.
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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