[MakeLV] DIY tables for the space

[David Smith]

Here's one model for ~$50 in wood:
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Woodworking/Workbenches/how-to-build-a-workbench-super-simple-50-bench/View-All

Or this one which is a table and so could be combined with others:
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Woodworking/Workbenches/simple-workbench-plans/Step-By-Step

Dave

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Rob Roschewsk <rob at pabut.org> wrote:

> Yep ... use the pallet wood to make bird houses .....
>
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 5:35 PM, David Smith <
> david at davincisciencecenter.org> wrote:
>
>> Yes, pallet wood is very rough.  It is cheap, but often warped and when
>> we did this once, the finished product lacked stability.  For the labor
>> involved, I'd rather get some plans from Family Handyman or the like and
>> build some simple benches out of new wood.  Because of the rough floors, it
>> would be very wise to equip any benches built with T-nuts and leveling
>> bolts in the bottom of each leg.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> He acquired some very nice pallets with some quality wood. The first
>>> project in the space was similar to that and the problem was that most of
>>> the wood we acquired was rough. There result is in the corner where the a/c
>>> room meets the hallway wall. It is covered in stuff. Anyway, the lesson is,
>>> get pallets with good wood on them or they'll just splinter and we ended up
>>> using a sawzall to chop through the nails between the boards rather than
>>> pry the boards up because that caused the boards to split and splinter
>>> resulting in little useful wood.
>>>
>>> JSR/
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Willy Weik <mobius0001 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> So while at the space tonight I noticed a lack of work surfaces and was
>>>> brainstorming some methods to try and fix that on the cheap.
>>>>
>>>> Did some googling and came across this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.survivefrance.com/profiles/blogs/making-a-table-from-discarded-pallets
>>>>
>>>> If we could get access a stack of pallets we could probably make a few
>>>> benches out of them.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know where to get pallets?
>>>>
>>>>    -Will W
>>>>
>>>>
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