Shop Build-Moving the Workbench

01/05/2013

So, today was the day to move the workbench from the garage to the new shop. It is only 10 feet away but the hallway has a few turns and doorways that don't line up. Did I mention that the bench, even without vises or the shelf, weighs a a ton. Yeah, fun times.

The first step is getting it out of the garage and into the hallway. Not so easy. As I pulled the bench out I had to start to stand it on end. Luckily I have 9 1/2 ' ceilings in the back of the house or this would have never worked.

Now comes the real trick. I get it to the door of the shop and have to make the turn. Not only do I have to turn the bench, but start to lay it down as I turn it. Pushing the one end of the bench through a doorway and dropping the other end into the shop. Once I made the turn, the easy part was just pulling it into the shop.

At least now I know I can get it in and out of the shop without taking it apart or destroying anything. But, maybe this would be and example of why it isn't such a bad thing to build a 6 foot bench vs. building an 8' bench. Would of made it a little easier.

Not to bad overall. It only took me about 10 min. of work.

I should be able to get the rest(most) of the shop done today. Hope to have an update by end of today or tomorrow.

Just glad the bench fit and I didn't crush myself in the process.

Oh Yeah, the plywood floor feels really nice. Much much better than concrete.

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Walter

01/05/2013 12:39

Might I suggest putting a real wood floor over the ply? Even if it is just 1x6 T&G Pine or Fir. It will really make the room feel like a workshop.

Bill link

01/05/2013 12:56

Walter, I wood if I could. I don't think it would be worth the money. I have wood floors throughout my house and I can't feel the difference between the plywood or the other floor. The feel is most important to me, not so much the look.

Dean

01/05/2013 14:08

Bill, nice work bench. Nice to have a room to move your hand tools and bench into. I have a couple of questions. Are you going to put a finish on the plywood floors? Also, are you going to install some nice tall natural wood baseboards or re-use the original base boards?

Here is a page from Wood Talk Online posted by Dave from OZ (Blue Mountains, Australia). Just look at the picture at entry #36 and the short video (1 min 21 sec) at #39. He never says what exact finish he uses but does describe it in general terms. Nice look and does help protect the ply surface from stains and other liquid spillage. It probably also helps in sweeping sawdust and chips off of the floor.

http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/5128-daves-shop-tour/page__st__20

By the way, the replies are all in a dark gray tone, and being against a black background are very hard to see without highlighting this section. This includes the entry for Name, email, website and comment labels. Your main blog text is white letters on black and is very legible. It doesn’t seem to be a problem at my end, but maybe so. I get the same thing in I.E. 8 and Firefox 12. FYI.

Bill link

01/05/2013 14:21

Dean. I am aware of the format issue. My people are working on it, hopefully it will be fixed soon.
About the floor and base boards. I intend to install white moulding, the idea of this shop is that it can quickly be made into a normal room with carpet rather easily. I don't intend to put anything on the floor. It is a shop floor and in my opinion I am going to treat it as such. If I ever leave the room it will be covered any ways. So, no real harm done. The only finish I would use would be two coats of water based poly . It raises the grain so that the wood is "grippy" and it seals the floor. But, again to me the floor is just standard subflooring, so no finish for me.

Dean

01/05/2013 17:15

That does make a lot of sense Bill. Thanks for the explanation. Enjoy your new hand tool workshop!

Shop Build-Moving the Workbench

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