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Thread: The AR-15/M4 Workbench Info/Picture Thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navigating Collapse View Post
    Performed my first task on the new, but incomplete, bench. It beat working on the floor, but I seriously need some sort of cradle.
    Take a look here...
    http://pptexas.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?...gory_Code=ar15
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    Yes, even the breaker-box is OD.

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    Nice job.
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    Thanks. Eventually, it will be finished.

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    Just like the guns... it's never finished brother.
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    Along this topic:

    I do my mechanical and amateur "gunsmithing" in my garage. While I'm off work with a busted hand, I'm cleaning and reorganizing my workspace, putting up targets for dry fire, adding more lighting, and trying to de-clutter all the kid's stuff. The workbench in my garage when I bought it was over ten feet long. There's enough space to accomodate it, but I cut it down to six feet. The surface is actually made of OSB, which is not as smooth as I'd like. Anybody have a recommendation that I can lay over and secure to the OSB?

    I promise I'll add pics when the work area is acceptible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markdh720 View Post
    Anybody have a recommendation that I can lay over and secure to the OSB?
    I would use masonite, secured with small finishing nails, and varnished.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonite
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    Been thinking along these lines. Modular and upgradeable. Bound to find a configuration that would work. Bins, drawers, lighting, different tops, etc., looks like it's all there. A little pricey though....


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    My dad just picked this bench up from my uncle's house. I'm probably going to give him from the middle 2x4 over to the left side to make a dog washing platform (giving his australian shepherd a bath in the tub is getting to be a little much for him).

    As it stands, the piece measures 63.5" long by 39.5" deep. I only want about 22-24" of depth for what I'm doing (building ARs, cleaning and working on guns or other small household project). The top is 3/4" plywood.





    Plans:

    Vice
    4x4 post legs
    Lower shelf
    Pegboard back (I'll build the frame for that out of 2x4)
    Power strip
    Small box built-in under table for part/brush boxes (which will be labeled)


    I plan on picking up lower and upper action blocks and some other gun-specific tools in the future as money allows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Navigating Collapse View Post
    My other conundrum is finding a means to mount an overhead shop light. I'd prefer to...have it at the top of my workstation, under a shelf.

    My garage is grotesquely lacking in lighting.
    This is easy. For $10 Target will sell you a one-bulb lamp on a gooseneck with a heavy clamp at the other end. Clamp the lamp to the shelf. Plug it in. Turn it on and position as necessary.

    Overhead lighting sucks for lighting a workstation. The lights are invariably in the middle of the room, but the workbench is against one wall, so you're always blocking your light.

    Bimmer

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