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Devon
I want to build some picnic tables for elderly people. I need a table that's easy to get in and out of. I plan to build them and not purchase them from a store. Any thoughts on how i should build them?
I'm doing this for my Eagle Project, i'm going to get some people to help me assemble the tables and transporting them.
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Hummm - old folks' picnic tables probably shouldn't have benches attached - then the old folks can sit in their own lawn chair or a wheel chair can be brought up to the table.
The table itself is quite simple - run around and find one and measure it. you'll generally find them about 30" tall - 24" wide and 72" long - something like that. So you'd buy 12 foot 2x6's - cut those in half and you'd have the planking for the top.
So... you take two 2x6's and you make a big X out of them - the top of the X would be 28 1/2" off the ground - you can glue and nail or even bolt the X together where the cross. These will hold up your table at each end.
So... you make two X's and then at the top of the X, you run a straight piece of 2x6 across - this will hold the table decking. You make this probably 22" long... nail it - glue it - bolt it - it makes for an amazingly strong structure.
Then you deck this thing - put your 2x6's on each side - let the 2x6's stick out 1" to the side - and then space the other 2x6's evenly across the top. When you lay a 2x6 on top, it's real thickness is 1 1/2" - and that will give you the 30" height.
And to put this thing together, the very best thing are the new torque screws - ask at the lumber company - they're sort of expensive but they work so good - you spin them in with a torque bit in your drill. Quick and easy and hold like grizzly bears.
And if you want to write me, I can make a drawing of all this and send it. But you can generally design all this just by looking at somebody else's work.
Good luck.
Hummm - old folks' picnic tables probably shouldn't have benches attached - then the old folks can sit in their own lawn chair or a wheel chair can be brought up to the table.
The table itself is quite simple - run around and find one and measure it. you'll generally find them about 30" tall - 24" wide and 72" long - something like that. So you'd buy 12 foot 2x6's - cut those in half and you'd have the planking for the top.
So... you take two 2x6's and you make a big X out of them - the top of the X would be 28 1/2" off the ground - you can glue and nail or even bolt the X together where the cross. These will hold up your table at each end.
So... you make two X's and then at the top of the X, you run a straight piece of 2x6 across - this will hold the table decking. You make this probably 22" long... nail it - glue it - bolt it - it makes for an amazingly strong structure.
Then you deck this thing - put your 2x6's on each side - let the 2x6's stick out 1" to the side - and then space the other 2x6's evenly across the top. When you lay a 2x6 on top, it's real thickness is 1 1/2" - and that will give you the 30" height.
And to put this thing together, the very best thing are the new torque screws - ask at the lumber company - they're sort of expensive but they work so good - you spin them in with a torque bit in your drill. Quick and easy and hold like grizzly bears.
And if you want to write me, I can make a drawing of all this and send it. But you can generally design all this just by looking at somebody else's work.
Good luck.
Where can I find designs or a blue print for a work bench that would work well in a garage?
jcueland
I'd like to build a work bench in my garage. I don't want one that has a peg board in the back, but I'd want to have probably two shelves below the work surface. Where can I find a good design that I could use or alter?
Answer
Most workbenches are merely gorified sawhorses with a top and can be incredibly simple to build. The easiest way to do it is just measure the length you want your table top and cut that length of ledger (2x4 or 2x6), attach it to the wall securely at the height you want the table minus the thickness of the top. I usually made the top out of a double box style frame made out of 2x4s on edge, and stabilized it with a sheet of 5/8 plywood (attaching a frame to sheething is a great way to stabilize the structure since you can screw it down around the edges and in the field and it is a solid peice of CDX). then you simply use two 4x4s (or 2x4s and bracing) for the front legs and attach the back to the ledger. voila! You can even hinge the back so that you can fold it up when you want, providing you relief the rear frame stud and bevel the side ones, and install two box brackets to place the legs in so that they can be slid out easily and set against the wall.
Most workbenches are merely gorified sawhorses with a top and can be incredibly simple to build. The easiest way to do it is just measure the length you want your table top and cut that length of ledger (2x4 or 2x6), attach it to the wall securely at the height you want the table minus the thickness of the top. I usually made the top out of a double box style frame made out of 2x4s on edge, and stabilized it with a sheet of 5/8 plywood (attaching a frame to sheething is a great way to stabilize the structure since you can screw it down around the edges and in the field and it is a solid peice of CDX). then you simply use two 4x4s (or 2x4s and bracing) for the front legs and attach the back to the ledger. voila! You can even hinge the back so that you can fold it up when you want, providing you relief the rear frame stud and bevel the side ones, and install two box brackets to place the legs in so that they can be slid out easily and set against the wall.
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