landman Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 A while back, I bought a mini lathe and put it on a small 48x30 folding table. It turns out my wife wants that table so I looked around for stuff to make one. This spring we changed our kitchen cabinets and we had a couple of boxes left over. So I cut one down to make it desk height and made a table frame out of 2x4s. I'll deck it with some MDF that's been hanging around the garage forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Neat idea and looks good! And it cost you next to nothing to make that table out of "leftovers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Haven't you watched those home make over shows? You're supposed to smash everything to bits, regardless of how clean and useful it still is. Looks great though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Good idea! While you're in the early construction phase, maybe now would be the time to include hoses etc. for a shop vac (or even the vacuum itself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Haven't you watched those home make over shows? You're supposed to smash everything to bits, regardless of how clean and useful it still is. In the real renovation world you get LEED credits for reuse of materials on either end... sending your old stuff to a reclamation warehouse or incorporating used materials into the project. (LEED is a program for environmental friendly construction - LEED Gold and Platinum awards are eagerly sought after by developers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 There. Enough work for today. Next a bicycle ride then some bench time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Great Job. I was just at Habitat for Humanities "ReStore" and saw some cabinets that would have made great benches. Sad that garage is full, and my wallet empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Nice work!If you didn't have a cabinet, I bet you could repurpose an old sewing machine table for that - they have a dropdown panel for the machine and the top folds over to cover it, which is good if you're tight on space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Nice work! If you didn't have a cabinet, I bet you could repurpose an old sewing machine table for that - they have a dropdown panel for the machine and the top folds over to cover it, which is good if you're tight on space. Actually thought about doing that, but permission was denied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 In the real renovation world you get LEED credits for reuse of materials on either end... sending your old stuff to a reclamation warehouse or incorporating used materials into the project. (LEED is a program for environmental friendly construction - LEED Gold and Platinum awards are eagerly sought after by developers) Then I oughta be a "LEED" leader. Half the stuff I own is recycled or repurposed cast-off junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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