Garage Bench..

[Gitzy]

I knocked up a bench last year at work using some steel and plywood I had laying about and put some pegboards and cabinets on it.

Well I was sitting in the shed the other day thinking hey I might add some to that bench just for something to do, but before I did I googled around for a free CAD program I could fiddle with to see what I could come up with..

I found Google SketchUp and had a play and I reckon it was pretty cool..

Here is my current bench..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/DSC01628.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/DSC01629.jpg

Here is what I had In mind using SketchUp..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/1.jpg

Using the measurements from Sketchup that I had drawn for the corner unit I cut up the steel and tacked it up today, easy as..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work Bench/2012-05-04140111.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work Bench/2012-05-04154746.jpg

Then thought hey while I'm at it make the other bench..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work Bench/2012-05-04154908.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work Bench/2012-05-04154828.jpg

Came up a treat.. I'll put the plywood on tomorrow and new pegboards. I'm also going to fit a 4 plug powerboard and some fluoro lights too.. and the whole lot can be taken apart in 3 parts and fit in my trailer for whenever I move..

Just thought I'd share as I'm doing sweet FA on the bikes..

[Weaselman]

Your shed is too clean... you dont build your own bikes :p

[RevHead]

lol good onya weasel

[Azrael]

Way too fucken tidy, mine looks like truckasaurus threw up in it.

[RevHead]

well heres my work bench its an old fridge freezer bar unit stainless steel with marine ply on the higher tops ,got the trusty vice to the left the bench grinder to the right and shit everywhere,lol,my off sider cleaned it once ,couldnt find a fucken thing for weeks .So it stays like this1518152515261527
ok bench is well better,my tins and spares go in the cupboard,and my tools got into this handy roll cab

[Mishdog20]

Bloody hell Pete, i couldnt sleep if my bench and shed were that messy...lol

[RevHead]

Bloody hell Pete, i couldnt sleep if my bench and shed were that messy...lol

the shed is clean its just the bench,lol

[wackyrider]

That's not an organised mess mate, That a mess, plain and simple.

I'd go nuts if that was my place

[Weaselman]

Bet he knows where everything is

[Tony Nitrous]

Nice set up Gitzy, looks tidy and well done.
Its a good motivation for me.

Im going to re-do mine now I have everything at the new house,
Its useable now, but not how / where I want it and I'd love a
heavy duty timber bench and a pillar drill next.

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7089/onear.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1136/twop.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3650/threeit.jpg

[RevHead]

geez between you too ,im motivated to clean my bench up thanks guys.

[xa-mont]

I'm so keen to have my own shed that i actually own. put in an offer on a house today, so fingers crossed!

[Weaselman]

Id clean my shed too... But id rather drink beer

[Large]

Good timing-

I turned my grinding/welding bench into a grinding/vicing/drilling/autopsy bench today. It's on wheels so I can roll it to the door, cut/grind/drill shit and I just sweep all the crap out the door...

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/16047/160479893418db2dad7a3404ff0c3ea60a05f6fb.jpg

http://img8.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/16047/160479927e625aa69e3e70a0b9bead28fd8f37f4.jpg

...which allowed me to turn my workbench into a welding bench so I can start on my buggy-

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/16047/16047998c21f36d21cab3a4bb22a4ba7fbc25504.jpg

[StuNVA]

I cleaned my shed once..................over rated, still can't find anything, prior to cleaning I knew where everything was.

[RevHead]

fuck Rich your shed looks like mine ,Projects everywhere.

[Large]

fuck Rich your shed looks like mine ,Projects everywhere.

Fuck yeah.

And now that I'm working a solid 2 days a week I've got no time to finish anything!

[RevHead]

Fuck yeah.

And now that I'm working a solid 2 days a week I've got no time to finish anything!

bahahahahhahahahhahahaha funny fucker,amazing things will happen.

[Large]

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1136/twop.jpg



Fucking 'ell Tony. "A place for everything and everything in its place"

The only part of my place that organised is the shitter-

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/16048/160480739324f920d63a207fdecbba8747c70455.jpg

And yes before you ask- 5 cans for $6) Supercrap kero based Degreaser works as good as toilet duck. It's so slippery you don't even need to flush. Sometimes.

[Tony Nitrous]

Fucking 'ell Tony. "A place for everything and everything in its place"
The only part of my place that organised is the shitter-


A mate took the piss out of me, because all my can's of
WD40 / Mr Sheene / etc are always lined up with the labels
to face the same way, I dont feel so bad now i've seen
your de-greaser crapper pic.

[Gitzy]

Good stuff guys, I like garagey/bench/workshop stuff..

I finished welding the bench up today and brought it home..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work%20Bench/2012-05-05141022.jpg

Then chopped up the plywood to size and fitted them up with help from Mrs Gitzy..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work%20Bench/2012-05-05141709.jpg

Then added another 1800 x 900 of pegboards I can't wait to fill them up, and a 4 plug powerboard..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work%20Bench/2012-05-05160019.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work%20Bench/2012-05-05155956.jpg

Not half bad for absolutely free!! free steel and Ply, and my Mate gave me some coin for my B'day so I bought the power board and the peg boards.. Happy as..

I'm a stickler for having a clean bench/work area..

[Large]

Nice work hiding the Gitzl room mate

[BANDITROD]

hahahaha did someone say rape dungeon

[Gitzy]

Lol Shhhhhh!!!

[Mishdog20]

i reckon ya might have an issue using that door though Gitz...

[Yella]

He's right it doesn't fit. When do you what me to pick it up ;)

[RevHead]

i can come around and break that floor in for you if you want.
1520

[Tony Nitrous]

i can come around and break that floor in for you if you want.
1520



Peter, there appears to be a tiny bit of steam coming out
from under that motorcycle. I do hope you will be doing a
better job now you have stepped up to Suzuki ownership.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7905/steam2m.jpg

[xtmuz]

hey nice bench there Gitzy...and can't argue with the price either... i'm a bit of a clean freak my self...:)

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk229/muztt500/ttr/IMG_2869.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk229/muztt500/ttr/IMG_2870.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk229/muztt500/ttr/IMG_2871.jpg

[JackTar]

That is ridiculous no "man's" shed should look like that.

[Gitzy]

That's Awesome Shane, I really need to get of my ass and come round the corner and check it out lol..

First thing I've had to buy was a $20 shelf from Bunnings for the Stereo..

Also wired up the powerboard with some stuff from the leccos at work..

4300mm of bench space, 2400mm of cabinet space, 4 way power, Stezza and soon to be fluoro lights and its all fully portable and fits in a 5 x 8 trailer so come round and pick it up Yella ;) but you have to join me in the Rape dungeon first..

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/gitzy841/Various/Work%20Bench/2012-05-06120840.jpg

[BANDITROD]

hahahahaha
Peter, there appears to be a tiny bit of steam coming out
from under that motorcycle. I do hope you will be doing a
better job now you have stepped up to Suzuki ownership.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7905/steam2m.jpg

[RevHead]

http://youtu.be/PyPTRdqdE2Y

this was my gsxr 1100w tony

[StuNVA]

You want to watch the stereo if you start banging around on the bench, I hate it when shit falls off the top shelf on your head.

[xa-mont]

You want to watch the stereo if you start banging around on the bench, I hate it when shit falls off the top shelf on your head.

nothing a few 2 inch screws wouldn't sort out :P

[Gix11]

A bench grinder on wheels with no locks on the wheels. I love your work Rich. I suggest you tie the dog to the bench when you're grinding next and buy Ben a hot dog.

[Snaffler]

fark the shed look at that sweet tard sitting rite there

that is one super kool XT ;)

http://i.imgur.com/fzuaV.jpg

[Fish]

I garun-fucking-tee that the first small thing you lose will be somewhere in that dark space under your corner shelf Gitzy! Time to install some fuck off huge electro magnets under the sucker so it catches that shit.:cool:

[Tony Nitrous]

Good stuff guys, I like garagey/bench/workshop stuff..


Had a move around in mine.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6536/lots4s.jpg

[RevHead]

Had a move around in mine.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6536/lots4s.jpg

Arh Suzuki heaven ,,nice one Tony.

[Gitzy]

Well bit of an update not Bike wise but shed wise..

Since I moved I had to replace the corner bench as the old one didn't fit, and I since added some lights to the underside of the cabinets and above the main peg board.

Then I got to thinking and thought hey some drawers wouldn't go astray for extra storage to keep stuff off the bench top so I knocked them up this morning out of some ply from work and a quick trip to bunnings for some drawer sliders and timber and voila.. nothing exciting but plenty handy..

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091554_zps0a1dc306.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091554_zps0a1dc306.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091637_zpsad8ac336.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091637_zpsad8ac336.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091652_zpsbcffecc5.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_091652_zpsbcffecc5.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_092206_zpsd35e84ab.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work%20Bench/20130505_092206_zpsd35e84ab.jpg.html)

[Gitzy]

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130505_110249_zpsd883ac56.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130505_110249_zpsd883ac56.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_100913_zps6d98a9ce.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_100913_zps6d98a9ce.jpg.html)

Mia Had fun lounging about.

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/393c9c35-8c14-414e-b546-745c7dd895a5_zps49b4c2f3.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/393c9c35-8c14-414e-b546-745c7dd895a5_zps49b4c2f3.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_100236_zps3aea3cd2.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_100236_zps3aea3cd2.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_101846_zpsf51f51ab.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_101846_zpsf51f51ab.jpg.html)

I then faced them with some bigger stuff..

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_140616_zpsa1d63b93.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_140616_zpsa1d63b93.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_140648_zpsc7acbe08.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_140648_zpsc7acbe08.jpg.html)

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/gitzyfighter/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_105243_zpsf9e93528.jpg (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/gitzyfighter/media/Garage/Work Bench/20130506_105243_zpsf9e93528.jpg.html)

[Gitzy]

Came up a treat, glide easy and weigh the best part of fck all. Plenty of drawer space at 500x1150 @ 150 deep. pretty effective for not much effort.

[El_Hefty]

you got OCD ... go see someone bout that shit

actually after checking out my garage i might just go see someone about becoming OCD

[Fitzy]

Hey young gitzy when are you coming to do my shed ??????

[Gitzy]

OCD is the biz Mick lol.

Challenge Accepted Old Boy!

Anyone else got any benchy type shiz??

[ozzy1100]

is that the thing under a big pile of parts, stock, tools and other asorted crud ????????

[xtmuz]

nice one Gitzy...

[Gitzy]

Lol thats the one Ozzy.

Cheers Shaneo, I really should make an effort and go for a spin with you seen as though I could prob throw a rock at your house from my front door if I really really tried hard lol..

[Azrael]

Thats really quite cool, i admire your skills with timber. I hate working in dead tree format, it does my fucking head in and my work is an insult to nature. Nice work.
Ill post what ive done to my shed soon when im done building the jet powered sidecar monkey bike. And thats unfortunately not a joke...

[ALBI]

if ya need a monkey im in
and thats no joke

[Gitzy]

Lol jet powered sidecar monkey bike I'd like to see that Tom, my skills with timber are zeeeerrooo besides screwing the plywood to the metal frame I have never attempted anything with it I effin hate wood, I just hacked it up with the saw and pointed and shot the drill and it all kinda fell together.

[sharky]

Bloody amateurs lol

[Aido]

Long way to go to outdo the Seppos at GJ Gitzy
http://supratrucks.com/pictures/Garage/New%20Garage/workbench.jpg