The New Work Bench

I know, I know. I haven't finished my abacus project yet. However, this project will make all future projects much easier projects to project.

My new truck made it through its Home Depot initiation successfully transporting all the materials which included 2X4s, 1X2s, 4X4s, sheets of particle board, and sheets of MDF.

That's right. I'm building a new work bench. I'm tired of hunting down all my tools and not having room to work. I'm very excited about this one.

To prepare for this project I cleared everything away from the area, including the old bench. Before I can install a new bench, I want to put up peg board which will allow me to hang tools on the walls. The pegs themselves need space behind the board to fit so I used 1X2 spacers screwed into the wall studs. the peg board will then be attached to the spacers themselves.

In the project area are three existing outlets. Because new wall with the peg board will be about an inch farther out, I can't use the existing outlet boxes. They were permanantly installed to the wall studs when the garage was built. Instead, I cut a new hole above the existing one and will install a remodel box in the peg board later.

Here you can see I have the first sheet of peg board up and have installed the outlet. I used chrome plates for the outlets which I think look cool against the white peg board. You can see how the peg board splits the 1X2 spacer. This is to allow the next peg board to be attached to the same board.

Here I have all the pegboard and all three outlets installed. I turned the power back on and tested all three outlets and, of course, they worked perfectly first try. Eventually, I will have pegboard around the entire shop. The white peg board really brightens up the shop.

In preparation for building the actual bench, I spent some time with my trusty miter saw and cut the necessary pieces which included 12 lengthwise pieces, 48 cross pieces, and 12 leg posts. The next time I get some free time, I will put the frames together. I am looking forward to using my new impact drill to easily screw in the lag bolts. Stay tuned!