Kiwikev's driveway workstation replica - Thingamawhatyoucallit

[Grizz1963]

Thought I would post this in here in case anyone was interested.

KiwiKev, hotrod builder extraordinaire built one of these a few years ago, I wanted one as well......

CHECK HIS GARAGE THREAD HERE:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=64560

What I will be aiming for.





Motivated by friend Clem in Fayetteville, Arkansas I thought I would show this mini-build as well in case someone wanted to copy it.

So I started to collect bits and pieces as time went on.

Some bits found, some donated and some purchased, the most expensive by memory was £3.00 for the Lion no2 vice.
The pipe vice was 50p at a bootfair last year, and the little vice found at the tip.
The small anvil made of a bit of mini railway line. There is also a larger bit of rail line for hammering on.

Truck brake drum was donated free by a local truck service station and the piece of RSJ found by friend Woodsie in a skip.




So I started off by just cleaning up the bits that will be added to the tool post (no idea what it should be called)





No2 Lion vice cleaned up, just the oil and dirt at this point.



My favourite is this 50p pipe vice.



Next up I need to plan what goes where and to keep it functionally balanced.

More after the weekend if you are interested.

[Keith Seymore]

Very cool; I should do that too.

I have a nice set up on my workbench but I don't like grinding, sawing, etc in the garage because of the mess it makes.

So the nice setup on the workbench goes unused while I roll stuff around on the ground in front of the garage. (...duh...).

This would certainly take care of that and would make fab work more pleasant.

K

[bs46488]

Wanted to subscribe to this thread for some garage ideas.

I have a good sized 3 car garage, but the garage is only good for parking cars. No work bench (or room for one). I always end up working on the ground of the driveway. I mixed my first ever pot of paint to paint my hood a couple of weekends ago on my hands and knees on the garage floor. It was very awkward.

I've been trying to design some sort of bench that could fold out or roll out once the garage door opens...but maybe I could get something like this to work ( I also need a vise).

[Grizz1963]

I have been experiencing insomnia for some time.

This morning was noting new, so after surfing the web for a few hours, in bed on the iPad, it was up, feed cats, myself and down to the garage to play quietly as Nicola had threatened me with some seriously debilitating injuries if I were to cut and grind at 6am.

So 6.30 is not 6.00 or is it?

Anyway, I decided to keep the garage door shut and started by making a long nosed mini Anvil from the one I made a few years ago. It works fine, but I also realised that sometimes you need to shove stuff like pipe deeper over a point to work it.



Later I opened up the garage and decided to start using one of the quiet tools so that I would not wake up the neighbourhood.

I had just started when I felt a hand on my shoulder........

Ooooopppsss.....!!!

Well, not that bad, Nicola wanted to get to the shops early so got up, showered while I was tiptoeing around the garage and came to see if I wanted a cuppa tea.

So I made her take a pic of the quiet tool.

Compressor running inside the garage, and plasma cutter outside.

This is a bit quicker, albeit rougher than a 9" grinder.

Cutting the post to size, I went for 780mm although the standard size should be around 750mm for a table top to mount stuff onto.



Next up, plate steel for the base and table.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Very cool; I should do that too.

I have a nice set up on my workbench but I don't like grinding, sawing, etc in the garage because of the mess it makes.

So the nice setup on the workbench goes unused while I roll stuff around on the ground in front of the garage. (...duh...).

This would certainly take care of that and would make fab work more pleasant.

K

Originally Posted by bs46488

Wanted to subscribe to this thread for some garage ideas.

I have a good sized 3 car garage, but the garage is only good for parking cars. No work bench (or room for one). I always end up working on the ground of the driveway. I mixed my first ever pot of paint to paint my hood a couple of weekends ago on my hands and knees on the garage floor. It was very awkward.

I've been trying to design some sort of bench that could fold out or roll out once the garage door opens...but maybe I could get something like this to work ( I also need a vise).

Take a look at this thread for ideas.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=55006

Jack Olsen is well known out there.

[Grizz1963]

Plasma cutter came in handy.

RSJ was 10mm and this steel plate about 6mm.



H shaped cut out for steel to fit through.

Welded in place.



Initial mock up.



Marked out, cut out and finished, drilled.



Base plates welded in place.



Post welded in place.



Different angle.




Yes, I am pleased.

I will paint just the base, without the vices and tools.

Keeping them in their original paint.

[Advanced Design]

Great ideas! An axle and wheels on one side of the drum just a bit above ground level could be handy. Just tip it back onto the wheels to move where ever you wish.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Great ideas! An axle and wheels on one side of the drum just a bit above ground level could be handy. Just tip it back onto the wheels to move where ever you wish.

Thank you.

I had a small sack barrow trolley earmarked for the wheels, but will see what it feels like to roll 100kg on its side when moving it about.

[Grizz1963]

Raining here since 04.00 which meant no bootfair, this is two weeks running now we had weekend rain...... So I am suffering with a bit of withdrawal symptoms.

Went down to the garage at 06.00 to move the stand indoors and dry it, as I want to clean up the brake drum and RSJ a bit with a flap wheel before getting some old grey marine paint I still have from when I painted out the rear of the '63 Transit van a few years ago.
I had thought of painting everything one colour originally, but the also thought about it and had it pointed out to me that they had all "earned their stripes" over time and deserved to keep their original paint.

When I did the little anvil's screw down holes I decided to also drill a pair of holes into the top aspect of it, one large and one small for those times when you need to bend and whack something very squarely.



I had been asked by "1/2 Cup" in Australia what I thought the stand weighed.

Without tools attached it is just over 82 or in old English 12 Stone 8

The tools weigh another 18kg or 2 stone 11

So the total weight is 100kg or 15 stone 5 in English.



Heavy bloody thing I tell you, even rolling it about without the tools attached.

Decided that I will flap wheel the scabby rust of the base and post followed by some Hammerite.

[Grizz1963]

Never one to leave Well, Alone.....

I found some Poo Brown Hammerite this afternoon and after grinding the whole stand clean with a pair of flap wheels, I proceeded to brown it up.

Kept the two plates Hammerite grey and some detail around the base and up the RSJ edges.

Will add the tools tomorrow, then Job Done!



Perfect way to spend some bank holiday weekend time..

[Grizz1963]

Added the tools to the stand.

Also made two hooks that are attached to the underside of the bolts for hanging hammers etch from.

Very pleased with the outcome of this whole stand.






I guess I have now run out of excuses with the truck, and need to be getting back to messing with it, and getting some rust etc sorted.

[tune_1]

Looks Good.

Dwight

[ERASER5]

So what is the single bolt in the base plate for?

I have a mobile vice too, but I have to have the truck handy. I mount a 2x2 tube in the receiver hitch. Then the vice slide on to the upright section via receiver hitch and a bolt to make it stable. It works OK, but I have to move vehicles every time I want to use it.

I may remake mine to be more like yours.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by tune_1

Looks Good.

Dwight

Thanks Dwight, I am pleased with the outcome.
And it has already worked.

Originally Posted by ERASER5

So what is the single bolt in the base plate for?

I have a mobile vice too, but I have to have the truck handy. I mount a 2x2 tube in the receiver hitch. Then the vice slide on to the upright section via receiver hitch and a bolt to make it stable. It works OK, but I have to move vehicles every time I want to use it.

I may remake mine to be more like yours.

Glad you noticed it, most people miss it, even in real life.

I want to make a flat bar, single bolt mount, foot pedal just to add stability to it if needed, have tried it out, and to be honest, at 100kg, it seems steady enough.