Rolling "Wheelchair Workbench"

Rolling Wheelchair Workbench FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Ordinary wheelchairs can be used to make a low-cost portable workbench says Ken Grazier Havre Mont who attached a 6-ft long bed frame to a set of wheelchair wheels Wheelchairs work for rolling work tables because they re built strong and can hold up to about 400 lbs per wheel says Grazier He cut off the wheelchair s seat and front wheels leaving just the rear wheels and handle Then he bolted a 6-ft bed frame to the handle The bed frame is supported on front by the wheelchair s front wheels The workbench has 2 levels made out of 1-in pine boards Toolboxes set on the top level and shop tools on the bottom level Grazier extended the brakes for the wheelchair s wheels by fitting a small metal wrench onto the end of each brake handle I have another wheelchair caddy with a hinged plywood lid over the seat to store tools and other objects The lid folds up so if I want I can still use it as a chair says Grazier Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ken Grazier P O Box 1746 Havre Mont 59501 ph 406 265-7670; lyndataplin@hotmail com

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