Shop Workstand Built From Salvaged Parts
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“I don’t like shop workstands that make you hold the stand at the desired height and then try to lock it in place at the same time. The problem isn’t as bad when working with fixed height surfaces like a table saw, but it’s annoying when you need an adjustable surface such as with a floor drill press.
“I decided to solve the problem by building a workstand from salvaged parts - the base of an old wheeled desk chair, a side-mount trailer tongue jack minus the wheel, and a long metal roller with mounting bracket. I welded the trailer jack upside down on the chair base, bent down the trailer jack’s wheel mount sides to form a horizontal surface, and then bolted the roller bracket onto it.
“I welded beads on at the folds where the wheel mount sides had been bent in order to add strength. The chair’s wheels make the workstand easy to move around, and I can raise or lower the workstand exactly where I want it by cranking the jack handle. Each turn of the handle raises or lowers the workstand by about 1/16 in. I can also adjust the height by spinning the roller around on its vertical axis. The roller runs smoothly enough that when I roll material the chair wheels don’t move at all.”
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Shop Workstand Built From Salvaged Parts FARM SHOP Maintenance “I don’t like shop workstands that make you hold the stand at the desired height and then try to lock it in place at the same time The problem isn’t as bad when working with fixed height surfaces like a table saw but it’s annoying when you need an adjustable surface such as with a floor drill press “I decided to solve the problem by building a workstand from salvaged parts - the base of an old wheeled desk chair a side-mount trailer tongue jack minus the wheel and a long metal roller with mounting bracket I welded the trailer jack upside down on the chair base bent down the trailer jack’s wheel mount sides to form a horizontal surface and then bolted the roller bracket onto it “I welded beads on at the folds where the wheel mount sides had been bent in order to add strength The chair’s wheels make the workstand easy to move around and I can raise or lower the workstand exactly where I want it by cranking the jack handle Each turn of the handle raises or lowers the workstand by about 1/16 in I can also adjust the height by spinning the roller around on its vertical axis The roller runs smoothly enough that when I roll material the chair wheels don’t move at all ”
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