Dave Haughs
01-24-2010, 8:18 PM
Well that is if you ask me, if you ask my helper it's a party table and you can see in these photos its setup for a party.
Just another version of an adjustable height table.
Not quite done yet, still need to do a few things including lots of poly on the MDF. There is a hardboard top that lies on top of the MDF to protect it as well. The legs need some loving too for finishing. I think the pictures speak for themselves. The legs have dowel holes for when it is lower and in cabinet assembly mode, when its up I need to make some extensions for the legs, its stable enough for glue up and some finish work, but too much slop for hammering or anything major when it is up. When lowered it is rock solid and very heavy. The levers sticking out both sides engage the casters, the feet are on the outside because my garage floor is not uniform and I need to be able to adjust them easy. Their is a place for a vise to go as well that I am still working on and the lever on the front pushes in a dowel that makes the table lower. Works well and its adjustable to change the speed the table lowers. I'm really excited to use this. I experimented with a few things when building it so there are a lot of things I'd like to change but I'm too far into it time and money wise to go much farther for a workbench right now.
All in all, its perfect for what I need and I learned a lot building it. Comments/suggestions welcome. I'll post the finished pics when I can, this humidity is making the stain take forever to dry.
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33052-2/Haughs_100124_7687.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33055-2/Haughs_100124_7694.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33058-2/Haughs_100124_7697.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33061-2/Haughs_100124_7698.jpg
My helper
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33048-2/Haughs_100124_7685.jpg
Just another version of an adjustable height table.
Not quite done yet, still need to do a few things including lots of poly on the MDF. There is a hardboard top that lies on top of the MDF to protect it as well. The legs need some loving too for finishing. I think the pictures speak for themselves. The legs have dowel holes for when it is lower and in cabinet assembly mode, when its up I need to make some extensions for the legs, its stable enough for glue up and some finish work, but too much slop for hammering or anything major when it is up. When lowered it is rock solid and very heavy. The levers sticking out both sides engage the casters, the feet are on the outside because my garage floor is not uniform and I need to be able to adjust them easy. Their is a place for a vise to go as well that I am still working on and the lever on the front pushes in a dowel that makes the table lower. Works well and its adjustable to change the speed the table lowers. I'm really excited to use this. I experimented with a few things when building it so there are a lot of things I'd like to change but I'm too far into it time and money wise to go much farther for a workbench right now.
All in all, its perfect for what I need and I learned a lot building it. Comments/suggestions welcome. I'll post the finished pics when I can, this humidity is making the stain take forever to dry.
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33052-2/Haughs_100124_7687.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33055-2/Haughs_100124_7694.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33058-2/Haughs_100124_7697.jpg
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33061-2/Haughs_100124_7698.jpg
My helper
http://www.haughs.net/gallery/d/33048-2/Haughs_100124_7685.jpg