John ToddJr
07-21-2017, 10:23 AM
Hi! I'm new here, and also new to woodworking and shop work in general.
My wife is a real trooper - she bought me a table saw so that I can get on with home repairs, etc. But that is beside the point of this post.
I want to design and build an outdoor maintenance/parking platform for the big riding mower. The yard is huge and bumpy, and it takes a toll on the mower. Having a good solid platform to park and work on it would be a great boon to keeping the mower in better shape. For now, a platform is all we can afford, simply because there is a large woodpile with pressure treated lumber (lots of 2x6s) and so on. So for now, everything gets covered with a tarp. In the future, I'll probably put a roof and walls on it to make a shed.
But for now, what features could I build into a platform? Storage drawers underneath come to mind. But what else?
I have a table saw, some combo squares, 2 clamps, and lots of fire in my belly. I am a novice.
Thanks so much!
-John
My wife is a real trooper - she bought me a table saw so that I can get on with home repairs, etc. But that is beside the point of this post.
I want to design and build an outdoor maintenance/parking platform for the big riding mower. The yard is huge and bumpy, and it takes a toll on the mower. Having a good solid platform to park and work on it would be a great boon to keeping the mower in better shape. For now, a platform is all we can afford, simply because there is a large woodpile with pressure treated lumber (lots of 2x6s) and so on. So for now, everything gets covered with a tarp. In the future, I'll probably put a roof and walls on it to make a shed.
But for now, what features could I build into a platform? Storage drawers underneath come to mind. But what else?
I have a table saw, some combo squares, 2 clamps, and lots of fire in my belly. I am a novice.
Thanks so much!
-John