First signs of summer and Jan has already been forced to turn on the air conditioning. Zero cost as the power is coming from the solar panels.
Progress on the work bench has slowed due to the heat. It’s not an issue in the morning, but in the afternoon the sun is beating against the workshop roller door turning the interior into a quasi oven.
The front of the workbench has been constructed.
The top right compartment is where the router lift will fit. I’ve cut a rectangular hole in the back wall to allow dust to enter the sawdust compartment. The length of grey flexible hose will bit between the ‘gate shutter’ under the dust compartment floor to the extractor pipe outlet I installed in the shed concrete floor. Top left is the bench saw compartment. I’ve made this height adjustable which will give me the ability to get the top of the saw perfectly level with the final bench top. There is room below both compartments for drawers.
The saw shelf was made adjustable by cutting two vertical slots either side. Eight square washers were then made from a piece of scrap steel flat bar. The knobs were purchased from the local hardware store.
A raised floor was added to the sawdust compartment. This provided clearance to fit the gate shutter underneath. It will be opened and closed using a length of steel rod that will run to the router side of the bench.
The multi-way electrical power board has been fitted. The board power cable had to be lengthened to reach the power outlet on the concrete floor. you can see the circular hole in the dust compartment floor where the gate shutter is fitted.
The final step for today was to enclose three sides of the dust compartment.
The clearance between the bench top (yet to be fitted) and the top of the dust compartment is for the various power tool cables. The unseen open end of the dust compartment will have a cupboard door to provide access if required.
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