March 1, 201610 yr The old bench has been getting a bit wigglely....needed some extra stuff added to the legs. had a sheet of 1/2" pine plywood, almost a full sheet. Measured the area round back of the bench. Needed a piece 1/2" by 28" by 48".....the 48" part could have been an inch or too longer, but. figured I could lop off the end of the plywood sheet. Needed to mark a line......no chalk line? Off to Wall E World, buy a Stanley chalk box. It also had a thing of chalk, and a string line level.....filled the empty box....set the bottle aside, and threw out the level. Line levels are worthless, anyway. Set up the sawbench on the back porch. Waddled out the back door with the sheet of plywood. Always wear gloves doing that. Ran an E-Cord for power out there. brought a Vintage saw along as well. Chalking a line single handed is not the easiest thing to do. Saw is a SKIL Home Shop 6" circular saw, that might be older than I am. Vintage saw? Well, I nolonger have the get-um up and go for a handsaw for this sort of thing. Arms aren't long enough to reach all the way across ( 4 feet??), so I went halfway across, shut the saw off, walk around and pull the saw towards me....not the best, but safer than reaching all the way across. Not the best I ever did.....but where this is going, didn't have to be perfect. Put the toys away, waddled down the stairs to the shop with the new panel. Later, I waddled down again with the leftover sheet. Needed to move the bench way over, in order to get behind it, and work. The bar on the end vise came in handy, to lift, and drag. Slapped the new panel in place.. Took a bit, was a tight fit. Had to go back upstairs, find the drill/driver. Came back down,....where are the drywall screws??? On the other side of the bench, of course. It was a bit of a stretch, finally got the box to where I could use them. Ran a few screws through the plywood, and into the legs, both of the back legs 4-5 on each leg. Put the toys up, grab the end of the bench and drag it back into it's spot on the floor. I was even able to slide the bench forward until it rested against the drill press stand. A check for any wiggles......none felt. Maybe I can find a use for the leftovers. Maybe a new shelf, or two? After all that work....I think these two have the right idea.. My Shop Cat on the left, grandson's is on the right. Table was made from a Sycamore plank a few years ago. Maybe now I can work on some Walnut?
March 2, 201610 yr Author Not even a hint of a wiggle ..now. Still might look into a lower shelf...or two...Have a few large items to hide down there....
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