project

I actually finished the entire project over the course of the weekend, but didn’t get a chance to update the blog until now…

As you can see, I settled on only having three drawers. This was largely due to poor planning on my part, as I could have made the fourth one work, had I only laid out the supports correctly.

On the other hand, having the extra shelf space may end up being more useful.

The bench has an electrical system in it, four outlets and a switched light. My initial plan was to use a GFI outlet, but that changed when I realized I would be paying $15 or more just for that one outlet. I am plugged straight into a GFI outlet anyway, so it was really just for the sake of completeness rather than any actual safety.

In the end, I am very proud of the finished product. It’s probably bigger than necessary, but it’s a nice solid platform and the lighting seems about right. I haven’t identified any projects that I plan to undertake now that it’s complete, but I am sure something will come up. At the very least I have somewhere other than the kitchen table to go when I want to take something apart 🙂

-Jordan

It’s looking pretty good so far!

I planned to chop up an old dresser and use the drawers from it in the bench. Due to my limited experience and time with Google Sketchup, I left that part out of the plans and figured I could do some subtle adaptations as I went to make it work.

It looks like my on the fly adaptations were about 1/4 of an inch off… I have a plan B but it’s clear I should have put the drawers into the plan.

Other than that though, I am really happy with the project so far.

-Jordan