Drill Press Stand On a Budget (FINISHED)

[WEG]

Hi Jonboy;

"...turn out just fine."?? Are you kidding? That stands GREAT! Nice job Now if I see raised panel doors...you are getting a new name, something like.."Sandbagger"

WEG

[Tom.Trout]

Gee... I wish I had plans for that thing!! Looks GREAT!!! Please show pics of finished stand.

quote:Originally posted by JonBoy

Ok I got a Tradsman Drill press and I am building a stand on a budget. Bought $20 in wood. Mostly off Damaged section. Anyway 2 foot deap, 2 foot tall, and 3 foot wide is it's size. I bought a 4x6 sheet of partical board $4.01 to use as the top and shelf 5/8 in. I am considering doubling it up and using 2 layers on the top. Would this be a good idea? The frame is built out of 2x4's and a couple 2x2's It seams super sturdy and I still need to add a couple braces but I am 100% happy so far. I got a sheet of 1/4" decorative type plywood for the sides also $4.01 just had a ding in the front.

[bigfoot15]

This might be a no-brainer for you southerners (all americans included in that by the way, no offence to Rod K.) but am I correct that the standard wood you get "off the shelf" is southern pine.
I wish I could get more of that.
The only way I can get it here is to scavenge off crates that we get once in a while up from Texas or Oklahoma. Fortunatley they use aluminum nails to assemble the crates so I was able to resaw the boards with no harm to the BT.
I got some 4x material awhile ago that was about 4ft long and made a really nice base for my first mobile workbench.
Almost as good as fir in my opinion. The wood is a little sappy but very nice and a lot stronger thatn the standard spruce we get up here.

[Jim-Iowa]

Jonboy That looks great! I do like that beadboard and your stand has laid any doubts of using it for frame and panel cabinets I may have had to rest.
Bigfoot: I think it is a regional thing. Those east of the Mississippi may find Southern pine common off the shelf. As it once was here.
I am about 155 miles west of the Mississippi and the commonly available substitution for Yellow pine is Douglass Fir.
I think most common construction grade lumber in this area is spruce of one variety or another.
Any way you cut it it has to be trucked a fur piece, since Iowa which was once 70% timberland is now a vast barrenland of open ground with miles upon miles of corn & beans.
I once read that Iowa was the most changed by man of any state in the US.

[kyle.w]

looks great good job.

[JonBoy]

Well, Finaly finished it up today. Instead of using the white paint I bought a tinny can of brown paint at big lots for $2.50 to mix with the paint. I thought I would have 2 shades for brown but ended up with 2 shades of grey. Not sure of Total but should be right around $30

[RodKirby]

Looks great!

[Scottydont]

Wow beadboard on shop cabinets. Looks classy. Great job!

[mattc183]

Good start! I'm impressed...not that that means anything

mattc

[monte]

It came out great JonBoy. Nice work.

[Slowpoke]

Very, VERY nice JonBoy ... you should be quite proud!

[8D]

[JonBoy]

Thanks to WEG I did the doors the way I did, Not sure how to make raised pannel doos so I just cut up a 2x4 to make those trim pieces. Also I wished I didnt paint the top. It getting scrathed way to easy. The top is not glued so it can be easly replaced.