Tricks of the Trade.....Workbench

[ion barnes]

I have only used this for a small project so far but I think its usable for lightweight boats such as a 16ft kayak.
I became the most recent owner of a hospital bed, an older one that is raised or lowered by a handcrank and cables. Once I removed the matress pans, I was able to fasten a plywood deck to the sub-frame and from there I will be able to fasten moulds or something similar to suit my needs. I have seen such an item used in a carpenter's shop that builds cabinets so that the workman can work at a comfortable height, and find my back could use a little help.
This old bed is probably about 50yrs old and the middle aged units have electric power, and the new ones, well they still use electrics but are almost space-age in design and application.
I would ask the woman's auxilary of your local hospital if they can find one for you and offer them a donation to cover the transfer of ownership.

[Dave Fleming]

Good idea ion.!
I have seen some articles where an old barbers chair has been utilized for such a purpose too.
Especially bye wood carvers I believe.

[Concordia..41]

Did the words Lucky B------ come to anyone's mind but mine????

What a cool score and what a cool idea!!!

- M

[Dale R. Hamilton]

Hospital boneyards are wonderful places. bought several bedside tables- replaced the table tops with a series of rollers made from 2"PVC pipe-ANF now I have adjustable height off feed tables from my arbor saw, planners etc. Also use one with the tables attached as a variable heigth tool table for working on cars.

Like the bed idea- I'll be looking.

[Torna]

I don't know about you, but I find dentist chairs to be just about the most comfortable places to sit/lie ever created (of course they need to be comfortable given what they're doing to yer mouth).
But anyway, a computer geek friend of mine had gotten his hands on an old dentist chair. He attached his computer monitor to the arm where the dentist's light used to be and attached his keyboard to the arm where the tool tray used to be. Viola, a totally adjustable, COMFORTABLE workstation for his computer hours. He could even spit into the little cup!

-leif

[David N.]

One of my neighbors offered me an old " embalmer's table " , it rotate's , it raise's and lower's , it tilt's , A great welding table say's he . I dunno ?? .