When I was a kid I loved building models, rockets, planes, etc. I never had a good space to do it. Well, my son turns 9 this week and I wanted to give him his own little workbench, so I built this one.
I purchased some melamine 3/4" thick, 48" x 24", then using 1" square thinwall tubing I welded a frame that is 3" smaller than the melamine, (cut, welded, wirebrushed), then acetone wiped it twice, then spray painted it with Rustoleum's hammer finish paint, then trimmed the melamine with 1.125" pine trim all the way around with mitered corners, then glued and brad nailed it to the melamine (with a "rim" or "lip" around so pencils won't roll off), then used caulking to glue the top down. I used caulking so the top is easily removable and I can flip it to the other side. I didn't want to screw it down or use a more permanent glue.
The stuff around the project is my little garage/shop.
I started it yesterday at 5pm and worked until 9:30pm, and finished it tonight in about 2.5 hours.
Enjoy the humble desk !
I purchased some melamine 3/4" thick, 48" x 24", then using 1" square thinwall tubing I welded a frame that is 3" smaller than the melamine, (cut, welded, wirebrushed), then acetone wiped it twice, then spray painted it with Rustoleum's hammer finish paint, then trimmed the melamine with 1.125" pine trim all the way around with mitered corners, then glued and brad nailed it to the melamine (with a "rim" or "lip" around so pencils won't roll off), then used caulking to glue the top down. I used caulking so the top is easily removable and I can flip it to the other side. I didn't want to screw it down or use a more permanent glue.
The stuff around the project is my little garage/shop.
I started it yesterday at 5pm and worked until 9:30pm, and finished it tonight in about 2.5 hours.
Enjoy the humble desk !
