bench project

[zed]

what you can do with an empty motorcycle crate and a little bit of time...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/zedx10r/bench/bench-1743.jpg

[Fleck750]

You did a good job.

Now we can stain it with fork fluid to break it in!!!!

[t-homo]

Badass.

[Quick281]

Nice! Don't think that bottom drawer is going to open though.

[zed]

Nice! Don't think that bottom drawer is going to open though.

yeah, I've got another one similar to that, I have to figure out how I'm going to mount it to the underside of the top. I'm thinking about using some of the metal I used to make the bike stand to bring it down enough for the drawers to open.

[Riceaholic]

quality

[unknownroad]

I'd just stick a couple chunks of 4x4 pressure-treated under it :idk:

That's pretty slick. I wonder what shops normally do with them after the bike is unloaded?

[Particle Man]

I'd just stick a couple chunks of 4x4 pressure-treated under it :idk:

That's pretty slick. I wonder what shops normally do with them after the bike is unloaded?
I'd think they ship them back maybe to be reused? Good question... :scratch:

[ericr]

I'd think they ship them back maybe to be reused? Good question... :scratch:

We give ours to a local scrap metal guy that asked for them. The ATV and SideXside crates are returnables. The normal bike crates are not heavy guage metal and just strong enough to withstand normal shipping.

That is a good idea to make a bench out of one though. That top will stiffen it up considerably.... good job! :dthumb:

[zed]

That's pretty slick. I wonder what shops normally do with them after the bike is unloaded?

crates like this one are usually thrown out. the scrappers would come by and pick them up till I started working there, then I took them in for the extra money.

Honda is the only one that has returnable motorcycle crates and it's only the cruisers and wings that have returnables.

[zed]

That is a good idea to make a bench out of one though. That top will stiffen it up considerably.... good job! :dthumb:

one of the shops I worked in had these as benches there. pretty much all the bench top workspace we had.

I figured I could put something on the back or more uprights if needed to strengthen more.

[ericr]

one of the shops I worked in had these as benches there. pretty much all the bench top workspace we had.

I figured I could put something on the back or more uprights if needed to strengthen more.

It's making me think about bringing one home now ;)

[zed]

It's making me think about bringing one home now ;)

the one I got is 24" wide, about 7' long. you know they are different sizes depending on the bike.

I did cut mine down so the table height is 36".

[Fleck750]

I did cut mine down so the table height is 36".

Had to make the short person happy :)

[Particle Man]

We give ours to a local scrap metal guy that asked for them. The ATV and SideXside crates are returnables. The normal bike crates are not heavy guage metal and just strong enough to withstand normal shipping.

That is a good idea to make a bench out of one though. That top will stiffen it up considerably.... good job! :dthumb:

I almost said "Eric chime in here" :lol:

[zed]

got the drawers put on, guess next will be a vice after I get one.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/zedx10r/bench/bench-1750.jpg