Upgrading my new workshop. building things.
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Me anticipating the loft 👀
Not yet 😭 waiting on material for the lean to. Then the loft. I’m dumb and want to do it out of steel and it’s way harder to get enough steel.
Sameeee
@@Taylordriftswell build it right once is always a good philosophy
@@Taylordrifts Worth waiting for sure!
Some floor to ceiling metal shelves would be useful
Put clear wrap on top of the table to protect the top from scratches. Can peel off and replace once it’s scratched up to much
Yea kind of like a clear bra for your car?
@@deathklock333yes, it's called ppf (paint protection film) 10-15 mil thickness, and self healing.
It’s a work bench. Let it get scratched.
You can also just sand the top and then pour another thin layer of epoxy over it.
Yeah I think I would just let it get scratched. It's a garage - things aren't perfect.
Super nice workbench!! Thought for sure you were starting on the loft based on the intro haha
God I was so excited man been waiting for loft content since he built his new shop!
The dark brown of the mdf top looks really cool after you stained the rest of the table, I think not painting the mdf worked out nicely, contrasting the top from the rest of the work bench looks really cool in my unprofessional opinion
I think the MDF texture actually looks pretty good under the epoxy. A little more visual interest than if it was solid color.
i like it, it reminds me of how sometimes on skateboarding halfpipes at like woodward and stuff have sponsorship stickers on them like DC monster etc, its a nice change of pace from everything in the shop
there is black mdf. wich looks really nice with epoxy. so bit sad he didnt do that.
agree, i think the bare mdf makes the stickers stand out more which is cool looking.
It pops with the black frame. Cool to see something other than cold steel
The workshop videos are deffo my favourite! Looking forward to the loft build!
When you upgrade the casters I would definitely add 2 more in the center to help take load off the 4 corners because the wood alone is a lot of weight plus everything that you’re going to store on the bottom and when working on the top
Pivot with screw jack castors for leveling and bracing
Shoutout to Jose for always teleporting where he needs to be for these camera angles you get!
Looks great.
One way you could have gotten rid of some of the bubbles in the top is by using a small propane torch. It's a really effective approach.
It's a work table, so it will do the job for sure.
I like the way you painted the edge of the MDF to match the base. Solved 2 problems with a little extra stain. My poor little 1 car garage is jealous lol.
A TaylorRay upload, perfect way to end the weekend! 👍🏻
Only thing I did different with my bench is the bottom shelf is screwed onto the bottom so the bottom part of the frame acts as a wall and nothing falls off. Also gives you more vertical storage space.
You should consider getting a rubber mat for the top of the workbench. That way, you can work on stuff on the bench without scratching it. I think it would be a good idea to attach the rubber mat to the workbench using snaps. That way, you can roll it up, use velcro to store it, and still see the stickers you put under the epoxy. The snaps will make it easy to remove the rubber mat in case you want to take it outside and rinse off grease/ oil but also help keep it from moving around.
You know I watch your videos and then I go out and work on my car or truck! Kind of puts me in the mood, at 62 it helps. Now you stirred my brain box and really messed me up! I walked out to the garage and looked at my work bench which I built 22 years ago. You know how you say your OCD gets to you, now mine is getting to me! I have to build a new work bench. Why do you keep doing this to me? Nice large work bench Taylor😮
Taylor, everything you said about wood is correct. I find the best thing is to keep checking. for sq. by using a speed sq 6 inch and 12 inch and a framing sq (on the outside) as you go along (you are averaging everything) that's wood working if you don't you end up creating problems that could have been avoided.... I really enjoyed the Cumings build you put so much work into it ...
You put a lot more effort into it than i would have. I would have just rubbed a quart of 5w30 into it and called it. Great job!
Two things with the clear resin.
1) To get rid of the bubbles while its not cured use a fire source and quickly move it across the surface and the bubbles will come to the top and pop out.
2) It is not fire proof so once it cures if it catches fire it will burn bright, hot and throw bits of hot resin everywhere.
For the wood you should use brads or needle nails to line it up then use the screws once its all lined up.
Great job! With that epoxy you can sand out scratches starting at 600 grit and working up. You could also get a 1/8" lexan polycarbonate sheet to lay on top to protect your epoxy. Use aluminum angle 90 degree or "U channel" to secure the sheet down by screwing in to the edge of the MDF.
Pro Tip, after doing several epoxy bar tops, and brewery floors.......Use a drill paint mixer for mixing, makes the mix more even. Then just use blowtorch to push bubbles out.
I finally got a pole barn shop set up at the house just waiting for the concrete to fully cure before I get my lift moved from my small garage up by the house and although I didn’t build the pole barn I did wire it, put the garage doors on it, and insulate it (for the winter), I’m still debating on if I wanna do ac or not cause well I’m used to working outside in the heat and as long as one of the front doors is open and then the back door is open you get a very good breeze goin thru there if I don’t do ac I’m definitely getting one of the industrial shop fans tho just to help move some more air and keep it a tad cooler
Just do some cheap insulation and AC. It’s 100% worth it. Doesn’t add that much to the electric bill. So much nicer to work and. And depending on where you live your stuff doesn’t rust from the humidity.
@@TaylordriftsI never thought about rust issues from the humidity definitely gonna be looking into doing ac now
Work bench blends in perfect! And fits the workshop them!
Yup i dig the shop upgrade projects just as much as the vehicle projects... One thing you may think about doin is puting some sort of trim around the table top instead of it just being the mdf... it can still get beat up and potentially mess up the epoxi top... So a wood or even a plastic trim edge around it would work great... It turned out nice though...
I do a ton of vinyl works and i know if you put a clear vinyl over the top of the table you’ll be able to keep it prettier longer with out all the extra care. I recommend any oracle vinyl it’s cheap and easy to use.
Looks sick 👍. I really have to steal the idea from our friend 😊. If you scratch it, you can always polish it. After a few months of use. Taylor You are a man of many talents. Carpenter, plumber. Electrician, mechanic, professional driver.and the list goes on Just watch the videos the definition of DIY. Much love from Portugal.
Finished product 🤌 the black really makes the table top pop more.
You did great on the work bench Taylor! I agree with the mat on top the bench so it won’t scratch it.
I’ve been working with epoxy for a few years now and the finish you have is impressive. I’m a little worried about the finish holding up with metal objects going across the top. Great work!
Came out very nice to see everything from the start you are one of the most handy TH-camrs I have watched
thats a nice workbench for sure. i need to build one for my home garage. thatnks for the idea's
Looks great! The stain really made the top pop!
I do remodels and home repair for high end clients, though not a master carpenter. I stain anything wood. A good stain soaks into the wood a few mils and becomes a complete weatherproof coating while paint sits on top of the wood and easily chips or scratches, letting liquids and humidity get in. Being inside an air-conditioned space, painting is fine as long as you don't abuse the surface and do touch ups when needed, or don't care about having a finish that could easily last multiple decades.
Loft time😁👏 You can do woodwork perfectly Taylor👏👏
This is the kind of stuff that got me watching your Chanel, the shop mainly lol.. but the DIY stuff is always awesome to watch. Can’t wait fie the loft if that’s still in the plans!
Shop upgrades are my new favorite videos! It’s always good to learn house/shop stuff too! That work bench came out killer! Love the resin on it! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😄
I have a large rolling work table like this. I have handles on the ends of mine for moving it around, makes it a little easier to do. Nice job!
A few things: first, you NEED locking casters if this is going to be a working surface. Also, you could attach the top from underneath with angle iron or at least 90º brackets. Since MDF is quite weak, I would even recommend using a fastener system that works like a helicoil to increase the surface area to mount to. The other way it could have been done would be to mount the MDF top to a plywood bottom to make mounting more secure. I would also recommend getting your hands on some maple or other hard-wearing wood strips 1x2 or something like that or measuring for hardwood dimensions 2/4 by 6/4 and using a bullnose router bit.
While epoxy tops look nice they tend to scratch pretty easy (I put an epoxy finish on my computer desk). However the nice thing is if it gets too scratched up you can sand it down and apply a new layer that will 99% cover all the imperfections and bring it back to that really nice smooth glossy finish. Quick tip though, if you round over the corner of the MDF and let the epoxy drip over the edge it will cover the area between the MDF and the epoxy preventing it from separating if you hit the edge with something.
From boatbuilding we use the screw and glue technique, which come down to gluing as much surface area of the wood together as you can and using screws to do it and to get it into a welders mind, would you rather put 2 bolts in your roll cage or periphery weld the join into a unibody, wood glue is like that.
The best $50 I've spent is 24"x50 foot roll of magnetic sheet off Amazon for my stickers and decals. You make magnets for tool boxes, refrigerators, gun safes, etc instead of permanent sticker bombing. Also gives them a little 3d element to them if you stack them. Never throw away or sell something with those memories of stickers wasted
Awesome work bench, looks great! Only things I would have done differently is centering the big stickers and small around the edges. As well as doing a 2x8 rim joist so you could recess the top. Almost like making a picture frame for your bench top.
What a cool idea for the top! I personally would have put the 3 banners in the middle and then the smaller stickers around it (because OCD), but it still looks really good
Thought the same thing. I would have to have some sort of symmetry or it would drive me insane.
Awsome idea I will have to give this a go for the top of my games desk 👌🏼👌🏼 I think the brown and not painting it actually looks decent nice work
Personally I would have painted the MDF white.
I have a couple of clean, white work benches and they are the best for doing precision work. Jobs like rebuilding carburetors, rebuilding automatic transmission valve bodies, etc are much easier when you can see the small parts against the white background.
If i wanted to put stickers on the bench surface, I'd probably leave at least a 24"x24" area bare white.
I've always wanted to build a table like this!!!
That's sooooo sick, gave me ideas for my 2 daughters desks I'm redoing,
Looks tight!!
Love the shop , space and organization.
All well thought through 👍🏻
Great work guys that's the best table idea I've ever seen 👏 now I will build one 😀
Take the stickers you have left and stick them to magnetic sheets and cut them with exacto knife, I turned my whole sticker collect into magnets so I can move them wherever I want. I had 4 years of stickers so it took a while but now I’ll have them forever.
I built a table just like that the best thing I did was put a plug on it for soldering and lamps and what not also use metal casters when you change them
If you do another epoxy project, try using a blow torch across the surface to get rid of air bubbles and gluing the stickers is a pretty good trick I learned…sweet project..can’t wait for the loft
Great job on the bench, looks awesome!
Bench looks awesome!!!
Only addition I would say is to add a metal border. Just use flat steal and get it right up to the top edge of the epoxy to protect it.
If you want to get fancy you could add the metal with a little lip and add a second coat fulling it to the brim but having worked with that stuff befor I would say its risky and just do metal around it as it sits.
Love the table ! Great work guy's !
That’s a really nice workbench Taylor. You 2 did a amazing job on it. The stickers and clear top are over the top makes it very unique. 🚙💨
Nice work Taylor, if in doubt - over engineer the crud out of it. That will deffo hold the Miata. 👌😁
Your shop is my absolute dream shop. Hopefully after all my kids are grown I can afford to build one lol!!!
That thing is cool af. I'd put a ruler sticker on the long sides and put some more epoxy over it. Could come in handy.
If you put a sheet of plywood under the table above the casters, could make the upper plywood removable and then youd have cubbies to store stuff in
The work bench came out amazing! The top is the cherry on top!😅
the work bench came out clean!! 💜
That big of a workbench is awesome! Love the sticker idea. You did mention that you cut the bottom shelf pieces in two because a whole piece would not fit. Actually that is not accurate. Using basic geometry, if you tilted the piece, one side touching the bottom supports the other side lifted to the top support, that angle would allow the section to fit as one piece. No big deal as two pieces was not a problem, but if I didn't mention it, my Math teacher would know and confront me about it!!!!
If you still have stickers left over, you can decorate your post lifts, cool table!!
Taylor, please remember to be careful with that resin top. It will be "soft" and scratch as easily as acrylic windows for at least 3 weeks.
I agree 100% with the organization, when I cant find stuff I'm looking for ugh, I will shut down.
I like to put stickers on magnetic heat register covers, the completely smooth ones. Cut them out and then they go on the fridge or something like that.
The simple wood trick for doing a build like this is use a stop block and cut each parallel side pair back to back. So simply cut your 45s on the starting end, then measure out and place your stop for the length you want, then use that to cut both short sides and long sides respectively. This eliminates measuring, cutting on the "right" side of your mark, factoring in the kerf etc. They'll be exactly the same and in turn create perfectly square corners.
I was hoping this was your loft build but enjoyed the work bench all the same. Seeing that pile of wheels and tires makes me think you need a rolling tire rack. Something you can roll into the race trailer would make it much easier to transfer back and forth to the tire machine.
Taylor lift the top off put some wurth KD bond on the frame then lift the top back on let it sit over night and the top will not need to be screwed on the KD bond will hold it in place it is good for wood steel glass carbon fibre and can be painted if needed it is also a structural adhesive cheers from down under
Dude so glad you are in the Bristol 1000 been missing you at these events.. not the same. May actually watch it. Your video's are always the best.
Next time consider applying wood glue at your screwed joints. It'll make the bond way stronger than just relying on screws alone. Table top turned out great though! For future epoxy jobs, use a blow torch and go over the epoxy after its on the table. It will get rid of the bubbles left in the mixture.
Interesting video. A few comments: 1. That workbench looks a tad high. I realize. Maybe not for you, but maybe for your friend whose name I cannot spell!
2. Bora makes a great miter saw stand (actually mobile base) that takes up very little space. I bought one to replace a Toshiba I've had for years.
3. I also bought two DeWalt shop mobile stands, I think they list for a Dewalt planer. One for my Bosch bench top router table and one for my Evolution Metal chop saw. Modified the legs of the Dewalt carts/stands to better match my height. Aka, cut the legs!
All three are easy to move around and store in a corner. I have photos but don't think I can attach here. Any errors are thumb related!
Center cut on that 4x4! NICE! That’s gonna be strong af.
hey Taylor they do make nut serts that bite into wood. if the glue doesnt hold up you could run some of those in the bottom and try and somehow bolt it from underneath!
The good thing about the Epoxy top is that even if it gets really beat up, you can just sand it down and recoat it.
If you happen to do a big epoxy project or something similar again, instead of trying to find large measuring vessels or something like that, you can always do it by weight in a much larger container.
The Aquarium stands I've built are very similar to what you built. The exception being the corners and casters, they both take away strength from the bench.. Mobility is awesome and all but for a lot of weight you`ll wanna take the casters off and, place 2x6s on the corners and in the center between the 2x6s you already have on there. This will transfer any weight to the ground and not solely on the screws! I`m just nit pickin...lol.... Looks great man!!
Packing rebar on a Sunday getting paid double time and a Taylor ray vid comes out right as I get off 🔥
Seeing the big sticker of Sandy on the table makes me wonder how the ol' shop supervisor is doing.
16:53 had to comment and give ya a big thumbs up 👍 not just on the table but the Mac Miller Faces sticker. The table has that Most Dope swag going on now. Thumbs up brother 👍 Keep up the amazing content
Great job Taylor, way overbuilt! That’s going to be Heavy! 🌴🌴🌴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
MDF soaks in… a base coat of 3bond/epoxy, and then stickers down to a better surface, give a nice 3d feel to it also.
G'day,
I think the work bench turned out awesomely for a steel guy.
Just one thing:
You have all this head height above the new bench. You could also use a couple of car winches and get it up out of the way if your ever tight on space. But you might need a good steel guy to help you out. 🤔
But thanks for sharing ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.
If I remember right, black tail studios on TH-cam, has a two part coating similar to ceramic coating you can apply, to harden the surface of epoxy a bit and make it more durable and last longer. Might be worth checking out!
Pro tip, after you lay out the epoxy wave a blow torch over it and it clears our all the bubbles. Even small ones you cant see.
Im sure Alexi will love seeing his sticker on your desk! Love this type of content too
That's a sturdy bench, guys! Regards Nico.
Super cool project. I'm gonna steal this idea. ❤
i absolutely love the table idea. great job guys!!
Before working on the top, adding that extra 1/4" you talked about might not be bad. You can sand the epoxy down after it's scratched then reapply
Looks Gr8 Taylor however, you really do need at least one (two would be better) angle brace. Preferably at the rear attaching the top surround to the center post. That will 100% stabilize and minimize any lateral shift.
Bro oh my god when you showed everything going in the epoxy I instantly got so hyped!! Great idea Taylor .
What a satisfying project to watch! Who would’ve thought building a table would be so cool 😂
How this man is so Simple, he's so exited for a Table he made, i love it, i know the feeling im simple too :)... Decent job m8, cheers!
Gotta put up some wheel/tire racks on the wall, those nittos are taking up quite a bit of space! Also I thought you were starting the loft, got excited, feel like I was baited bud. 🤣
Man I love watching your channel. You do so much more than just the average car guy things. Love the content and will always be a good source for motivation.
Shortcut on knowing the difference between the inside and outside on 45° cuts is the thickness of the material is the same as the difference. The inside of a 16" piece of 1" thick material cut at 45° is 15", or a 16" piece of 1/2" thick material is 15-1/2". If both ends are cut at 45° double the thickness, minus the outside length, so 10" outside x 1" thick = 8" inside
One small thing, I would've maybe glued on theose scrap plywood pieces back around the posts on the bottom. 😎😎 Other than that, yea.. would've probably been a good idea to pain the top before the stickers went on 🤔
you can always hit it with the orbital sander and buff it when it gets allot of scratches and or add another layer of epoxy.
We're,, as are you Taylor,, looking forward to getting that loft built. There will be a ton more floor space for you once you get some of the less used stuff up there.
put a sealer on the bottom side of the MDF, don't want the bottom side absorbing and discharging humidity causing the table to warp, my brother does epoxy pour tables