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Another shooting bench. Cheap, easy to carry, and fits in the car boot.

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01-09-2011 10:10am

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clivej

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B&Q's own brand Workmate was about €16.05, wood was about the house. Like a lot of stuff when your a DIY person. The top is 20mm MDF and about 14" x 36" With 3"x2" screwed on the back to clamp into the workmate.

This is easy to put together and carry, fits in the car boot as it's small but still does the job.

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#2 02-09-2011 9:50am
juice1304

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thats pretty cool.:cool:

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#3 06-04-2024 9:16pm
sealgaire

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this is an oldie but did it serve it's purpose?

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#4 06-04-2024 9:20pm
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Idle hands put to work. 😊
Cheap and works as good as any.

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#5 06-04-2024 9:26pm
sealgaire

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ha ok. was doing a search for a DIY plan and came across it

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#6 07-04-2024 9:45am
Vizzy

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Here's one I made a few years ago. It is made from a single sheet of 8X4 ply.
Goes together like a jigsaw and is very steady.
It is also ambidextrous( you just flip over the table and put it together in a different way)
I also did some modification to take a lot of the material out of the larger sheet sections and make the whole thing lighter.
I cant find the file for the plans but I have full size plans in paper format.
Fits behind the drivers seat in the car
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#7 07-04-2024 10:33am
sealgaire

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I actually have a spare sheet lying about. If you could take a snap of the paper plans at some stage I'd appreciate it

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#8 07-04-2024 11:18am
Vizzy

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Found the plans.
Here you go.
Dimensions are in inches.
I think that my one is from a 19mm sheet of ply, but you might get away with 15mm.
Best of luck.
Shooting-Bench-Dimensions.pdf

Shooting-Bench-Trim-Weight-Ideas.pdf

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#9 07-04-2024 1:58pm
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Am absolutely hopeless at woodwork. This was my effort at turning a pallet into a coffee table

"If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."
Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "

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#10 07-04-2024 8:02pm
sealgaire

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Fair play thanks

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#11 09-04-2024 9:52pm
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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121987373#Comment_121987373

I have the same, but got a chap with a CNC to cut it for me. Rock solid.

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