The wired workbench

Build the base first
Rather than fill the interior with drawers, we designed it to hide and muffle a shop
vacuum and hold a dust separator. Construction is simple and solid: 3/4-in. plywood
and drywall screws.
S o u r c e s
o f s u p p ly
dust-deputy
miniature cyclone
Oneida-air.com,
No. AXD001004,
(90° elbow,
No. AHA000004)
Ivac switch
ivacswitch.com
End apron,
12 in. wide by
27 in. long
Hole for dustcollection
hose,
41/2 in. dia.
Front and back,
28 in. wide by
44 in. long
Cleat, 2 in. wide by
251/2 in. long
End apron,
6 in. wide by
27 in. long
Side cleats, 2 in.
wide, also serve
as door stops.
Door latch,
2 in. wide by
3 in. long
Hole for power
cord, 2 in. dia.
Door, 22 in. wide
by 27 in. long
Door stop, 2 in.
wide by 3 in. long
Finger hole,
2 in. dia.
Door, 16 in. wide
by 27 in. long
Door stops,
2 in. wide by
3 in. long
Foot, 2 in. wide by
10 3 ⁄8 in. long
3-in. fixed
caster
Interior divider,
22 in. wide by
27 in. long
Ventilation hole,
21/4 in. dia.
Bottom, 32 in. wide
by 471/2 in. long
3-in. locking
swivel caster
End Apron
hole locations
113/4 in.
7 in.
3 in.
5 in.
Get a third hand for assembly. White used a simple plywood corner block to hold
parts still and square to one another while he drove in screws.
Add aprons
for stiffness.
Screw through
the face into
the cleats. On
the cyclone
end, pre-drill
holes for the
vacuum hose
and power
cords with a
circle cutter.
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