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19-May-2008
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Three tiered bench for bonsai... for Irene_b
Here are the materials needed, what to cut, and directions for how to make the table in the pics.
First of all the materials... 15 - 8ft 2" x 4" pressure treated 6 - 8ft 1" x 4" pressure treated A large box of 3" galvanized nails - so they won't rust if you have a nail gun and compressor you can get racks of nails or coils, however you want to do it. I did it by hand, it's more satisfying that way. Ok now that you the materials, here is what you need to cut. Make sure you use a square to get straight cuts. I'm sure i don't need to say that, but just in case... Total cost should be around $80. It took me about 3 - 4 hrs to build. For the sides 8 - 48in pieces of 2x4 - takes 4 8 footers to make 2 - 36 in pieces - takes one 8 footer - 24 in left over 2 - 32 in pieces - takes one 8 footer - 32 in left over 2 - 16 in pieces 2 - 12 in pieces - use the 32 in piece you had left over For the platform braces 2 - 79.25 in pieces - for the top tier 4 - 76.25 in pieces - for the bottom two tiers For the tops you have to rip the 1x4's in half on a table saw. If you don't have a table saw try to buy 1x2's of you can find them. Their actual size should be 1.75 in not 2. If you buy 1x2's get 12 of them instead of 6. Once you have those cut them down into as many 16 in pieces as you can, should be 6 per board so 72 total. More to be posted later. I'm kind of tired and I need to get a measurement, and it's midnight. Last edited by music_surf : 19-May-2008 at 12:29 AM. |
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Regards Emil
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Actually I have 2, but I did use a brad nailer for the boards on the top. Screw nailing in brads by hand. |
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19-May-2008
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Student of Life
 
Join Date: Mar-2006
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Thank You Mike!
Think we will be going to Home Depot today ..Irene
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19-May-2008
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wilJohnson
Join Date: Feb-2007
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another good substitute for the 1x4 is chicken wire, then use some staples to secure it down its cheaper but not as good as the wood becuase the chicken wire cant hold as much wieght.
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19-May-2008
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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
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Nice work Music Surf...
One suggestion...your bench top pieces should be cl0ser together...if not...it will be a struggle every time you set down a bonsai pot that has feet... Pat
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19-May-2008
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Mar-2007
Location: Melbourne
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Nice one M_S!
I built an A-frame 2 tier bench a couple of seasons ago (with the chicken wire). It was cheap and easy to replicate (for a growing collection). However, it's a bit wobbly now - I reckon your's will last the distance  |
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19-May-2008
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Swede
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Personally, I went with Elfa shelving for my balcony.
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19-May-2008
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Alright so more or less we have the bases covered for materials, there is ne more thing but I will get to that later in this post. Each platform is 16 in deep. Oh yea, the 16 in pieces told you to cut in the first post shold be 13, I forgot I changed that from the plans I drew up. This is how the sides should go together. The best way to do this is lay them out on the ground making sure that looking down on them on is built in the opposite direction of the other(so they mirror one another when stood up.) The platforms go down in increments of 1 foot. Top one at 4 second at 3 bottom at 2ft. Here is a pic. The vertical braces go on the outside. If you mark the vertical braces at 12 in increments from the top, and the horizontal braces at 16 in increments from the backside, it makes it real easy to line everything up square and plumb. It makes it even easier if you put a straight line through the mark with a speed square.
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19-May-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Alright now for the part that is going to be difficult to explain in a forum post. The two top braces (79.25 in) go on top. Flush to the outside of the two vertical braces. The 13 in brace goes in between these getting nailed to both the sides and top brace - for stability. On the two bottom tiers it works a little differently. The easiest way to explain how to do this is through the pic, but i will try with words. The back of the back brace should start were the front vertical brace for the tier before ends. That is the simplest way I can think to put it. The front brace for the tier should start where the vertical brace for THAT tier ends. So that when you put the top pieces on the back is flash and the front has a 3.5 in overhang. I'm sure there will be questions about that part. Once you have all that. if you cut 2 more 32 in pieces with a 45degree angle on one side, you can line that up on the back to make a couple braces. I don't have measurements for that as I didn't have a speed square to make a 45, i did it a different way. But if you put the 45 so it fits flush with the inside of the back vertical brace and on top of the 2 foot tier's horizontal brace, you can then scribe the other angle onto the cross brace and cut it to fit.
For the top on the top tier I make marks every 7 in to line up the left side of every piece to, they will fit uniformly over that entire tier. For the bottom two tiers I made the same marks, but had to do some adjusting because they didn't fit perfectly, because you lose a little span on those two tiers. Like I said in a previous reply, I hooked up my compressor and ran through the top with a brad nailer with 2 in brads, but it can be done by hand. Keep in mind that is 288 nails though. Well I hope this is clear enough, if there are any questions please ask, I will answer them. Thanks, Mike Oh yeah the bench on the side is made from what I had left over, you can make it any size you want, just make sure it is level with the rest of the table or it will look funny. |
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