Projects of Terrence Carter

These projects are by Terrence Carter of Madison Heights, Michigan, USA motrctyman@yahoo.com and his comments accompany his photos.

"My grilling center for the most part came from WorkBench magazine.  I changed the plans to accomodate an easier build for what tools a I hadavailable. The base is entirely made out of 1X6 and 2X6 Pine, ripped down to the appropriate pieces.  I got the cutting plans off of the web at WorkBench's site.  I initially was going to put on their Cedar top, but decided to go with the Ceramic Tile purchased at a home center.  I used a 3/4" section of plywood as the base for the tile, and treated lumber for the skirting.  All boards were sealed with a white sealer, then gone over with an Exterior paint to finish up. The grill is a Weber grill that is a special edition Simpson's grill (I am a HUGE Simpsons fan!) Any Weber will work, but I chose that one for the Homer Decal and for the fact that it has it's own ash collector on the bottom of it." 

"The original plans had provided for making an ash catch can on the bottom using a metal oil drain pan, but didn't need one for the grill that I used. The grill is fired with Charcoal as I'm am kinda biased towards it (nothing against you propane users out there). The handles were made from scraps of CCA, and the bar was one of my bar-clamp extensions that was never used until I try my next project. 

The original plans called for Mahogany Dowels and extending the frames to accomodate.  I used some pipe clamps instead.  Not as pretty, but just as functional. The wheels came off of an old lawnmower and I used some 1/2" bolts from thehardware store to fasten them to the legs.  They may end up being a little "light duty" for the weight, but the jury is still out on that one.

The doors on the left are for the storage area to keep Charcoal and Lighter fluid handy.  I also added a shelf on the top to keep the various utensils for the grill.  The doors on the right are only there  for access to the bottom of the grill to service/clean it each time."

"The Work Bench is another story all together.  I share a garage with my roomate for about another month until I move into my home I just bought.  He is more of an auto mechanic, and I'm more of a wood guy.  Well, sawdust and new motors don't mix too well, so I had to figure out a way to build a stable workbench that could be used out of doors and wherever I could find room.  So, I bought 6-7 of the cheapest 8' 2X4's I could find that were straight and cut them in half.  I used 8 bisquits per joint and glued them all together." 

"When dry, I sanded them, ran a cove bead around the outside edges, then applied sealer and 6-coats of polyurethane.  Later that day, I installed the backsplash and two posts that can be seen as well as two sections of 1/2" black pipe with a 90 deg 10" extensions on them to hang a 4' shop light above the table.  VERY good lighting for the bench.  Mounted the dogs on the bottom and they fit rather nicely on my homemade sawhorses. It held a Pontiac 455 on it for a few days while cleaning the block, with the heads on it and didn't budge."

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