Playtime Workbench Assembly Instructions
CUT LIST Pine PAR
445 mm
900 mm
900 mm
445
mm mm
850 mm
580 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm x 4
legs
900 mm x 450 mm x 20 mm x 2
work-surface and back-board
830 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm x 2 264 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm x 2
bottom frame bottom frame
718 mm x 400 mm x 20 mm x 1
bottom shelf
YOU WILL ALSO NEED 718 mm
264
830 mm 44 mm
20 mm
top frame top frame
22 mm
580 mm
44 mm
440
850 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm x 2 440 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm x 2
44
mm
mm
Chipboard screws Wood glue Corner blocks
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Step 1 Start by building the top frame of the workbench. This will be the stable structure on to which you will fasten the legs and the work-surface, in later steps. The top frame is built by using screws and wood glue to join the two long pieces of pine PAR (850 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm) to the two shorter pieces (440 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm).
Step 2 Fasten the four legs (580 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm) of the bench to the inside corners of the frame. Position the legs and drill pilot holes. Then apply wood glue and insert screws from the outside to fasten legs to the frame.
Step 3 You are now ready to fasten the work-surface of the bench to the frame. Turn the frame upside down and place it on top of the work-surface (900 mm x 450 mm x 20 mm). Make sure that the work-surface is flush against the back of the workbench, with an equal overhang on the three other sides. Now secure the work-surface to the frame, using corner blocks and screws.
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Step 4 You now need to build the bottom frame and fasten it to the four legs of the workbench. Measure 100 mm from the bottom of each leg to determine the height of the bottom frame. Start by connecting the two long pieces of pine PAR (830 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm) to the inside of the legs. Now fasten the short pieces (264 mm x 44 mm x 22 mm) to complete the frame. Make sure that the distance between the outside edges of these short sides is equal to the length of the bottom shelf (718 mm). Put the shelf (718 mm x 400 mm x 20 mm) on top of the frame and secure it from the top with screws.
Step 5 Now secure the back-board (900 mm x 450 mm x 20 mm) with screws and wood glue to the back (flush side) of the bench. You are now ready to paint and decorate your new workbench to your taste.
Tip:
Use blackboard paint to create an area on the back-board where children can draw with coloured chalks.
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