Varmint Bench Kits

[TheOtherZilla]

Are the plans up yet?

 

[urbanrifleman]

Are the plans up yet?

Oh crap.

I forgot. Will get it uploaded tomorrow.

Sorry!!

 

[group therapy]

Agrees with my math too.

agrees with my math too!! but really, im just copying you cuz you sounded like you knew what you were talking about, so......
I dont know diddly about angles and such. and I just wanted to say something, I felt kinda left out

 

[urbanrifleman]

Are the plans up yet?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoIeNlJI7wCmIL7OqQBQwcjhX_D-WKF6/view?usp=sharing

This is the old version, but everything is the same except for the bracket bases.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I would suggest of you are building from my plans AND MY NEW BRACKETS, to use 3/8" T NUTS BETWEEN THE PLYS.

So, you would cut the two plys install the brackets to the bottoms ply and seat the T nuts, and then laminate the two plys together. This would be very easy and would hide the bolts.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I would suggest of you are building from my plans AND MY NEW BRACKETS, to use 3/8" T NUTS BETWEEN THE PLYS.

So, you would cut the two plys install the brackets to the bottoms ply and seat the T nuts, and then laminate the two plys together. This would be very easy and would hide the bolts.

I am guessin the T-nuts go on the top board. Bolt goes through bottom board and top board into T-nut.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I am guessin the T-nuts go on the top board. Bolt goes through bottom board and top board into T-nut.

The T nuts would be located on the top of the bottom ply. Then you would glue the upper laminate to the bottom and there would be no exposed nuts or bolts.

 

[markT]

Hanger bolts might work?

 

[urbanrifleman]

Hanger bolts might work?

I used screw bolts. They have never moved.

 

[AckleymanII]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-8-16-Car...535720?hash=item3618eec728:g:9AwAAOSwm3paLuX2

These have been on my bench like Urbanrifleman's since 1987. Two big buffalo Heffers could get on the bench and do lap dances the bench is so sturdy.

Those leg brackets are worth their weight in gold if you are looking for a very, very stable bench!!

If you use a little imagination, you could make the bench top with 4 legs, make it as wide as the sheet of plywood.

 

[Mark W]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-8-16-Car...535720?hash=item3618eec728:g:9AwAAOSwm3paLuX2

These have been on my bench like Urbanrifleman's since 1987. Two big buffalo Heffers could get on the bench and do lap dances the bench is so sturdy.

Those leg brackets are worth their weight in gold if you are looking for a very, very stable bench!!

If you use a little imagination, you could make the bench top with 4 legs, make it as wide as the sheet of plywood.

That’s what I used for mine as well. I also covered mine with some military bedroll padding material. It works great with a bipod compared to a slick hard surface.

http://surpluswarrior.com/military-bed-roll/

 

[AckleymanII]

1.5" plywood can be found at yards that supply cabinet shops with high end grade of wood.

 

[urbanrifleman]

1.5" plywood can be found at yards that supply cabinet shops with high end grade of wood.

There is place in town here that tears down old buildings. My workbench upstairs is solid hospital door I bought for 30 bucks. That sucker is 2 inches thick and is solid as a rock.

I agree that carriage bolts would work. You could countersink them into the top and glue them in with JB weld and then bondo over them. And then use nuts on the bottom by the brackets.

 

[urbanrifleman]

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That’s what I used for mine as well. I also covered mine with some military bedroll padding material. It works great with a bipod compared to a slick hard surface.

http://surpluswarrior.com/military-bed-roll/

I AGREEEEEEE no slick benches!!! You need a coarse surface. I did a slick finish on mine and IT!!! So, I put on anther coat of varnish and while it was wet I sprinkled in sand basting media and let it dry. It feels like a concrete bench now.

 

[AckleymanII]

Bradley, all you have to do is keep cranking on the wrench, the carriage bolts will just sink into the wood. They stick up so little as they are, it really does not matter.

 

[AckleymanII]

Habitat for Humanity often has commercial solid core doors....CHEAP!!!

 

[urbanrifleman]

Habitat for Humanity often has commercial solid core doors....CHEAP!!!

That's them.

 

[Tommie]

As a bipod shooter, I prefer a smooth surface.

 

[alf]

My take on a heavy duty bench I built 15-20 years ago......

I went with four legs, 11* angle on the brackets, 1 1/2" pipe filled with concrete, and a 2" top.

I used two pieces of 3/4" plywood glued and screwed together, then used carriage bolts to attach the brackets, then another piece of 1/2" plywood to cover the bolt heads, and finished off with indoor/outdoor carpet glued & stapled on top.

The four legs weigh 45 lbs, the top 65 lbs, for a total of 110 pounds...uff duh.....

 

[okie]

As a bipod shooter, I prefer a smooth surface.

or carpet??