Mike
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Thanks to Dave and Ken for the ideas.
I finished my epoxy caddy this morning. I bought 2 of the 15" X 20" HDPE cutting boards from Sam's Club and a box of 1" X #8 screws at the hardware store. I put swivel casters on the grinder stand and then made a tray to sit on top of the grinder stand from the cutting boards. I used the leftover HDPE to make the epoxy caddy. The HDPE machines great on the table saw with combination carbide blade. Small drill bits are fine too, but I tried one of my recently purchased center drills as a countersink and it bit in and would have made a mess if I hadn't immediately stopped the drill. It bit into the HDPE and pulled itself in. I should have known better. I made the holes for the epoxy bottles and prescription bottle with a hole saw. This stuff melts at a very low temp, making using a hole saw a little difficult. I had to cut about 1/8" and back out and cool the hole saw and clean the teeth and then repeat until it was drilled through. It is not pretty, but it is functional.
I don't have much room in my shop, it is full of tools and stuff I have collected over the years. So I needed a space to keep my epoxy, sand paper and CA, etc. that was easy to move around. This was my solution. I don't many of think the adhesives will stick to HDPE. It is impervious to DNA and brake cleaner.
Feel free to comment (improvements), criticize, etc.
Thanks,
Mike
I finished my epoxy caddy this morning. I bought 2 of the 15" X 20" HDPE cutting boards from Sam's Club and a box of 1" X #8 screws at the hardware store. I put swivel casters on the grinder stand and then made a tray to sit on top of the grinder stand from the cutting boards. I used the leftover HDPE to make the epoxy caddy. The HDPE machines great on the table saw with combination carbide blade. Small drill bits are fine too, but I tried one of my recently purchased center drills as a countersink and it bit in and would have made a mess if I hadn't immediately stopped the drill. It bit into the HDPE and pulled itself in. I should have known better. I made the holes for the epoxy bottles and prescription bottle with a hole saw. This stuff melts at a very low temp, making using a hole saw a little difficult. I had to cut about 1/8" and back out and cool the hole saw and clean the teeth and then repeat until it was drilled through. It is not pretty, but it is functional.
I don't have much room in my shop, it is full of tools and stuff I have collected over the years. So I needed a space to keep my epoxy, sand paper and CA, etc. that was easy to move around. This was my solution. I don't many of think the adhesives will stick to HDPE. It is impervious to DNA and brake cleaner.
Feel free to comment (improvements), criticize, etc.
Thanks,
Mike
