Project by Woodwrecker | posted 09-06-2013 10:23 PM | 5238 views | 17 times favorited | 43 comments | ![]() |
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Long story short.
I help the boss with the laundry, (she’s getting up there too) but bending down to load & unload the wash was killing my arthritic legs.
So I go to “big blue” and almost had a heart attack when the guy said their laundry machine pedestals would cost me $500.00 !
I couldn’t get home fast enough to start cutting & gluing ! lol
Mine are stronger, better built (by far), have much more storage capacity. And are EXACTLY the size I wanted.
This Pedestal and two large drawers are solid oak from my pallet/shipping crate stock.
Painted with my white gloss resin porch paint, and the drawer pulls were some we had.
Total cost about $20 to $25 bucks !
Keep yours big blue, I like mine better ! lol
Thanks for looking and have a great day.
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redryder
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#1 posted 09-06-2013 10:28 PM
Nice fit. Now go buy a nice power tool….............
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HillbillyShooter
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#2 posted 09-06-2013 10:30 PM
Sounds like a great business opportunity. Your solution looks great and I’m sure it’s a lot better and sturdier than anything you could buy. Good job.
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Chase
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#3 posted 09-06-2013 10:32 PM
Wow, that looks great, and fits in very well with your laundry room. Good work.
-- Every neighborhood has an eccentric neighbor. I wondered for years "who was ours?" Then I realized it was me.
bazz135uk
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#4 posted 09-06-2013 10:44 PM
Clever stuff ! Never seen anything like that on our little island ,good idea and might I say damm well made.
-- BAZZ, LIVERPOOL UK A workshop is not a luxury . We need it to preserve our sanity in this frantic world we live in. A place to be at peace.
Howie
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#5 posted 09-06-2013 10:52 PM
Woodwrecker: I did pretty much the same thing when my wife bought new front loaders. I suppose there are lots of people out there that would give them $250-275 each for the pedestals, I just didn’t happen to be one of them. Mine were 2×10’s and 3/4 pw.
Good job.
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Belg1960
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#6 posted 09-06-2013 11:02 PM
Nice job and now you have money left over to buy something you can’t build.
-- ***Pat*** Rookie woodworker looking for an education!!!
Jim Jakosh
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#7 posted 09-06-2013 11:07 PM
Nice job. woodworkers are handy people!
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David
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#8 posted 09-06-2013 11:08 PM
Amen ! $500 bucks. Nice job ! I was in agreement with you so did my own also.
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woodshaver Tony C
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#9 posted 09-06-2013 11:09 PM
I’m with you Woodwrecker, If I see something I cam make I just make it and put the saving into something else.
Nice work! Looks like a pro was at work here!
-- St Augustine FL, Experience is the sum of our mistakes!
lew
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#10 posted 09-06-2013 11:10 PM
Looking Good, Eric!!
I need to make ours higher and this gives me some ideas.
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luv2learn
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#11 posted 09-06-2013 11:28 PM
Eric, the pedestals turned out great as did your pocketbook LOL!! I’m with Tony C. if I can make it I will do it every time. Obviously that is your approach also. Again, nice work.
-- Lee - Northern idaho~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
shipwright
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#12 posted 09-06-2013 11:32 PM
Don’t you feel sorry for the poor guys who can’t build their own stuff? ...... :-)
Nice work Eric, add my name to the “You get a new $475 tool now” list.
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cebfish
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#13 posted 09-07-2013 12:30 AM
I think you should take the money you saved and go buy some more clamps it looks like you used all you had.lol
Grumpy
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#14 posted 09-07-2013 01:15 AM
Nice job Wrecker. Very neat and practical
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#15 posted 09-07-2013 01:19 AM
Good for you!!! $500 is insane! But . . . I am sure some people pay for them. Sometimes we get motivated by the strangest things! ;)
Sheila
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