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  • #31
    nah that's cool hijack away, I post these things to help inspire others like Johns Decent one did for me! All good, be interested see your ideas too Chris, you might have much better ones than mine I can steal :P
    Oh and the ten litre bottles from Bunnings fit nicely on the larger shelf the cats sitting on!

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    • #32
      They also have these larger table tops that are super lightweight an this one was 24$ i think an measured 100x60cms got a good over hang for extra room you might wanna checkout
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      • #33
        Dame.. Is that from Ikea? I got a friend to make me a nice piece fo wood for the top. Its might be the only part thats really heavy but i thought would look nice. I didnt look into something like that. Now thinking about it, Ikea do have those light weight bench tops...

        Im busy this weekend but i will post some photos when i get a chance.

        Cheers,

        Chris

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        • #34
          So frankencart v2 an v3 were put into action
          And here you can see Lucy the expobar Greta the grimac mia, Maria the nuova simonelli an recently adopted Bianca the Bezzera
          Naming my childeren is taxing on the memory!

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          • #35
            Originally posted by coffeechris View Post
            Dame.. Is that from Ikea? I got a friend to make me a nice piece fo wood for the top. Its might be the only part thats really heavy but i thought would look nice. I didnt look into something like that. Now thinking about it, Ikea do have those light weight bench tops...

            Im busy this weekend but i will post some photos when i get a chance.

            Cheers,

            Chris
            The table top ? Yep 24dollarydoos they have heaps of different ones

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            • #36
              Bunningsalso has these solid beechwood ones this ones 120/60cms for around 40 i think

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Sullo View Post
                Bunningsalso has these solid beechwood ones this ones 120/60cms for around 40 i think
                Yeah I had a friend do it and wanted to give him we cash for the job we done so I admittedly paid a little more than that. Also it is most definitely heavier than the IKEA ones. Which is a bummer.

                Those machines look great on the bench by the way!

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Sullo View Post
                  So frankencart v2 an v3 were put into action
                  And here you can see Lucy the expobar Greta the grimac mia, Maria the nuova simonelli an recently adopted Bianca the Bezzera
                  Naming my childeren is taxing on the memory!
                  Seeing this photo makes me fee a little better as to the weight the bench can take. I once owned a expobar and know the weight of them. To have one of them and the other machine and grinder gives me hope my bench will hold up.

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                  • #39
                    three machines two grinders and still standing nicely!

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                    • #40
                      Well done Sullo.
                      I must admit that when I assembled a flat pack cabinet for my machines it was alien for me as years ago I would have designed and built it myself with solid real wood and proper joinery techniques.

                      Assembly was quick and easy but it didn't come with a benchtop. And that gave me endless mental gymnastics. Had to be cheap, easy to make but also very strong to take the weight of the 2-group Grimac and sette grinder.

                      13 ml plywood flexed. Chipboard and MDF needed to be about 40 ml thick at least.

                      Finally I bought some solid 20 ml tongue and groove Tasmanian oak flooring and built the bench top from that.

                      I ripped some wood to frame it and dropped in some melamine for the easy wipe surface.

                      When we renovate the kitchen, that whole top will be replaced with a granite slab to match the kitchen benchtops.

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                      • #41
                        Totally agree re using proper cabinetry an joinery, i still have an use all the tools i stopped being paid to use 14years ago,
                        Nothing in my mind beats proper cabinets, but for the money intended use ease of setup an intended beatings these trolleys will no doubt recieve plus two six foot idiots laying on table tops in garage playing dogems, a friend told me that happened tehir hard to beat.
                        I have stained one top an do intend to make one with installed sides doors an drawers an get some of what i know inthere but with 5-7 machines, they do the job, one day we might get that kitchen we want an the coffee corner will be my best work

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                        • #42
                          So sanded a bit an thought this needs something,

                          Son suggested jarrah so one coat of stain think maybe more then danish oil?

                          V3 will berosewood with maybe two pack epoxy clear finish

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                          • #43
                            Put another layer of jarrah on this looks so much better
                            News at six
                            Pictures at eleven!

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                            • #44
                              It's been a while and with all this stay at home I've been able to do a bit on my IKEA coffee cart. I have already used it for a few small events. I have just added sides too it by having a piece of colour bond cut to the size I want to wrap around.. I have taken out the middle shelve and wondered if it would test the integrity and max weight the bench could take but so far for the price I paid for this IKEA table I have to say how sturdy it is.

                              I have made a hole for my milk jug rinser and was able to buy a water pump that wasn't a Flojet ( too expensive) that only cost me $70 and it works a treat. Im running my gs3 but not running it plumbed in as I also use it at home and have it no where I can plumb it in at home. So that was a simple choice for me. I have two never fail water bottles which pump water to the rinser and the other one for the water run off from the rinse.

                              The best part about this coffee cart so far is I can fit it in the back of my Renault Mégane wagon. I don't need a bigger car nor a trailer or a van.
                              The down side at the moment is I had a couple of gigs lines up and some corporate events through my girlfriends work to do but all have been postponed due to this virus.

                              Cheers Chris

                              Ps if I get time, which I'm sure I will I will set it up with pump, water bottles, machine and grinder on it to show what it looks like.

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                              • #45
                                What's the water pump you got?

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