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    Hi all,

    Just after some indication here.

    I (just a woodie not a metal guy) have a mate who's father is 92 years old and spent a lot of his spare time doing metalwork in his home shed. His age and ability does not allow him to spend time in the shed anymore but his kids are talking to him about clearing out his shed.

    He has a steel bench which has a perfectly flat 8ft x 3ft x 2in top, this equates to 900kgs. Do not ask how he got it in there, it has been there for 40 odd years.

    Is this an item that is desirable by other metalworkers or should it be looked at getting to scrap merchant?

    For those that may be interested it is located in Adelaide, Marion area.

    Scrapwood

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    Don't scrap it under any circumstances. I'm sure someone here would be interested, if not, a steel fabrication business would be interested.

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    Hi, scrapwood,

    A big Welcome to the MetalWork Forum,

    Certainly, the bench is very desirable,we all want it but the practicalities of moving it from A to B will present some challenges at 900 Kgs.

    That could mean you are possibly limited to your local Adelaide area.

    When you do decide the bench is for sale, it goes in the following Forum OK?

    //metalworkforums.com/f223 Please have a read of the conditions there, allowing posting of the For Sale items.

    In the meantime please have a read through of the links I shall send to help you understand and navigate the forums.

    Welcome to the group.

    Grahame

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    Hi scrapwood,
    thanks for bringing this to our attention.
    The above suggestions are excellent, gumtree and ebay are also useful.
    If a 'charitable' type disposal is considered, think of a men's shed or especially the state blacksmith association. The might not have much money to offer but have experience organising moving heavy things (power hammers) to their group workshops.
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    AndrewOC
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    Can you post a picture? I am only a few hours down the road and could be interested.

    Cheers Andrew

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    Hi Everyone,

    Thank you for your response.

    I now know that there are people who would be interested in this bench top, and I have passed this information on to the family to say that I have found a place where they can connect with people who would appreciate what is in the shed.

    As I said in my original comment I was only after an indication as this was item the family thought they would have trouble dealing with such a heavy item.

    Another concern I have is that his creative life was in his shed, and I am stressing that clearing of his shed should be done slowly as I am worried that an instant clean out of his shed may distress him. Thus this item and many others is not for immediate sale now but will probably be available over time, to which I cannot give an exact period.

    Grahame Collins has forwarded me the exact forum (listed above) where any items should be advertised and I am confident that I can persuade the family to use this forum first as an aid to dispose of the shed items. I will organize any pictures to be posted when any item comes on sale.

    Thanks again

    Scrapwood

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJ. View Post
    Can you post a picture? I am only a few hours down the road and could be interested.

    Cheers Andrew
    What do you call a "FEW" Andrew???
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    Quote Originally Posted by scrapwood View Post
    Hi all,

    Just after some indication here.

    I (just a woodie not a metal guy) have a mate who's father is 92 years old and spent a lot of his spare time doing metalwork in his home shed. His age and ability does not allow him to spend time in the shed anymore but his kids are talking to him about clearing out his shed.

    He has a steel bench which has a perfectly flat 8ft x 3ft x 2in top, this equates to 900kgs.

    Scrapwood
    No it doesn't, unless of course it is like a swiss cheese. The steel in an 8 foot X 3 foot X 2inch slab weighs in at around 1 1/3 tonnes, (1,333 kg).
    Obviously 40 years ago your mates father had plenty of muscles.
    I also completely agree in leaving his shed be and not distressing him. After all how would we feel if our kids started selling our gear out from underneath us. It might be better to involve him if possible and discuss expected values of his tools, to find out what he feels is reasonable to ask for them. He may even like to have a say on where they go, like Mens Sheds or people like us here on this forum, and if he feels part of the process, he may not get distressed at all. Of course he may be way out in values, many tools which he may have paid big money for now may be superseded by more modern equivalents, think big 3 phase transformer welding units compared to modern inverter welders for example, but if he felt it worth obtaining and moving a bench top like the one you describe, chances are he was much more than a home handyman, and he probably had tools to match.
    There will be time enough when he has left us, or at lest left his home for a nursing home to see out his days, to clear the workshop. just some random thoughts anyway, I hope it works out well for everyone involved,
    Rob

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    What do you call a "FEW" Andrew???
    Kryn
    About 2 more than you, so if it ends up as a race I am screwed

    Cheers Andrew

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    Don't get too attached I'm 20 minutes away (people are already fighting over it and is not even for sale yet)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ropetangler View Post
    No it doesn't, unless of course it is like a swiss cheese. The steel in an 8 foot X 3 foot X 2inch slab weighs in at around 1 1/3 tonnes, (1,333 kg).
    Obviously 40 years ago your mates father had plenty of muscles.
    This is my calculation

    8ft = 96" = 2.44 m
    3ft = 36" = 0.914 m
    2" = 0.0508 m
    Volume = 0.112 m^3
    Density = ~7750 to 8050 kg/m^3
    Mass = 871 to 905 kg

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    This is my calculation

    8ft = 96" = 2.44 m
    3ft = 36" = 0.914 m
    2" = 0.0508 m
    Volume = 0.112 m^3
    Density = ~7750 to 8050 kg/m^3
    Mass = 871 to 905 kg

    You are absolutely correct Bob. This was my calculation
    8ft X 3ft =24sq ft
    2in = 1/6 ft
    24 X 1/6 = 4 cu ft
    steel weighs 490 lb ±, now the embarrassing bit, I multiplied 490 X 6, instead of by 4 getting 2940 lb, which equates to 1333kg,
    Multiplying by 4 would have given 888± kg, more in keeping with your (and the OPs) calculation.
    Old age is such a bugger, the brain slowly turns to porridge, but one thing worse than getting old, is not getting old. Cheers,
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    Ropetangler,

    You won't be the first to make a little mistake here and you won't be the last.
    I do it every other week

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ropetangler View Post
    You are absolutely correct Bob. This was my calculation
    8ft X 3ft =24sq ft
    2in = 1/6 ft
    24 X 1/6 = 4 cu ft
    steel weighs 490 lb ±, now the embarrassing bit, I multiplied 490 X 6, instead of by 4 getting 2940 lb, which equates to 1333kg,
    Multiplying by 4 would have given 888± kg, more in keeping with your (and the OPs) calculation.
    Old age is such a bugger, the brain slowly turns to porridge, but one thing worse than getting old, is not getting old. Cheers,
    Rob.
    LOL I worked it out in imperial first and then thought - as the OP gave the answer in metric I should do the calc in metric.
    When I did it in metric the first time I also got over a tonne and had to do it again.

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