Show me your "flip up or flip down" work bench and hardware

[Rodmh]

Looking for ideas as I'm at a stop for hardware for support. I have a solid core wood door as a flip up bench due to a shortage of space...what do you have?

 

[IssuedSig]

This looks interesting

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...workbench&No=0&Nty=1&Ntx=mode matchallpartial

 

[Rodmh]

This looks interesting

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...workbench&No=0&Nty=1&Ntx=mode matchallpartial

I swear that this door must weigh almost 80lbs...maybe more. I think I may need something a bit more heavy duty.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Mine swing down:

 

[rsanter]

This looks interesting

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...workbench&No=0&Nty=1&Ntx=mode matchallpartial

for $85 that might be a good donar to make a stainless top for the HF toolboxes

bob

 

[JOHNMAN]

Mine swing down:

Your garage is so cool. You are obviously a master at utilizing every bit of space. Very creative.

How much space did you allow between the back "hanger board" and the worktop when it is folded up?

Have you ever had them become unlatched and fall?

Me on the other hand, very wasteful by comparison. Thank goodness I have a lot of space.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Thanks. I didn't put any kind of spacer on either of them -- although that might have been a good idea. The way they're done, the tops of each of them could press completely flat against the wall, except for the small space created by the hinge itself. When they're in the up position, I let the metal one lean out more at the top so that I can store all those clamps. If I had a spacer piece, I could have it vertical and still conceal the clamps.

What was important to me was to use beefy enough hinges and to tie them right into the studs. I can jump up and down on either table and nothing's coming down.

 

[MrSnicks]

I love Gladiator products. I have 2 of these.

http://www.gladiatorgarageworks.com...category&activeCategory=0&activeSubCategory=1

Currently 168.00 at my Lowes and goes on sale at Sears all the time.

Patrick

 

[jeepnut24]

Mine swing down:

I noticed the plans for the bench on the right in the Garage makeover magazine. Do you have plans for the bench on the left? Or a build thread with more detail?

 

[Falcon67]

1/2 discarded king waterbed base plus a couple of scrap 2x4s, couple of hinges and a little hardware from the misc box.

 

[cyamaha2007]

We made this out of 4 sheets of plywood glued and clamped it also folds flush.

 

[Kevin54]

Hey cyamaha2007....why don't you cut the bolts off on the back? It looks like someone could gash themselves pretty good on them when the bench is in the upright position.

 

[cyamaha2007]

They are now.. it was 2am when i took that pic. we just got it finished

 

[nolatoolguy]

I dont have on, I sorta sometimes wonder how secure they can be. Even the good ones.