Recent content by Taj_Mahalo

Hey Everyone - it's been awhile! I decided to revive my original thread as opposed to starting a new one. Over 2 years later and I'm still without a workbench. I'll spare you from the excuses. Anyways, I'm back to the drawing board. After further research and input from your replies, I've...

Such a world of difference once the dry wall goes up. Really starts to come alive. Looking good!

Is that a mini fridge I see you built into your bench? That’s a priority for mine. Not enough room for a full size fridge in my garage so I gotta make due with what I have.

That’s right! Every inch matters.

Thanks to all of the replies, these are great suggestions. I'd like to tie it in to the studs to an extent but not necessarily looking for it to be permanent. With that in mind I think having legs at all corners and contacting the floor would be best. I can secure a 2x4 or 2x6 into the studs...

Thanks! I’m in Huntersville, just north of Charlotte.

Sorry for not making that clear. The cinder block trim is 4” high and 4” deep. I was planning 4x4s for the legs so I don’t think a dado on the legs would work given how deep the trim is.

OK so you’re suggesting #1 with an additional support running the length of the bench to screw the top overhang down into?

Hello! My detached 2 car garage is in need of a workbench so I've decided to make it one of my projects for 2020. It'll be a corner setup used primarily as a general purpose working surface with storage as a secondary use, mount a vise, pegboard, etc. I enjoy drawing and meticulous planning...

Hello, Just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. Bought our first house just under 2 years ago. We have a detached 2 car garage but cant feasibly fit both in there so we mainly use it for 1 car and storage. I was recently bit with the workbench bug and having been lurking on the...