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charger891

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I was definately in the need of a new work bench for several years now and finally scrounged enough used material to make a decent bench, i have a small garage and need all the bench space i can get, had the idea of using square tubing the same size as a receiver hitch to mount my vice and other tools, top of the 4 bench legs are square tubed, also used the round scraps i cut from the top as plugs when the tubes are not used, side og the bench i welded pockets so i can mount the vice, ect when not in use, left hand underside will have sliding drawers, the right hand will have a moveable welding table with a plasma cutting tray.

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Just have the drawes left and a few mounting plates to build for my tools and this part of the bench is done!
 
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GirlnAgarage

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I think I bumped my knee as I was looking at the pics- tough bench! How much does it weight by chance?

I see drawer slides. You building those too?
 
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Not bad, but...
How do you clamp stuff to the bench?
Might have been a good idea to lextend the top an 1" or so.
 
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Solid!! Great job man.

Remember that wood is under the steel if you ever heat parts on top with A/O. I burnt some pieces under a steel top once.
 
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Great job Gil. Too bad we don't live closer since I'd have to come over and see if that bench is as handy as it looks. I may have to adapt that hitch idea on my roll around bench.

Any progress on the F100 lately?

Drew
 
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drewski said:
Great job Gil. Too bad we don't live closer since I'd have to come over and see if that bench is as handy as it looks. I may have to adapt that hitch idea on my roll around bench.

Any progress on the F100 lately?

Drew
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no progress at all on the f100, still working on tools!
-thanks for the comments, this bench won`t be used for heating anything, there will be another bench on the right hand side for welding which slides underneath this one
-didn`t want to extend the top, i want to incorporate a sheetmetal bender to the front of the bench one of these days!
-yep thats a shaper, not mine though, i built the bench at my work then brought it home with a tractor!, its a bit heavy but when steel is free you take what you can get! so far out of the pocket i had to pay for the top and the square tubing for the pockets.
 
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Nice bench. Great idea on the receiver hitch. I am gonna borrow that for a bench I'm getting ready to start on. It's gonna be a reloading, gun repair bench. I don't have much clearance with the car parked, but that would allow me to remove the press and vise and install as needed.
 
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Hey, if you ever have a tornado come through or if air raid sirens go off you can hide under it. There is no such thing as overkill imo.
 
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Nice looking bench. The wood underneath the top is a no go for me. Otherwise, nice looking bench. I really like the inserts for the top of the legs. Pull them out with a magnet?
 
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bad_idea said:
Nice looking bench. The wood underneath the top is a no go for me. Otherwise, nice looking bench. I really like the inserts for the top of the legs. Pull them out with a magnet?
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you can also use a screwdriver, the back of the inserts i welded a small piece of tubing that fits onto the pockets
 
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charger891

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Got a fabrication shop/machinist buddy that suggested putting wood underneath the bench top, it takes away that hollow sound when somethings dropped plus it adds some severe regidity to the top.
 
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That thing is grade A... Love the receiver idea you had come up with. Cap the ends of the tubing and you got a fancy million dollar bench!
 
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I mounted a receiver type vice on my bench as well. Drilled a hole into the side of it, welded a 1/2" nut over it, installed a bolt with a jam nut, works great.
 
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That is cool. I was searching for how to mount the receiver and idea of putting in the cross member is awesome. My bench is is basically done, but think I can retro fit with my plasma cutter.

Great thread!
 
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charger891

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Thanks guy`s! so far the bench works like a charm! just gotta build more attachment so i can add more tools to it
 
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