Hybridss
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Inspired by two things. GJ and all the great workbench builds...and necessity. I was VERY tired of my Craftsman modular workbenches. I never used them as a work surface since they were way too tall. The drawers were rated at 40 lbs ( had double that in some of them and they were getting a bit precarious to open. And they were 2 six foot benches and not one continuous work surface.
One day I was surfing Craigslist and found a guy selling bowling alleys from a Bowling center that was shutting down near me. $10 a foot is what he was asking. I ended up getting 36 feet of bowling alley for $300. Once I purchased that the ball was rolling
It will be made around 2 of these monsters:
About half of the steel i used was given to me which saved a ton of cost.
Its going to have a few extras. As I was making it..it became more complex. I figure ill build it once and incorporate all the BS that I wanted under the bench. That way I can have one continuous work surface.
A Little grinding and clean up.
Painting with truck bed liner. The piece on the end will mate up with the other part bench and form a very large open square under the bench for storage of things like jack stands and shop vac as well as the ability to belly up to the bench with a rolling bench height seat.
And put back in the shop for the night.
This is one of 2 benches that will be L- shaped. This one is a bit more elaborate. The next one will be simpler. Will update more next week.
Total work surface should be about 22 feet.
One day I was surfing Craigslist and found a guy selling bowling alleys from a Bowling center that was shutting down near me. $10 a foot is what he was asking. I ended up getting 36 feet of bowling alley for $300. Once I purchased that the ball was rolling
It will be made around 2 of these monsters:
About half of the steel i used was given to me which saved a ton of cost.
Its going to have a few extras. As I was making it..it became more complex. I figure ill build it once and incorporate all the BS that I wanted under the bench. That way I can have one continuous work surface.
A Little grinding and clean up.
Painting with truck bed liner. The piece on the end will mate up with the other part bench and form a very large open square under the bench for storage of things like jack stands and shop vac as well as the ability to belly up to the bench with a rolling bench height seat.
And put back in the shop for the night.
This is one of 2 benches that will be L- shaped. This one is a bit more elaborate. The next one will be simpler. Will update more next week.
Total work surface should be about 22 feet.
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