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Anyone have a good DIY workbench link?

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Looked through the forums and found a lot of good stuff but no real links to DIY projects "how to build".

If anyone has any links they have used, hit me up. DIY Pete had one, but it was very basic. Was hoping for something with a few more bells and whistles that's mobile with some shelves, cabinets or drawers to make it more versatile.
 
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I have an instructable for the workbench i just built this winter. It had 2 benches in one. A tall one with shelves for bigger power tools like oscilating sander and drum sander. Then a second bench thats on flip up castors that stores under the first bench. I built mine with 2x4s and 3/4 inch plywood and its plenty strong but it could easily be beefed up with 2x6s and double top plywood.

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Here is a link to the instructable. Also look through their work bench pages. They have an entire channel dedicated to them and they all have build instructions.

http://www.instructables.com/id/2x4-Work-Bench-With-Nested-Rolling-Assembly-Table

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Most workbenches use 2by lumber for the legs and supports. They are typicalled screwed and glued together. Somewhere in that assembly there will be a screw driven into end grain. THIS IS A GUARANTEED FAILURE POINT !

This video shows how to build a work bench using just a circular saw and a drill that avoids that problem !
 
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Sticks McGee said:
I really like this design. Did you use 16' long 2x4s along the top outsides?
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No, just 8'. At the time, I was thinking that if I ever wanted to turn it into two, 8' benches down the road, it would be "easier". In retrospect, its not a big task to cut down a 16' board and I would probably have done it differently.
 
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This could easily turn into another, long, workbench thread, but since there have been SO many good ideas on the site to date, sharing those that have really worked well is worth a repeat I think.

For me, the benches described in the link below (which has the actual plans in a link within the article) have worked out perfectly for me. I built several, added wheels on one end to move them around, and have no complaints. They are extremely sturdy, not overly costly, and like the article says, for one project or another (in their case, assembling aircraft winds) you can put as many together as you need for a project, then separate them when you're done. Granted, if floor space is an issue, more than a few could be a problem in your shop, but if you have the space, consider these.

I was also able to make several smaller, 3' sizes with the leftover plywood.

http://www.eaa1000.av.org/technicl/worktabl/worktabl.htm

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