How wide is your Workbench ?

[Rickster]

I have a 2 car garage so space is limited. My have my work bench is over a couple of toolboxes. It's 24" deep and the width varies... I'ts technically about 6 ft wide, but twice now when I had it full width I couldn't stand the clutter so I put a top toolbox on one end and that brings it down to just over 3 ft

 

[jb3]

I universally build 28" (71cm) wide benches. This is the widest bench which easily fits through an average man door (32" (81cm) wide)

Kev

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i have 3 steel benches i got out of a metal shop, all about 3.5 feet wide. they are great, but are tough to fit in certain spaces due to this limitation. i also have one 10 foot long reinforced steel bench 3 foot wide, and this one is so heavily built that it required an engine hoist to move. again, awesome table, and you can rest a car on top of it if you want, but almost impossible to move around.

 

[PCO6]

I like that, its got the vise in the right spot for a real right hander. You could put a hundred pcs of tube steel in and that's where it would land.

Thanks sberry. That's what I was thinking when I built it.

 

[PCO6]

Here's a link, that was posted in an earlier GJ forum, to another site (EAA). This page is devoted to "standardized" workbenches they use in constructing homebuilt aircraft. The benches are 2' x 5'. Height is 33 3/4", but that can be modified easily to suit your particular needs

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

I liked the idea of being able to put 2 or more benches together, temporarily, either "deep" or "wide" to accommodate most any project. Since I have more than enough room in the pole barn, putting a permanent bench against a wall wasn't a concern. I like these since, with casters on one end, I can wheel one or more around to any area where I'm working. I initially made 2, and plan on doing more. Also, the "leftover" sheets (3' x 4') can be made up into smaller, rolling (if desired) benches.

Viz

I agree. I have a small hydraulic lift table / bench that I can elevate to match my other benches which both have slightly different heights. Being on casters I can easily position it for long, awkward, etc. projects that don't easily fit on one bench.

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[Garage Junky]

Mine is 27" deep and about 11.5' long. I got my counter and cabinets from a store closing sale and this is what was available rather than custom built to my specs but so far it's worked out well. Also I would caution that you can never have enough counter space. This set up doubled the linear footage of counter (deeper by a few inches too) and it's still completely covered in stuff!

 

[rrudd2]

Mine are 24" deep. They fit best with what will eventually be behind and above them on the wall.

 

[Mach5]

I believe mine is 30" deep and around 42" high (and I'm not anywhere close to 6' tall). I like a taller bench to have good height to work on my projects while standing. It's also 7' long. It was designed for a particular space. I don't like narrow and short (length) benches, either. But part of the decision on height and depth was that I wanted to be able to store grey tubs under it. The bench had to be deep enough to hold them and tall enough to have two stacks (one on the floor and one on a shelf). Built from 2x4s and 3/4" particle board or MDF for the top (with a 2x4 center board or two down the middle underneath for support.) I built it with a circular saw and screws, so it's not as well constructed as some of the others on here, but it is fastened to the wall and is plenty sturdy. Not pretty, but functional.

 

[michiganworkbench]

Very good information sharing here...very interesting.

I like to robustness and creativity shown.

Most of the workbenches I've worked with have been 24" to 30" deep and the width has varied immensely...but 4 ft to 6 ft width is good...it also depends if your goal is to have a mobile workbench or a stationary one...when mobile then it's smart not to get TOO big since the bigger the workbench, the heavier the workbench...

Thanks for all the cool ideas and photos on this thread!

 

[CheckeredFlag]

lots of good info

thanks again

 

[jethro29]

30 inches wide,36 inches high and 11 foot 6 inches long.

 

[lowbucktruck]

Most pre-fab workbenches didn't work for me either (I'm 6 ft even), so I built my own that is 43 inches high, 22 inches deep and 6 1/2 feet long. I also have a standard 2-car garage, so I made it to fit under the garage door track in a spot near the door. I searched for metal cabinets for the base and found two used office cabinets the right size with doors and roll-out drawers (perfect for power tool storage!)... using those cabinets as the base and some fabbed feet for each cab corner, then I found a solid-core wood door (for free!) and ripped the door to width (22 inches). Everything is fastened to studs with metal brackets and lag screws. I mounted peg board above the bench for everyday tool storage. I am very satisfied with the end result and have been using it as one of my main workbenches for some time now.