Inexpensive teardown table?

[Jersey Drew]

I realized today that I spend a lot of time cleaning up and being very careful with lots of cardboard when i am working on things. So I googled workbench with drain and it turns out they are called tear down tables. The only problem is that I’m finding is that most of them are over $1000. I don’t need anything that heavy duty I just need something to catch oil and brake cleaner and all that stuff.

 

[white91formula]

You can usually find stainless tables with sinks on one side and top area that can drain into the sink on Craigslist for -$200. Used resraunt equipment. Might be worth looking at.

 

[steaks&anvils]

You can usually find stainless tables with sinks on one side and top area that can drain into the sink on Craigslist for -$200. Used restaurant equipment. Might be worth looking at.

I second this idea. For awhile I was researching the idea of using them for an outdoor patio kitchen/grill area.

There are S.S. counter top and sink combos that are recessed to contain spills. Think about the dish washer area and prep counters/sinks. Most are modular and can be disassembled. If you get just a recessed counter top, you can install a drain yourself.

I attached a few pictures that I grabbed from the web.

With so many restaurants closing, you can probably pick up a sink/counter pretty cheap, liquidation sale/auction etc. Cash and if you can un-install it from the kitchen, you can get a better deal.

Check CL, auction sites and maybe visit a few restaurant supply stores, they sometimes have used sink/counters etc. Just call and ask. If they don't sell them they may be able to tell you who does.

 

[SkinnyG]

Eastwood sells a reasonably priced one.

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-heavy-duty-tear-down-table.html

 

[Stephenw]

I don't have room for a teardown table. I use a drip pan on my workbench top.

 

[toolchaser]

Look at Torin, I think they have one thats a good deal & well built to boot.

 

[RedneckWelder]

Look at Torin, I think they have one thats a good deal & well built to boot.

IIRC they might call it a transmission table

 

[Bagherra]

I don't have room for a teardown table. I use a drip pan on my workbench top.

This!!!

 

[Rarified27]

I've seen rubbermaid utility carts with a hole cut in the corner of the top shelf and 5gal bucket on the bottom to catch anything pushed through used as a parts table. Nothing ever falls off or gets lost in a drain because if it goes through the hole, you can still retrieve it from the bucket.

 

[MFortie]

Summit has one that’s $630...

 

[Bagherra]

I've seen rubbermaid utility carts with a hole cut in the corner of the top shelf and 5gal bucket on the bottom to catch anything pushed through used as a parts table. Nothing ever falls off or gets lost in a drain because if it goes through the hole, you can still retrieve it from the bucket.

Thats not a bad idea either....

 

[Mr_B]

so simple make your own out of some steel plate with return lip fold on back and cut a small v in return fold in the middle and bend the plate ever so slightly along middle and weld the butted cut .
Drill a hole in the back middle line and make bench or adapt existing bench frame so top tilts to back just enough promote self drainage .
Use old plastic oil containers and funnel for holding oil or get more fancy and weld a fitting underneath for hose .

You can even get more basic with just a folded back return and set bench eo fall back and to one end but doesn't work so well with bigger fluid spills

 

[bwringer]

I don't have room for a teardown table. I use a drip pan on my workbench top.

Same. I have a collection of cookie sheets, cake pans, etc. for this exact purpose. You can get pretty large pans intended for use under washers and water heaters, too.

I recently bought a box of "puppy pad" style disposable absorbent pads, and they've been incredibly, almost unexpectedly, useful. $15 for a box of 100 at Costco.

 

[rancherbill]

I have several cookie sheets. I made a "v" to cover the joint when stuff is bigger.

 

[D.Sobek]

This guy uses a dog crate liner as a large tray.Go to about 1:00 in the video to see it.

 

[CJM8515]

This guy uses a dog crate liner as a large tray.Go to about 1:00 in the video to see it.

I love this idea!

 

[fsae0607]

Same. I have a collection of cookie sheets, cake pans, etc. for this exact purpose. You can get pretty large pans intended for use under washers and water heaters, too.

I recently bought a box of "puppy pad" style disposable absorbent pads, and they've been incredibly, almost unexpectedly, useful. $15 for a box of 100 at Costco.

Exactly what I use.

Although that Eastwood table is nice! Just don't have the room

 

[alfazer]

Something like a stainless steel autopsy table would work.

 

[bwringer]

Something like a stainless steel autopsy table would work.

Right, I'll just pick one up next time there's a yard sale at that creepy castle up the road.

 

[steaks&anvils]

Right, I'll just pick one up next time there's a yard sale at that creepy castle up the road.

I've seen them a few times on CL.

 

[Relax]

Princess Auto in Canada has them every now and then, and usually on sale. Currently out of stock, but here's an example from an old flyer I found online:

 

[jrevans]

Try this...

https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e8AITHeqLQNq5vxLFrKK2O4TVUCUyCU6IFPwmR2U0RzivOjp9GKGJI-IZigcr2roPfTkteeLTFmfUxikG7YzClWVCFHyWzrGuwvK40DHogAWJWsMhHn4oV25Ebd1ZrAc4WT-_75_iq2bkwq0i_NN8lcyXEk8HrcC6B2O4DhjDOyR_vtHjvYzGlsh3yuQ4dF6ehS3I20Q&u=aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZ3d3cuYWNlaGFyZHdhcmUuY29tJTJmcCUyZjgwMzUxMTUlM2Z4NDI5JTNkdHJ1ZSUyNmdjbGlkJTNkNGI3N2ViNmIyMTI4MThmZmRiMjc4YWQxMDBiOWQ2MGMlMjZnY2xzcmMlM2QzcC5kcyUyNm1zY2xraWQlM2Q0Yjc3ZWI2YjIxMjgxOGZmZGIyNzhhZDEwMGI5ZDYwYyUyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM2RiaW5nJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzZGNwYyUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzZFBMQXNfTjRfQXV0b21vdGl2ZS1SVi1hbmQtTWFyaW5lX0FsbF9BbGxfQWxsJTI2dXRtX3Rlcm0lM2Q0NTgxMjUyNjQ0MDY3Njg0JTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM2RBdXRvbW90aXZlLVJWLWFuZC1NYXJpbmVfQXV0by1Ub29scy1hbmQtTWFpbnRlbmFuY2VfQWxsX0FsbA&rlid=4b77eb6b212818ffdb278ad100b9d60c&ntb=1

 

[VolvoRyan]

Same. I have a collection of cookie sheets, cake pans, etc. for this exact purpose. You can get pretty large pans intended for use under washers and water heaters, too.

I recently bought a box of "puppy pad" style disposable absorbent pads, and they've been incredibly, almost unexpectedly, useful. $15 for a box of 100 at Costco.

Hilarious! We had a zillion puppy pads left over from our newest puppy.... what aren't these things good for? Not only are they absorbent on top, and non-permeable on the bottom, but (in a pinch) when moving from OH to IN they made great furniture pads for the tool boxes and stuff in the U-Haul.

On topic, I have a love affair with the HF polypropylene service carts. Same thing that WEN is selling on Amazon. They're like $100, and surprisingly solid. I have three of them, and they're wonderful for tearing stuff down. Since they're wheeled, you can move them to and fro as priorities change with different projects. I suppose you could just drill a hole in the top shelf and put a bucket underneath.

-Ryan