Lets see your workbench

[mysta2]

I hear ya and roll-aways under there would be a good idea. I guess I need all I can get in my shop....my underbench shelf is crammed full of engine parts, tools and supplies that would have to go someplace else (like your bike caddy's.)...

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah stray engine parts can get out of hand... that's one of the reasons I gravitate towards bikes. Not enough space or money for cars

 

[allinon72]

Here's mine, it will have a HF 13 drawer cabinet in the left side.

 

[bad_idea]

before you load that bench down you should drywall. the craft paper vapor barrier covering the insulation is highly flammable. otherwise, looking good. the weight of the toolbox should keep the bench from tipping over. also, the wheels bolted to a board makes for a good dolly.

 

[hdvato]

A student installed a vice this way on a bench in our Mechanical Engineering shop. It drove everybody nuts. But the handle cleared the table......

So does mine.

 

[allinon72]

before you load that bench down you should drywall. the craft paper vapor barrier covering the insulation is highly flammable. otherwise, looking good. the weight of the toolbox should keep the bench from tipping over. also, the wheels bolted to a board makes for a good dolly.

Yep drywall will be done very soon.

 

[regguy1]

You can see my home made bench in this video:

 

[Bicyclegarage]

My little place

 

[bullfrog123]

"L" shaped. One side steel top for welding, other side wood top for general work. HF toolbox under the wood top. Last pic is my wood working bench. It's on the opposite side of the shop to keep the sawdust out of the wrenching side.

 

[Dunc6666]

SixStringMadness: Nice bench. Is that an old SherWood at the ceiling?

 

[gregsgroup]

Re: Simple workbench for assemby and light repair

In love!!!!

Wow, that is one beautiful set up. Love the floor and thought which went into the design. Cheers.

 

[GN4WHLN]

So, here is one of them (I'll post my metal bench when I finish it). It is made from our old bathroom vanity cabinents. I was going to throw them out when I realized they would make a good bench and were in great shape. I sanded the exterior, painted it black, added some stainless hardware, and built a steel angle/tube structure to get it the right height. I have not topped it yet. I was going to go stainless, but I think I am going to use butcher block instead. The right side houses a computer and laser printer. On the left, just below the top is a hitch receiver for a vise, bar stock bender, my daughter's can crusher, etc. Righ now it is covered with **** as I continue to work on building the garage. It just seems to keep changing, and this place doesn't help by giving me new ideas!

 

[cashishift]

Here is my new one. Still needs to be painted.









Made it all for under $300.

Got any plans for that?

 

[1grnlwn]

Bench from a while ago.

 

[tiggen]

Well, I've been lurking on this site for a while, and I finished the pegboard over my workbench over Christmas, so I thought this would be a fitting first post.

 

[mz3_Sedated]

Well, I've been lurking on this site for a while, and I finished the pegboard over my workbench over Christmas, so I thought this would be a fitting first post.

I like the stripes and race number. That's a neat idea that I wouldn't of thought of

 

[er3456df]

- but I hope that vice is not bolted down. It's pretty much useless there.

What am I missing in this picture? I always put my vise on the corner, so it can be used on two different sides of the bench if needed. Is there a better way?

 

[PCO6]

What am I missing in this picture? I always put my vise on the corner, so it can be used on two different sides of the bench if needed. Is there a better way?

The front plane of the rear stationary jaw should be forward of the face of the bench. The best way to position a vice is to clamp something in it vertically (a 2' length of 2"x4" for example) push it forward so the 2"x4" hits the face of the bench, pull it back an 1/4" or so then mark your mounting holes. As that one is, you can't clamp anything that is long in a vertical position.

 

[er3456df]

The front plane of the rear stationary jaw should be forward of the face of the bench.

Gotcha.... I didn't catch that first time.

Mine clears the bench on both sides.

 

[blazsawgras]

i have several work benches. here are a few pictures.

 

[welder4956]

OK, mine ain't purdy, but here it is. I paid $5 for the cabinet about 28 years ago from a department store that went out of business. I added a base made of 2x4's and 2x6's, and a cheap Wilton vise. Planning to build a replacement out of metal one of these days soon.

 

[JMartel]

Got the cabinets free from someone at work that was remodeling their kitchen, top is a door from the Habitat for Humanity Re-store for $10.

 

[gt eunuch]

Just finished the corner cabinets/countertop today. Pretty hyped about how it all turned out. I have a total of about $40 bucks in workbenches and cabinets in this picture.

 

[kngkong]

Looks great gt ******!

That should help keep things organised.

Nice work

 

[slacker garage shop]

Here are some pics of one of my tables. Just built this fairly recently.

 

[welder4956]

Here are some pics of one of my tables. Just built this fairly recently.

That's a really nice bench! Lots of useful features and good use of space. Looks like you put a lot of thought into it before you built it. The top looks like 3/8 or 1/2" plate.

 

[slacker garage shop]

Thanks. Yea its 3\8". I really wanted 1\2" but couldn't find a decent price on a piece that big. I picked up that top for $200. All the 1\2" even used was 500+. I came in at $375 to build the complete table.

 

[Hephaestus29]

You can see my benches in these pics if you look close & through all the clutter. LOL They were old packing tables made out of pallet rack, & they have galvanized tops, 9 ft long & about 24 in. deep I have 5 & they are NOT for sale. I can take them apart & take them whereever I go. One thing I really like is that I can see everything I have, where as the cabinets I have I can't see anything in them so I forget whats in them.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Very nice table, SlackerGarageShop.

In the last two weeks, I got rid of one of my benches and put in another. Here's the one that's now gone:

It was a solid-core door on a Harbor Freight 13-drawer tool chest. It's a shame that it's gone, because it was a perfectly good workbench.

But here's the new one. The difference is: now I can sit down. (Hey, that's important to me -- I'm getting older.)

The false drawer on the upper right side hides my air reel, which is now mounted horizontally. The little drawers on top fit into a space cut into the wall, between the studs. A magnifying lamp will go in soon, as will an important feature: a coffee cup warmer.

I made it by cutting a single Equipto drawer kit in half, and then cutting a piece of oak butcher block to fit. I painted the chair and had it reupholstered with leftover leather from when I did my car interior.

The source pieces:

Build pictures:

One more view:

 

[DamienM]

Neat idea with the hose reel!

 

[smedly]

Had one workbench with the intention of keeping fewer horizontal places to pile junk. Worked too well and I had to bring out a table every time I needed to do something. I already had a few file cabinets for storage and no more wall space for another bench. Something had to give.
Before (with the table out)

Also did not want to spend any money.

$60 for 3 cabinets, and one from my basement. Built a 2x4 frame with legs made from various conduit for legs to handle the large slope. Plywood resting on 2x6. Screwed to the wall. I have more drawer space than before, plus bonus storage under the bench top. I got a great deal on the cabinets on craigslist. Going rate is about 65-85 each for 2 drawer lateral files.

Garage slope did make the right side a bit taller than I would have liked.

There are a few things I would do differently and may end up doing in the summer, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Even makes the garage feel bigger.

After I sell the 2 file cabinets I was using, I may break even on this.

 

[Chipmunk]

Hey Jack Olsen, I like your shop, but I'm especially impressed by your innovative approach to solving problems and for coloring outside the lines.

Another Olson

 

[ZRX61]

Currently it looks like this....

Main bench is buried in tools that need to be put away..

Welding bench appears to be buried in vises..

Even my beater bag on top of my welding toolbox has become a vise pillow...

 

[blazsawgras]

here are some pictures of my workbenches steel workbench which has drill press mounted then wood bench i built it high enough i could store my jackstands under workbench.

 

[welder4956]

Very nice table, SlackerGarageShop.

In the last two weeks, I got rid of one of my benches and put in another. Here's the one that's now gone:

It was a solid-core door on a Harbor Freight 13-drawer tool chest. It's a shame that it's gone, because it was a perfectly good workbench.

But here's the new one. The difference is: now I can sit down. (Hey, that's important to me -- I'm getting older.)

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, Jack finds a way to improve on perfection...

 

[1967lemans]

Slapped this together one night back in 04. Use it mainly for welding.

 

[Hephaestus29]

Hey Slacker,

I have a dewalt chop saw just like yours I believe, I see you removed the clamp & rod pieces. I ended up milling the aluminum part down about 3/16ths or so if I remember right because it made the clamp push up on whatever you were clamping & would throw your cut off. It's probably one of my least favorite tools since it creates so much abrasive dust.

 

[Falcon67]

This is all I have to work with for now...

 

[marlow]

Here is my little guy. Short on space in a one car so it had to be built just the right size. The drawers are 1x with 100# sliders and the top is 3/4" thick industrial plastic. The top can be cleaned with brake cleaner which is nice. The house I'm working on buying will give me twice the size so a bigger bench will be in order.

 

[hobie1dog]

Trying to follow in the shadow of the Grand Poo Baa Olsen, I ordered the 8 ft. long butcher block top from Sears as I found it for 115.00 shipped to the store

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Didn't take this pic with the intention of showing the workbench but its the only one I could find on short notice.