Lets see your workbench

[66HertzClone]

I took these two pictures to show the how the LED strip lights lit up the bench top.

 

[CutterFarms]

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I like the idea of it being on wheels.

 

[MichaelBikel]

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What would you call the retractable feet that disengage the wheels? Beautiful bench btw

 

[MichaelBikel]

The old
IMG_5704 by MichaelBikel, on Flickr
Got a little swankier
IMG_2733 by MichaelBikel, on Flickr
The newest cause I got sick of moving the other one to sweep/was poorly built
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[72highboy]

What would you call the retractable feet that disengage the wheels? Beautiful bench btw

I would call them floor locks [emoji106]
Thanks!

Cheers

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[JRC3]

Look at this guy and his HF vice. Don't you know that Wilton is the only acceptable vice in these parts.


LOL Just kidding, I have the same HF vice. Got it on sale for $60 + 20% off, best bang for $48 for sure.

 

[Allgonquin]

72highboy, what brand of extrusions are those, and could you share the catalog numbers, etc.? Really nice looking bench!

 

[mcmlvif100]

Might be one of the 80/20 profiles. See links below.

https://8020.net/catalog/category/view/s/shop/id/837/?cat=379

https://www.8020.net/

Great stuff and fun to work with but can be expensive.

 

[ChaseDE]

Just built it last night 8x2

 

[RennSporter]

Great thread! Looking to get more workspace myself, but this is what I got so far

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[72highboy]

72highboy, what brand of extrusions are those, and could you share the catalog numbers, etc.? Really nice looking bench!

Might be one of the 80/20 profiles. See links below.

https://8020.net/catalog/category/view/s/shop/id/837/?cat=379

https://www.8020.net/

Great stuff and fun to work with but can be expensive.

Yes sir, 80/20
The stuff I used was the 40 series (metric) cause that's what I had available.
Normally used the 15 series (fractional) at work though

Cheers

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[pinkerton]

these are from newage. they sent one dented, then another (dented also)

we use one as a bar sometimes

 

[Jakemedic]

Here is mine mostly laminated plywood from an online plan. Also made the storage racks directly above. Now about time to make the shop cabinets. I enjoy messing around with wood. Just wish I would have paid more attention when my dad was trying to teach me. Instead I was chasing women and drinking. Oh well, 30 plus years later, he would be proud!

 

[srvctec]

Laminated plywood? It looks like it's more than 1.5" thick. How do you get the edges to look like that? (Like its a block)

My guess is an edge face made of one layer of plywood all the way around. I think I can see the facing edge on the top.

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[Taylorfain2009]

This is the one in my garage. Haven't done the epoxy over the stickers yet though


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[drivesitfar]

Taylor: nice start to your garage/shop. i like the rubber mat in front of your bench that you'll be glad you put there if you stand there for any length of time. just curious is the product you put on the lower part of your walls is it metal roofing or siding and did you just install with torque headed screws?

well done

 

[Taylorfain2009]

Taylor: nice start to your garage/shop. i like the rubber mat in front of your bench that you'll be glad you put there if you stand there for any length of time. just curious is the product you put on the lower part of your walls is it metal roofing or siding and did you just install with torque headed screws?



well done

Thanks a lot! And yes it's duraloc metal roofing. Paid under 100 bucks for a square. And they're installed with hex head self tapping screws with rubber expanding washers


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[Thumper68]

I made up some accessories for the welding/fixture/workbench.

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[pinkerton]

Thanks a lot! And yes it's duraloc metal roofing. Paid under 100 bucks for a square. And they're installed with hex head self tapping screws with rubber expanding washers


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That's a really good look.

 

[drivesitfar]

Taylor: thanks for the great close up picture and all the information on materials. great idea.

Thumper: great video AGAIN. i have a few questions if you don't mind answering me here or on the vise stands thread. if you can also re post your video over there it is great for one of my favorite vise mounts to a bench.

can you show me (us) how you welded the receiver to your bench and did you weld a nut to it and drill a hole so you can tighten up the tube that your vises sit on? also how did you cut the plate that the vises are sitting on. also what kind of welder are you using and what sort of safety checklist do you go through before you start welding? i'm just learning how to weld and want to not kill or mame myself as i try and learn. here's the vise stand thread if you don't mind posting up your video and information over there too. thanks

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252799&highlight=vise+stands

thanks

 

[Taylorfain2009]

Taylor: thanks for the great close up picture and all the information on materials. great idea.



No problem! Thanks for the interest!


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[Pitalplace]

I have had this bench for a few years and last spring I put the old used tin on the wall. Yesterday I finished the doors. The vise I restored last year and installed it.

 

[zporta]

Just moved to a new house, went from a 10x20 garage to a 14x21 detach garage. Tried something different on this garage setup.

Found some upper cubical cabinets for dirt cheap as well as brand new filing cabinets for very cheap as well. I just used some 2x12 southern dried pine to make the top. Relatively cheap and easy to replace. I'm still thinking of getting a stainless top made to go over it

 

[bjsbuds]

these are from newage. they sent one dented, then another (dented also)

we use one as a bar sometimes

The floor is great. What product did you put down?

 

[jrusher]

Heres some benches cabinets i fabbed up few years ago more of a race trailer design but does the job .. I made some for my sled trailer as well

 

[Tamper84]

Here is mine since I am finally getting to the organization part of my garage. Just took me 4 years to get here lol.

 

[jmiller_2308]

Heres some benches cabinets i fabbed up few years ago more of a race trailer design but does the job .. I made some for my sled trailer as well

What size square tube did you use or recommend? This also looks like aluminum; why aluminum instead of steel?

I'm looking to build an equipment cart that will be about 2' square and on rollers. It shouldn't hold more than a few hundred pounds but I also want to be able to swap grinders, wire wheel, sanders, and a vise to the top. I think only the vise would have the potential to have me put some hurt on the thing if I happened to be putting something big in it and then pounding on it.

I also like the receiver hitch mount that people have been using for vises and thought about how that might work on such a cart. I could make the top tube out of 2" square to accommodate a hitch vise or I could simply mount a receiver vertically in one corner of the cart and use something that looks like a pintle adapter to mount the vise.

Using 2" steel seems like an easy way to work in a hitch mount but it also seems like HUGE overkill if I were to make the cart out of 2" entirely.

 

[Redboy]

Here is mine since I am finally getting to the organization part of my garage. Just took me 4 years to get here lol.

Tell us a little more about that bench, wouldja?

It looks like it was pulled out of a battleship... or an underground bunker!

Love it!

 

[jrusher]

What size square tube did you use or recommend? This also looks like aluminum; why aluminum instead of steel?

I'm looking to build an equipment cart that will be about 2' square and on rollers. It shouldn't hold more than a few hundred pounds but I also want to be able to swap grinders, wire wheel, sanders, and a vise to the top. I think only the vise would have the potential to have me put some hurt on the thing if I happened to be putting something big in it and then pounding on it.

I also like the receiver hitch mount that people have been using for vises and thought about how that might work on such a cart. I could make the top tube out of 2" square to accommodate a hitch vise or I could simply mount a receiver vertically in one corner of the cart and use something that looks like a pintle adapter to mount the vise.

Using 2" steel seems like an easy way to work in a hitch mount but it also seems like HUGE overkill if I were to make the cart out of 2" entirely.

I used 1.250" aluminum tubing ,, might be 1.500" ill have to check.. I like using aluminum for most my projects cabinets, carts , slip tanks , etc its light weight strong and no need to paint.. I dont mind tig welding especially aluminum its nice to work with.. Heres the some pics of the ones i did for my sled trailer same design basically.

 

[Hogan646]

Nice set-up and the Ferrari is not bad either!

 

[jmiller_2308]

I used 1.250" aluminum tubing ,, might be 1.500" ill have to check.. I like using aluminum for most my projects cabinets, carts , slip tanks , etc its light weight strong and no need to paint.. I dont mind tig welding especially aluminum its nice to work with.. Heres the some pics of the ones i did for my sled trailer same design basically.

Thanks for the info. I'd like to work with aluminum but I only have a mig and I'm still mostly a hack.

 

[Tamper84]

Tell us a little more about that bench, wouldja?

It looks like it was pulled out of a battleship... or an underground bunker!

Love it!

Thanks Redboy, that actually came out of an aluminum smelter I used to work at. They are tearing it down and you can go in and buy whatever is left. I bought that lol. It's framed with 2x2 1/4 inch angle and plated with all 1/4 inch. It's heavy, I also have a shelf that can bolt to the top that will go to the ceiling all 1/4 as well. But that isn't going to be used. In the doors are just shelves, except on the far right one. There is a filing cabinet in there.

Chris

 

[drivesitfar]

TAMPER: i don't see benches often or at all like that one and thanks for showing it to me (us) so we know they are out there. VERY COOL

any idea how heavy it is? were you able to lift one end by yourself or how did you load and unload it?

 

[Weekend_warrior]

Heres some benches cabinets i fabbed up few years ago more of a race trailer design but does the job .. I made some for my sled trailer as well

Nice work.... They look friggen awesome! Also, the trailer does as well.

 

[jrusher]

Nice work.... They look friggen awesome! Also, the trailer does as well.

Thanks! After i saw what garage outfitter places wanted for cabinets and race trailer places like $1000 a linear foot i said not a chance I'll fire up the tig and go to work..

 

[machsnell]

Thanks! After i saw what garage outfitter places wanted for cabinets and race trailer places like $1000 a linear foot i said not a chance I'll fire up the tig and go to work..

That is amazing. It looks liked factory or better really! Amazing you could make that. And the push button latches as well. Beautiful work you got you some talent man.

Do you have a detail of the insides? Also the doors how those were made. Really impressive.

I used 1.250" aluminum tubing ,, might be 1.500" ill have to check.. I like using aluminum for most my projects cabinets, carts , slip tanks , etc its light weight strong and no need to paint.. I dont mind tig welding especially aluminum its nice to work with.. Heres the some pics of the ones i did for my sled trailer same design basically.

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[Tamper84]

TAMPER: i don't see benches often or at all like that one and thanks for showing it to me (us) so we know they are out there. VERY COOL

any idea how heavy it is? were you able to lift one end by yourself or how did you load and unload it?

No lifting it or the thought of it!! It's heavy in just that picture there is roughly 2, 4x8 sheets of 1/4 inch metal along with 2 or 3 (I forget) sticks of angle. And another 2 sheets of 1/4 inch in the shelves that go on top. Which I am cutting up and using for other stuff.

It was on casters, which went flat by the way so it didnt roll for ****. Now it has some good cast ones under it. Rolls good when I want it too and stays put when I want it.

Chris

 

[jrusher]

That is amazing. It looks liked factory or better really! Amazing you could make that. And the push button latches as well. Beautiful work you got you some talent man.

Do you have a detail of the insides? Also the doors how those were made. Really impressive.



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Thank you! Im a millwright/power engineer by trade so always building or rebuilding/modifying something lol..
For the doors I got a C channel shape bent up and used 1" rigid flat board insulation as a filler and skin the sides with aluminum sheet. For the door frame i got a Z bar shape bent up, use a good aluminum cutting blade in the mitre saw an tig the back side of the joints... I got the door and frame ideas from a cabinet builder down south your way. Push button door latches and hinge material are easy to source. Lots of time into these but cost me about 1/3rd of what high end cabinets go for..

 

[machsnell]

Thank you! Im a millwright/power engineer by trade so always building or rebuilding/modifying something lol..
For the doors I got a C channel shape bent up and used 1" rigid flat board insulation as a filler and skin the sides with aluminum sheet. For the door frame i got a Z bar shape bent up, use a good aluminum cutting blade in the mitre saw an tig the back side of the joints... I got the door and frame ideas from a cabinet builder down south your way. Push button door latches and hinge material are easy to source. Lots of time into these but cost me about 1/3rd of what high end cabinets go for..

Got it. Makes a little more sense.

Brilliant and badass. You should be proud of those.

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[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

Mine run the length of the rear wall of my garage. On the far side I have a smaller workbench that was my grandfathers. It's really solid and weighs a ton. Little welding table on casters I can sit at comfortably.
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