Lets see your workbench

[LS6 Tommy]

Why not T-nuts for the leveling? No flex and inconspicuous.

You beat me to it.

Tommy

 

[Arthropraxis]

Thanks Fisherguy. It's my dream shop so won't be moving from this place anytime soon. It's a hell of a good place to hang out by myself when my wife and two daughters are "sync'd up".

I know exactly where you are coming from. That was the best line I have seen in a while.

 

[redheelerdog]

Here's my bench made from Unistrut, 2" x 8" Douglas Fir, 3/4" Particle Board, Wilsonart Black Counter Top Laminate, 0.0625" Stainless, nuts and bolts and glue.

Finished dimension is 31" x 234"

New shop is 30' x 60' (3 - 20' x 30' bays)

Center bay workbench wall:



Laser level is perfect for this application (one damn handy tool I might add):



I cut access holes in the drywall so I could bolt the unistrut to the structural steel:



Oversized one side of the unistrut for socket wrench access.

 

[redheelerdog]

Unistrut straight splice



Back wall strut attached

 

[redheelerdog]

Here's the hardware to put the main strut structure together:


Unistrut is cool stuff.

With no welding, some hardware, and wrenches you can build some seriously heavy duty structure, and just your imagination.

 

[redheelerdog]

 

[redheelerdog]

 

[Rewind97]

Unistrut is cool stuff.

With no welding, some hardware, and wrenches you can build some seriously heavy duty structure, and just your imagination.

Wow........never thought about unistrut!!!!!

 

[Jonnynel]

Would love to see the finished product with the wood on top. I bet that thing is stout!

 

[campbell990]

I always think of unistrut as a big boy erecter set... I love the stuff!

 

[cspcrx]

creative solution in for results.

 

[akdiesel]

Nice work. Love this stuff.

 

[Skiff Builder]

Started the day with a clean bench. Day of boat building does this

 

[redheelerdog]

I have a friend that owns a sawmill, all Douglas fir logs and lumber.

When you ask him for a 2 x 8 it is a full 2" thick, and 8 inches wide, nice.

What a great guy, called him up on new years eve... "hey man, you got any 2 x 8's?, you bet, come on by and get some" Awesome! $87 bucks and I didn't even strap them down in my pickup to get home, just a slow cruise with some nice boards... I love nice boards!








Lagged them down to the unistrut with counter sunk carriage bolts



Attached everything down to the floor

 

[TheClaw]

HOLY COW! Tomorrow is the 14th Anniversary of this thread!

 

[Rewind97]

Great looking bench!!!! You may already be planning on doing this, but I would make a sacrificial top out of some plywood.

P.S. Happy 14th anniversary to this thread!!!!

 

[gr8smiles]

Finished the other workbench. This one will be my ‘gun bench’ for cleaning, smithing, etc.

 

[redheelerdog]

Very nice, I like the blue, I like the floor, I like the wood, and cabinets.

Great place to work.

2 thumbs up!

 

[Uscared]

Finally able to add mine here. Just built the garage as an addition to the house, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas on this forum.

GR8SMILES this looks awesome. Great color combo

 

[isuhunter]

Finished the other workbench. This one will be my ‘gun bench’ for cleaning, smithing, etc.

Dude - your garage makes me so jealous and makes me want to go back to harbor freight and spend lots of money.

 

[AirForceVet]

Finished the other workbench. This one will be my ‘gun bench’ for cleaning, smithing, etc.

What did you use for under cabinet lights? How do you like them and do you recommend them? I have a similar set up and am in the market.
Thanks!
Jon

 

[polexican23]

Finished the other workbench. This one will be my ‘gun bench’ for cleaning, smithing, etc.

clean and simple. nicely done.

 

[gr8smiles]

What did you use for under cabinet lights? How do you like them and do you recommend them? I have a similar set up and am in the market.

Thanks!

Jon

Some LED strips from Home Depot. They connect together so it’s easy to turn them on and off.

 

[stangconv]

What’s everyone using to paint their benches with? I don’t want to do the work surface, just the legs and sides etc

 

[PhantomEB]

What’s everyone using to paint their benches with? I don’t want to do the work surface, just the legs and sides etc

Can’t go wrong with Tremclad. I particularly like the 25% extra cans that are cheaper in another aisle from the spray cans in Home Depot around here. I so need to just buy a case next time I see it. Just wish they had other colors than just gloss black or white.

 

[Gladiator]

WOW you can eat on that!

 

[zmotorsports]

What’s everyone using to paint their benches with? I don’t want to do the work surface, just the legs and sides etc

I can't speak for anyone else but I used Rustoleum Hammertone Silver to paint the main structure before loading the toolboxes and securing the tops.

 

[protegeV]

Just bought this from a local company. Seems very well built. Will be getting put to good use shortly.

 

[Perrorojo]

Two of mine.

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[Perrorojo]

Couple more.

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[JRC3]

^
You got me thinking real hard about that shelf-drawer. What are you using as glides?

 

[Donzi camino]

Slide out to put a stool under

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[Perrorojo]

^
You got me thinking real hard about that shelf-drawer. What are you using as glides?

28" full extension 100lb each.

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[BigMoneySteve]

Nice TV TommyRS70!!

 

[JDGolden]

Here's a few we've built for clients here in mid michigan. My buddy and I started Michigan bench co. Since there is nothing on the market that's nice and sturdy like a handbuilt bench.

Looked up the facebook. I'm not too far from you, I'm in Saline.

 

[Bmwtie]

Link to a little more:

BmwTie’s Werkshop
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...om/forum/showthread.php?t=411863&share_type=t


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[protegeV]

Holy hell, that's friggin AWESOME!!!

 

[66Pony2Plus2]

Just finished a garage overhaul. NewAge Pro bench.View attachment 865018

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[LX-Markham]

BmwTie’s Werkshop

Did you find some plans for that? Or is that an original?

Very impressive and compact.

 

[Bmwtie]

Did you find some plans for that? Or is that an original?



Very impressive and compact.

Nope, all original. I designed the whole thing myself, about two weeks of thinking about what I wanted it to do then 2 days of sketching before I pulled the trigger and built it. I was originally thinking steel but quickly realized weight would be a serious issue.






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