Lets see your workbench

[rzims]

Mountain biker?
Me - GF superfly and a BH 29er. Working on getting my shop picture worthy.

Those are 2 nice bikes. I actually went back to look at my pic to see what was on my bench that made you realize I was a mt biker? Must be the tools?
I actually ride and work on both road and mtn bikes...also part of a non profit that buys and donates bikes to kids at Christmas - www.kidsbikelane.org

 

[purpurite]

Park Tools and a Rock Shox decal.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

To any of you guys using butcher blocks and counter tops on top of tool boxes as workbenches, how are you attaching the top to the toolboxes?

Drill a few holes in the top and use wood screws from the underside. You could always use contact adhesive and glue it down. A little heat on the underside would release the contact adhesive for future repair/replacement.

 

[stioc]

I just finished mine up

Untitled by Victor M, on Flickr

Nice work! What size/wall thickness tubing did you use and where did you source the threaded end caps for the feet?

 

[David Sloan]

This is going to be my new weld table

 

[ebbmart]

First time poster, long time lurker. I am working my way through this thread as I build out my newly built 20x24' garage/shop used primarily for metal fab projects and motorcycle builds. I figure I might as well post some images of my progress, since many of my ideas have come, or will be from this forum.

 

[ebbmart]

And now its a lot more cluttered with the projects... some pics of what im working on...

 

[GinOttawa]

And now its a lot more cluttered with the projects... some pics of what im working on...

That Trek bike looks really interesting...is that bottom cage like area for cargo or a dog?

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[R. Deschain]

My 22X96" beech joiner bench, my shop help, and my 1/2" plate welding table/fab bench

 

[JimmyOdass]

Knocked out two out of three garage projects I've been wanting to do, a workbench and pegboard. I carried the pegboard beyond the workbench and nearly the length of the wall, because my full-size truck goes on the right side of the garage and there wasn't much room for anything else in front of it. The next phase is to add overhead storage above the peg board.

 

[Chinmusic34]

Here is 1 of mine!

 

[cderalow]

My 22X96" beech joiner bench, my shop help, and my 1/2" plate welding table/fab bench

FFS nice shop helper.

 

[Lucky13driver]

Took a while but I loved building this workbench.


Here's a link to my workbench build:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=408820

 

[ebbmart]

First time poster, long time lurker. I am working my way through this thread as I build out my newly built 20x24' garage/shop used primarily for metal fab projects and motorcycle builds. I figure I might as well post some images of my progress, since many of my ideas have come, or will be from this forum. QUOTE]

Images didnt post... try this again

and some projects

 

[ebbmart]

garage-built tall cargo bike with parts from about 7 different bikes. my dog is too big for the cargo area, but its perfect for a couple of 12 packs

That Trek bike looks really interesting...is that bottom cage like area for cargo or a dog?

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[WunTon]

First time poster, long time lurker. I am working my way through this thread as I build out my newly built 20x24' garage/shop used primarily for metal fab projects and motorcycle builds. I figure I might as well post some images of my progress, since many of my ideas have come, or will be from this forum. QUOTE]

Images didnt post... try this again

and some projects

Just need to remove the 's' from https for imgur links to work

 

[JimmyOdass]

Finished the last phase of garage organization with some overhead storage above the bench and peg board.

 

[mv213]

Ebbmart, the superstrut wall standards and shelf/bench brackets are brilliant! Love that idea. Nice work.

 

[ebbmart]

Thanks, I highly recommend it! It wasnt cheap (~$450 + hardware), but it standardizes all my mounting points. I wanted flexibility, in case I was not happy with my layout. I think the cost seemed a bit crazy to me at first, or anyone ive told this - but i dont feel so crazy now looking around this forum.

Building the brackets is tedious, but they are rock solid.

Finished wall is material storage and cutting, wall adjacent to that will be more brackets with a 24"x16' 1/4" steel bench for long welding projects (railings, furniture, etc) and grinding. Walls will have 1/2" ply for tool and clamp storage,
third wall will have a bench with three bays of drawers 30" wide, ~20" deep, various heights for tools and small parts;
benchtop of wood for assembly/mechanical/electronics bench - again, tools on wall; with a parts cleaner built into the counter top taking the 4th open space far right, closest to the garage door - sliding door cabinet above and below for chemicals and fluids.

Ebbmart, the superstrut wall standards and shelf/bench brackets are brilliant! Love that idea. Nice work.

 

[ynned]

So our house was struck by lightning around last October or so, necessitating the replacement of all the garage outlets and their wiring, which meant I had to drag 30 years of accumulation off the walls and move benches, shelves and everything, really to let the sparkies access. Decided since the place was all tore up anyway, might as well put up ceiling, interior walls and real lighting. Finally finished and started moving stuff back early spring. Since I had a bunch of used 2x4 laying around in various lengths, figured "let's build a bench."

I ended up with this frame:









My brother had cut down a few oak trees a couple years back, so I confiscated a few to use for a top:

 

[ynned]

After putzing around for a bunch of days with the oak boards mentioned above, I stuck them on the frame and did some painting:

 

[ynned]

Now I'm stuck with this sink and base which no one seems to want:









So I thought I might use one or two of the drawers in the middle of the workbench mentioned above, so I started cutting it up:







Now I'm thinking I may just weld the two small cabinets back together minus the big middle portion, slap some more oak on top, put on some casters and have a roll around gizmo.

Hopefully I'll follow up with some more pics, but that's where it stands now.

 

[bagged89s10]

My brown and sharpe workbench legs. They are sandblasted but still need to be painted I threw a temporary top and lower shelf in for a picture .





My other newest workbench made from two 30”W x 36.5” Tall x 12” deep Steelmaster file cabinets. The workbench top is 19” deep to so it doesn’t stick out past the garage door track.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Pretty sweet.

 

[Jumpman-Z]

My brown and sharpe workbench legs. They are sandblasted but still need to be painted I threw a temporary top and lower shelf in for a picture .





My other newest workbench made from two 30”W x 36.5” Tall x 12” deep Steelmaster file cabinets. The workbench top is 19” deep to so it doesn’t stick out past the garage door track.

Really loving that Steelmaster cabinet bench. I have a similar filing cabinet set (unsure on the brand) that I've been trying to decide what to do with. This might be a good idea, as I already have enough material left over from cutting my main workbench top and the cabinet's top has quite a bit of rust on it.

 

[sberry]

A guy could keep a lot of clutter picked up with that file cab.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

How is the butcher block attached to the file cabinets? Just wood screws upward from below? Angle brackets on the outside? Glue? Other?

 

[4xdog]

I took this image a while back to show how I use a strap from the ceiling to work on bikes in my basement shop, but it gives an overall look at its layout at the same time.

These cabinets are 1940s-era laboratory cabinets, bought for $5 each in the 1980s when the research institute where I started my career was remodeling. I have five of them, and would happily have more. I've reinforced the drawers on most of them to hold a good amount.

Those cabinets, by the way, were an early Steevo application. The institute had home-built uprights made from flat and angle iron. They supported the lab bench. These cabinets slipped in underneath. I had a few of the uprights, too -- left them in my garage in central Ohio thirty years ago as part of the workbench I built. (I need to see if they're still there and get some dimensions and photos.)

I'm a big fan of a central island. I have one in my basement, in my garage (another one of these cabinets) and I've designed it into the several industrial laboratories I've had over the years.

 

[Charlie51]

You can't see it. It's too loaded with junk.

 

[bagged89s10]

How is the butcher block attached to the file cabinets? Just wood screws upward from below? Angle brackets on the outside? Glue? Other?

Well it’s not attached yet. i’m just going to throw 4 wood screws thru each cabinet into the underside of the butcher block. I can’t get to the wall side from underneath unless I slide the cabinets in after to screw the butcher block to the 2x4 wall cleat. I think it will be too much of a pain to level the cabinets if i slide them in because of the uneven floor.
I don’t want visible screw so I might just throw some 3/8” floating dowels into the butcher block to the wall cleat to keep it from moving away from the wall. I could probably get one or 2 screws near the ends. It won’t go anywhere.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

I took this image a while back to show how I use a strap from the ceiling to work on bikes in my basement shop, but it gives an overall look at its layout at the same time.

These cabinets are 1940s-era laboratory cabinets, bought for $5 each in the 1980s when the research institute where I started my career was remodeling. I have five of them, and would happily have more. I've reinforced the drawers on most of them to hold a good amount.

Those cabinets, by the way, were an early Steevo application. The institute had home-built uprights made from flat and angle iron. They supported the lab bench. These cabinets slipped in underneath. I had a few of the uprights, too -- left them in my garage in central Ohio thirty years ago as part of the workbench I built. (I need to see if they're still there and get some dimensions and photos.)

I'm a big fan of a central island. I have one in my basement, in my garage (another one of these cabinets) and I've designed it into the several industrial laboratories I've had over the years.

I'm sad to see such a nice bike and no Park Tools bike stand.



Of all things, I got a certificate in bike mechanics in 1999 from a company named Bike-Tech. I loved my Park Tools. I only stayed in the game a couple years. I like things with motors to much to pedal anymore.

 

[TwoBytes]

I'm sad to see such a nice bike and no Park Tools bike stand.

Of all things, I got a certificate in bike mechanics in 1999 from a company named Bike-Tech. I loved my Park Tools. I only stayed in the game a couple years. I like things with motors to much to pedal anymore.

I've got that stand! Park Tools are great...
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Excuse the mess in the background, this was mid "garage cleanup day". There's a few workbenches in there somewhere.

I like to pedal, bit also love things with motors, there's a Fireblade under that grey cover on the left.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

That's cool.

 

[Maineiacmoose]

I built this at standing height from a desktop that was laying around.

 

[Old Radar]

I used this posting as an opportunity to tidy(ish) up my work bench. It’ll be back to normal this afternoon… I ripped the cabinets out of my formal dining room when I bought the house—stupid place to put 12.5 feet of oak cabinets…(they had matching glass-doored uppers that I didn’t think would work well in a garage, so I sold them on Craigslist) I anchored them all on 4x4s and leveled them due to the sloping floor. I used 2x6s for the top and then put ¼” Masonite over it all with 1x2s around the edge. It’s 26 inches deep.

This is my aux bench that I built back in the mid-80s out of scrap construction lumber from the houses going up around where I lived at the time. I’ve hauled its heavy *** on at least 10 moves since then. The top is 2x4s on edge held together with nails, screws and construction adhesive (we were all young and stupid at some time…) It was wavy as **** when I finished and had to take it to a woodworking shop to run it through their big planer a few dozen times. That’s an estate sale $30 drill press I just finished restoring and tuning and I’m working on my $40 Craftsman ½ HP Pre-Block grinder from 1959.

 

[JKeetonKnives]

My brown and sharpe workbench legs. They are sandblasted but still need to be painted I threw a temporary top and lower shelf in for a picture .

Holy heck that's a monster! Love that thing!

 

[JKeetonKnives]

I built this one back when I had a 1 car garage! Still going strong.






I have my vise direct mounted to it now:

 

[Daubs]

I had plenty of room and plenty of time to think about my work-space in my shop. Stil waiting on wire to run power to my shop. Extension cords provide temporary power for now. Breaker box is behind the door to the left of picture.

One 15 amp circuit powers stereo, lights and a few outlets underneath the bench (mini-fridge & computer). One 20 amp circuit powers all other outlets, including one in shelves (for battery chargers), and upper right (reel cord). Remainder of shop is on separate circuits.

Main workbench against wall is 43" high, for detail work. LED lights on switch. Computer will sit on left side of wall workbench.

Workbench in front is same height as my table saw. It also has retractable caster wheels...so it's movable.

Completed 2/3rds of the mezzanine last weekend. Slowly transitioning stuff up there...

 

[zmotorsports]

I'm sad to see such a nice bike and no Park Tools bike stand.



Of all things, I got a certificate in bike mechanics in 1999 from a company named Bike-Tech. I loved my Park Tools. I only stayed in the game a couple years. I like things with motors to much to pedal anymore.

I used one of those for many years while I was doing a lot of work on line trimmers. It worked perfectly for holding the shaft and allowed me to work on them without chasing them around the workbench. I sold it to a friend for working on his bike when I sold our last home and moved.

 

[Chevota Guy]

My combination woodworking and Holley carburetor rebuilding bench. I finally resurfaced the top after too many years and will cover it with a piece of tempered hardboard for future mechanical work.