Simple, Tough Height Adjustable Bench?

[Garage_Mahal]

Does anyone make simple, tough height-adjustable workbenches or leg sets? My budget is a couple hundred dollars. The hydraulic or electric adjustment mechanisms I've found seem to run to the thousands of dollars. So I'm probably looking at something that can be raised with a foot lever or hand wheel.

I'm familiar with drafting tables and computer tables that can be jacked up and down, but those are too wimpy to withstand the pounding I'm planning on dishing out. I'm also familiar with some leg sets you can buy that have height adjustments, but they are not designed to be changed once you install a top on the legs.

Any help?

 

[twostory]

http://www.adjustabench.com/about.asp

This is a wood working bench and can take pounding by a hammer, etc.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Thanks, I've seen that before but it is twice my budget.

 

[heavytlc]

I do not have any good pics of my chassis table, but I used 4 adjustable trailer jacks with wheels. It works great. My table is 10'x40" 3/8 thick top. I had to have the wheels to move it.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Dude, you're a genius. I'd love it if my height-adjustable workbench rolled too, but I thought it was too much to ask. (Scurries off to price trailer jacks.)<scurries off="" to="" price="" trailer="" jacks=""></scurries>

 

[Torque1st]

It looks like $30 x 4 = $120 will buy a set at Harbor Freight. They have sales regularly.

 

[heavytlc]

I bought my trailer jacks at Northern Tool. I was going to weld up my own wheel set up, but they had everything there. I do not remember the price, but i have less than 600 in my whole table. My chassis table weighs over 700lbs, lots of steel.

The worst part is right now it has become a catch all table, with a model A frame, covered in parts for my 1963 fairlane.

 

[zr52002]

Not as easily adjustable as jacks, but maybe more solid would be to build a bench with Unistrut Telespar legs.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Do you think this would work as an adjustable-height workbench base?

We know it has got to be heavy duty. **** two together and it would be uberstable.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

I think this guy has the right idea.

Get yourself a personal forkilift. Use it as a mobile workbench and raise it to whatever height you need. Then use it to unload that monster lathe when the truck comes to drop it off too. Now where will I park it?

 

[GearBeer]

Hmm.. the trailer jacks seem like a great idea. I think I'll use them for my welding bench!

...covered in parts for my 1963 fairlane.

A kindred spirit!

 

[sberry]

I will concur that the semi jack legs are a winner. My bench is a cobbled together over the years affair and was thinking one of these days I need to re-do, that is a great idea. I really dont have a problem with height, I tune them at some point and 15 yrs later they still work ok.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Here is a nice one in MI

 

[GearBeer]

That's a nice bench, too bad it's in BFE.