My slow shop progress is creeping along. Gonna build a big work bench soon. I want to incorporate some sort of drawers/cabinets under some of it. I’ve been looking at Yukon boxes from harbor freight. Also wondered about more of a traditional roll around box. Or maybe something designed for it…I looked at a few….homak, new age products, mctavish, Home Depot has some, etc. Any suggestions or pictures? What do you like/dislike?
Storage/drawer ideas for under work bench
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PugetDude
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I used 18" deep Husky cabinets from HD and gym lockers, same depth. Fit perfectly in the space between the overhead door and the wall without taking up a lot of floor space. Almost 24' long, ton of storage.
PugetDude
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Free, but awkward size for tools and shop supplies.
YMMV
The ones with half-height drawers work reasonably well for hand tools. Full depth is good for chemicals and bulky power tools.
38Chevy454
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I put a shelf using some scrap wood, under 2/3 of my 12 ft workbench. Left one section open for taller items.
Colin Len
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Depends, they can be great for some stuff. I'm storing some power tools (circular saw, jigsaw, some blow-molded cases...etc) in mine, stuff that won't really fit in most tool boxes or at best most tool boxes would have ONE big drawer only and I've got more tools than that. I've also found they're great for storing spray paint or other aerosol cans because you can open the drawer and easily have access to the cans in the back, unlike a shelf. Sure, they'd be terrible for storing hand tools but IMO they can't be beat for some other stuff.
TurnipTruck
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I found this 10’ stainless benchtop from a bakery at a garage sale. I welded the legs to fit in front of the tool chests and they rest on steel chairs scribe fit to the sloped floor.
I went with two drawer lateral file cabinets. Bought them off Facebook marketplace for about $30 each. Threw a quick rattlecan paintjob on them to match and some $10 locking casters from Amazon. I figure this way when I move again they can be rolled right on the truck and stacked with some sleeper blocks of wood in-between. Its a pain having everything organized only to box it up and then have to work out of those boxes while all the house stuff gets done first.
They are not as pretty as tool cabinets like above but I did that before and left them behind since they were built in. I'm tired of starting from scratch after 6 moves. My shop now is too big to be pretty so I'm going more for best bang for the buck.
Jim_No_Garage
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The only thing I will add is that if you have open space under a workbench shelf this rolling cart! I built the cart shown with 4 ball bearing wheels I got from the curb. I have probably 75# of clamps in this cart and it rolls with the touch of a toe.
Cheers
Jim
Cheers
Jim
niget2002
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Have you not scrolled through the Steevo workbench thread?
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