ULTRA basic and very VERY easy bench

[sstruckguy]

2 - 55 gallon drums
3 - 2x4's (edited from original post)
Box of 2 1/2" sheet rock screws
Box of 1" sheet rock screws
Top material of choice

It will give you a 27" x 8' work area. Length is optional, but it worked for me

 

[BrianAltenhofel]

If I ever get the time to do a workbench, I've thought about 55 gallon drums... but also having a built in parts washer with one of them and a cabinet made out of the other. Otherwise, that's 55 gallons of wasted space each. In a 20x22, thats a lot of waste.

Looks good though. Cheap and functional

 

[sstruckguy]

If I ever get the time to do a workbench, I've thought about 55 gallon drums... but also having a built in parts washer with one of them and a cabinet made out of the other. Otherwise, that's 55 gallons of wasted space each. In a 20x22, thats a lot of waste.

Looks good though. Cheap and functional

Floor and wall space is premium in smaller spaces, but sometimes price and functionality will over ride it..sometimes

 

[moogoob]

^^^ did i miss something ??????

Its gotta be loud when hammering on stuff.

 

[sstruckguy]

^^^ did i miss something ??????

Its gotta be loud when hammering on stuff.

I never noticed anything loud, but its not really made for that type of work..either

 

[tatra]

Its gotta be loud when hammering on stuff...............perfect for t-rex, bang a gong............ as long as you don't have steve martin's sense of rythmn.............then that's just not good

 

[BrianAltenhofel]

Floor and wall space is premium in smaller spaces, but sometimes price and functionality will over ride it..sometimes

I was just throwing out ideas on what could be built into the work bench using the 55 gallon drums. I wasn't criticising them.

 

[Theo]

Nice.

As others have mentioned I think it would be cool if you utilized the space inside the drums as storage.

1. Trace the ID of the barrel onto some plywood and cut out 2 or 3 pieces to be used as shelves.

2. Cut sections out of the front of the barrels, keep the cut out portions to be used as doors.

3. Slide the shelves into the barrel and fasten them to the barrel at whatever height works best for you.

4 . Re-attached the pieces you cut out using hinges. Get a handle on there as well.

5. Profit !!!!

6. You just turned 55 gallons of wasted space into 55 gallons of cheap storage!

 

[skold]

NicE!!! you play PB I played for TPA REVOLUTION

 

[WH0DAMAN]

I like how the DeWalts look lovingly into each others eyes. I was thinking the same thing about cutting holes in the front and mounting shelves. That would be pretty slick. Great job and I too am glad to see another paintballer.

 

[sstruckguy]

Nice.

As others have mentioned I think it would be cool if you utilized the space inside the drums as storage.

1. Trace the ID of the barrel onto some plywood and cut out 2 or 3 pieces to be used as shelves.

2. Cut sections out of the front of the barrels, keep the cut out portions to be used as doors.

3. Slide the shelves into the barrel and fasten them to the barrel at whatever height works best for you.

4 . Re-attached the pieces you cut out using hinges. Get a handle on there as well.

5. Profit !!!!

6. You just turned 55 gallons of wasted space into 55 gallons of cheap storage!

I thought of the drum storage originally, when I put it together, but decided against it. Moving into a new shop always puts wants and needs in a funny order. If/when I run out of room,

NicE!!! you play PB I played for TPA REVOLUTION

I am actually more of a fan, than a player. Time constraints seem to always get in the way

I like how the DeWalts look lovingly into each others eyes. I was thinking the same thing about cutting holes in the front and mounting shelves. That would be pretty slick. Great job and I too am glad to see another paintballer.

I am an Admin on the largest paintball forum on the net, so it seems to require more time in front of a p.c, than it does slinging paint

 

[WH0DAMAN]

I am an Admin on the largest paintball forum on the net, so it seems to require more time in front of a p.c, than it does slinging paint

Amen to that. I havent touched my marker since last year. Way too many other hobbies.

 

[jay50]

My feet would get tired and sore banging against those drums...

 

[goodfellow]

I saw a similar setup, except on one end, the table top had a hatch in it and the drum underneath had the top cut out. It was meant for a chop saw. Pull the hatch and mount the chop saw in the hatch area. All the sparks and metal crud went into the bottom of the drum.

I don't really like chop saws, but that was a pretty slick setup for keeping the sparks and dirt to a minimum.