Workbench Advice

[FallibleFlyer]

Evening Folks,

On craigslist there is a workbench posted for $20. My problem? Its too deep. The frame measures just over 30" deep. Ideally, I'd have a bench that was 27" deep with a frame that is around 24" in order to clear the cinder blocks around the perimeter of my garage. As it stands, the bench will be too deep and possibly block my garage door as well as be a few inches off the wall. The latter of which will irritate me to no end. I like this bench because its large, with drawers, and its cheap. Here are the two idea's I've of how to make it work in the space I have:

A) Chop up the rear leg and make it jig-jog in by a few inches so it clears the cinder blocks and then just deal with the depth. However, I'm not sure if this is going to be strong enough...

B) Chop the whole bench in half the long way and remove a 6 inches of depth so I can overhang the bench top off the back a few inches to make up the gap and clear the cinder blocks. However, this sounds like A LOT of work. Especially when it comes to the 4 drawers.

Thoughts?

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[tedsters]

Re: Workbench Advise

that looks like a steal at $20 its worth a lot more then 20 i would get it home then figure out honestly looks like it has a 3ft pull drawer or bigger under it also, get it home thats a nice table

 

[FallibleFlyer]

Re: Workbench Advise

that looks like a steal at $20 its worth a lot more then 20 i would get it home then figure out honestly looks like it has a 3ft pull drawer or bigger under it also, get it home thats a nice table

Its home now, figured worst case I'd sell it off again. It was once a drafting table. Its a bit rusty, but I was correct that I will need to modify it if I'm going to be using it in my garage. Overall feels well built and heavy, fairly sturdy. Its a whee bit crooked, but that can be addressed as well.

 

[tedsters]

its worth more then you gave for it even if you don't use it you can clean it up and paint it and make a few dollars from it or do some swapping for a table you want BTW welcome to GJ

 

[Outlawmws]

I was going to say, that's not a workbench its a drafting table, but you figured that out. depth of the top is an easy fix, the frame not so much. its probably higher than optimal workbench eight, as it was made to draw on not work on, but you can probably shorten the legs.

For the ,money, a no brainer if you need a bench!

 

[FallibleFlyer]

I was going to say, that's not a workbench its a drafting table, but you figured that out. depth of the top is an easy fix, the frame not so much. its probably higher than optimal workbench eight, as it was made to draw on not work on, but you can probably shorten the legs.

For the ,money, a no brainer if you need a bench!

Its actually only 35" tall.

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