Workbench legs from Global Industrial

[ganymede]

What a waste of time n money.
I just lag screwed a top on them, put a 2/4 and plywood shelf underneath, mounted my vise and ... the whole thing wobbles. I looked closely while shaking it and the legs themselves flex.
The gauge of metal used is too thin and they're held together with tiny little welds.
Complete junk.
70 bucks down the crapper.

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

Anyone else have experience with Global Industrial workbench components? Especially the adjustable legs. I'm considering buying the components and making a workbench out of them.

 

[TLCObsession]

I looked at the Grizzly legs last time I went into their showroom - they look pretty nice.

 

[1982fxr]

global industries---run!

 

[djjsr]

Add some diagonal bracing.

 

[TheGrooveking]

I bought legs, a 36" x 72" x2" thick maple top from them in 1990, I did getthe riser and the side plates and the back stringer. It cost me $380 back then, but no wobble but it was all American made, weighs over 250 pounds, I have. A Wilton C3 on it I bought the same year. I have two Gerstner chests on bases loaded on the riser and lower shelf is loaded with heavy cases and I have a 24" x 18" x 1.5" steel bench block on it and its been rock solid.

TheGrooveking

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

I bought legs, a 36" x 72" x2" thick maple top from them in 1990, I did getthe riser and the side plates and the back stringer. It cost me $380 back then, but no wobble but it was all American made, weighs over 250 pounds, I have. A Wilton C3 on it I bought the same year. I have two Gerstner chests on bases loaded on the riser and lower shelf is loaded with heavy cases and I have a 24" x 18" x 1.5" steel bench block on it and its been rock solid. TheGrooveking

Hmmmmmm. 26 years later. I wonder if I'd get the same quality of material.

Any idea how thick the legs, riser, side plates, and back stringer are?

 

[Voi]

I looked at the Grizzly legs last time I went into their showroom - they look pretty nice.

Do you remember which ones?

 

[MikeF2316]

Anyone else have experience with Global Industrial workbench components? Especially the adjustable legs. I'm considering buying the components and making a workbench out of them.

We got some storage cabinets from Global Industrial at work. First of all, they shipped them lying on their backs, but the cabinets were 8 feet tall and they were lying on a 7 foot skid. So the cabinet "sagged" over the skid, there was a noticible crease and damage to the corners at that point. They were quite wobbly and the rolling bases we got for them actually overlapped the doors at the corners. The shelves were installed, but mounted on clips that rely on gravity to keep them in place. But since they were on their backs, the shelves and clips were all loose inside. At least, most of the clips were...

On the plus side, we ordered 3 of them, they keyed them all the same.

 

[Ign]

We got some storage cabinets from Global Industrial at work. First of all, they shipped them lying on their backs, but the cabinets were 8 feet tall and they were lying on a 7 foot skid. So the cabinet "sagged" over the skid, there was a noticible crease and damage to the corners at that point. They were quite wobbly and the rolling bases we got for them actually overlapped the doors at the corners. The shelves were installed, but mounted on clips that rely on gravity to keep them in place. But since they were on their backs, the shelves and clips were all loose inside. At least, most of the clips were...

On the plus side, we ordered 3 of them, they keyed them all the same.

Maybe they share a shipping dept w Zoro.....

 

[astroracer]

Yea, throwing good money after bad. A co-worker bought some of those legs and had the same problem. He then had to buy 2 x lumber to "stiffen up" the bench... I told him you could have just made the legs out of 2 x lumber and saved the money he spent on the "nice" steel ones...
If you plan to do ANY heavy work on the bench, mount it to the wall with a few lag screws and build a shelf in between the legs to stiffen them up.
Mark

 

[risc]

The blue frame stuff isn't too bad, the drawers **** though. The gray frame stuff is pretty weak. We've got lots of both at work, light to moderate assembly and soldering. None of it is really suitable for heavy pounding.

 

[PoorOwner]

They are made for electronics lab soldering and torquing 10 inch lbs. but I think you forgot the order the stringer? It would make a big difference