workbenches...

[lightning02]

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-...90086.ip?sprodId=prod1490086&_requestid=93632

i was looking to buy this one. not sure if its the best for the money. has anyone used it or know of something the same size? i dont mind if it has draws. going to mount my vice and grinder on it. need something that withstand a beating lol

let me know what you have...

 

[mattv97]

Just build your own. Alot cheaper and can be constructed anyway you want it to be and as strong as you want them to be.

 

[softailgarage]

I wouldn't buy or pay $200.00 for that....flower stand. Be a man, build your own, it'll cost you less, can make to your specs (as stated above) and feel good about doing it when it's done.

 

[lightning02]

I have always in the passed. just wanted something simple and fast done this time lol

 

[Gixxer603]

My neighbor has one. Seems fine

 

[98TJ]

I needed a new bench, here's what I'm making.

 

[Adamski]

I used this video off of youtube to build mine. I had all the wood, so it didn't cost me anything. I' bet its around $100 and a couple hours of time. I'm really a novice when it comes to this stuff, so if I can do it, you can do it.

 

[jabin]

I have that bench and matching rolling cabinet at work as a stand up Lab station. It's more robust than you would think. A search of Seville will bring up more info. It's very simple to put together and would work fine for any beating in a vise or from a grinder.

 

[JimVonBaden]

I'm not a big fan of wooden work benches. They get dirty and splinters and are generally chunky. No offense to those who have made very practical and nice looking units. I just like solid purpose designed metal units.

There are a few out there worth having unless you do heavy duty work on them.

Costco:

$300

Lowes, the one I have.

$200

Kobalt from Lowes, $300

Mine. It is 6 years old, still sturdy and in good shape. I custom built the metal shelf/rack beside it.

Jim

 

[FarmerPete]

I'm in a similar boat. I looked at benches everywhere. I want a bench that has space under it for me to store my two craftsman tool chests. That one from Sam's was one of the few that would do it. I just couldn't see spending so much for so little. Right now, I'm on the fence so to speak on building my own vs buying two of the industrial shelf units from Sams (http://www.samsclub.com/sams/edsal-heavy-duty-4-shelf-steel-shelving/prod3790523.ip?navAction=) and setting one of them up as a work bench. The upside is that I can get a couple extra shelves from Menards and have storage/workbench across the 17' of wall in the back of my garage. The entire project will cost under $400 + wood for the workbench surface. I may still make a bench and storage, but those industrial shelves seemed to be the cheapest, sturdiest, most configurable option. If you don't like the size, Menards sells all of the Edsal parts separate, so you can completely customize everything.

 

[akdiesel]

I look at this way... If you like to build things than build your own bench the way you want it. This will give you a pride of ownership and you will have gone through evey nut/bolt/screw to make sure it is secure.
I am also one that likes a metal bench, but there are some great projects done here out of wood. It is the easiest to build with minimal tools and still has plenty of strength to get most jobs done.
Even modifying a premade tool box or bench is somting to take into consideration.

 

[patent pending]

Looks like a nice bench to me. Prob won't take heavy abuse, but I'm sure it would work well for most folks.

Here are some more opnions on this particular one from the GJ

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125381

 

[RatchetMan]

I'm not a big fan of wooden work benches. They get dirty and splinters and are generally chunky. No offense to those who have made very practical and nice looking units. I just like solid purpose designed metal units.

There are a few out there worth having unless you do heavy duty work on them.

Costco:

$300

Lowes, the one I have.

$200

Kobalt from Lowes, $300

Mine. It is 6 years old, still sturdy and in good shape. I custom built the metal shelf/rack beside it.

Jim

I'm curious. Where would you go to hammer on something? I can't see those benches standing up to some heavy hammering of rusty bolts or other stubborn tasks.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Here is one of mine that I built, I have both timber and steel topped benches to get the best of both worlds.
View media item 31943

 

[FarmerPete]

1/2 Cup, is that a prefab table, or did you build it yourself? It looks pretty basic, but I figured I'd ask. My grand plan involves welding a bench.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2 Cup, is that a prefab table, or did you build it yourself? It looks pretty basic, but I figured I'd ask. My grand plan involves welding a bench.

FarmerPete:
All my benches I have built myself, yes very basic but functional. You may want to check my Albums out as there are some more pics of my benches. Thanks for the question.

 

[Fishplate]

Double post, see below...

 

[JimVonBaden]

I'm curious. Where would you go to hammer on something? I can't see those benches standing up to some heavy hammering of rusty bolts or other stubborn tasks.

Mine has a vice, and has held up just fine!

But, I wouldn't say you could stack a small block chevy on it!

I gave it a pretty good beating more than one, like on this starter:

This final drive was pretty tough:

But for the BIG stuff, because these are pretty small benches, I use this:

No one tool for every job. In my case I have little need for an 8' long 4' deep monster work bench. I was responding to what the OP was referencing, not a one size fits all solution.

Jim

 

[Fishplate]

My main workbench is built with a 2x6 frame and a 10' piece of laminate countertop I got for free. Works a treat! I have a ready supply of achitectural drawings that I use as clean underlayment - makes easy cleanup between projects.

I got an old firestop door from somewhere; it seems to have a cement center. I might make that into the BFH bench...

 

[TechnoMayor]

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-...90086.ip?sprodId=prod1490086&_requestid=93632

i was looking to buy this one. not sure if its the best for the money. has anyone used it or know of something the same size? i dont mind if it has draws. going to mount my vice and grinder on it. need something that withstand a beating lol

let me know what you have...

I have one in my shop. It is solid, well made and looks very professional.

I recently bought this one.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/sevill...dwood-top-workbench/prod3460484.ip?navAction=

I liked the pegboard on the newer workbench, so I added some to the original.

 

[lightning02]

thanks for the all the info guys. everyone has a nice setups.

if anyone else has something to share please do...

 

[Pate]

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-...90086.ip?sprodId=prod1490086&_requestid=93632

I just picked one of them up (and a bunch of their matching cabinets) last night and got it assembled. I've read the reviews here about the quality before deciding to buy their stuff. It was nice quality and perfect for what I needed. I'm on the fence about mounting a vise to it.

 

[2012 LML]

if anyone else has something to share please do...

4x8, works for me.

 

[lightning02]

I just picked one of them up (and a bunch of their matching cabinets) last night and got it assembled. I've read the reviews here about the quality before deciding to buy their stuff. It was nice quality and perfect for what I needed. I'm on the fence about mounting a vise to it.

Why you on the fence about it?

 

[Pate]

The bench is strong enough and the top will certainly hold the weight, but I'm wondering if the narrow depth may cause the whole bench to move around when beating things into submission in a big vise.

 

[lightning02]

oh ok. mine will be bolted to a block wall so it wont move/tip.

 

[Aauman88]

Only had them a month and shop for two months so don't laugh at the bare shelves. Absolutely thrilled with the line of products. Best deal out there!

 

[lightning02]

dam you went all out lol nice setup

 

[Aauman88]

Well I was all set to buy a 42" upright tool chest (5-6' tall) and it was priced around 1100. I went to buy it and found it had no drawer liners! Another 100-150! Got mad and left and found these. Now I have five times the space I would have had and have the same money in it. Very solid products and top of line quality

 

[Walterchang]

Do you want a workbench or a work table? I built a nice little 42x42 table for building stuff on. Sorry no pics. My bench is for smaller assembly items, electronics and what not. The table is for bigger projects. I dig the 4x8 design. I have limited room at my shop so I had to go small. But I love the extra depth.

 

[sxk122]

In the process of building this....

https://sphotos-a-atl.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1146671_10100106175475735_660870025_n.jpg

It's based very loosely off a set of plans in this months family handyman for a fold out workstation that a buddy helped me rework in sketchup. However, once we increased the dimensions of the primary section to fit the saw, with the fold up leaf the table would be about 55"x60".... a bit wider than I really need. This section has been built in such a way that I could add the extension table later if I decide I need that much width.... you can see the wing plans in the background....



Build of 3/4" A/C Plywood. Will have doors on the front, far right section will be dust collection for the saw. Will give me a nice outfeed table, and replace the workbench I have now that is too shallow. Going to paint the cabinet toolbox red like the cabinets in the background, and will stain and poly the top. I have fingerjoint pine for the top trim. About $150-175 in materials including hidden hinges, casters, glue, screws, nails etc used on this.

 

[justin1795]

i made my own for free all the material was out of a dumpster where they were building a new house.

 

[hippie2cams]

has anyone tried to put casters on the Sam's table for mobility?

 

[CaptainMarvel]

In the process of building this....

https://sphotos-a-atl.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1146671_10100106175475735_660870025_n.jpg

Build of 3/4" A/C Plywood. Will have doors on the front, far right section will be dust collection for the saw. Will give me a nice outfeed table, and replace the workbench I have now that is too shallow. Going to paint the cabinet toolbox red like the cabinets in the background, and will stain and poly the top. I have fingerjoint pine for the top trim. About $150-175 in materials including hidden hinges, casters, glue, screws, nails etc used on this.

What kind of joinery did you use for the cabinet?

 

[bazzateer]

I'll be using 6 of the old fence posts I've removed from my garden to provide legs for a home-built bench for my half-built garage. I'll probably use a 10' length of kitchen worktop for the surface.

I'll post up some pics on the workbench thread when I do it.

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50406

 

[86TURBOBUICK]

I got this one at SAMS same manufacturer as the bench from your original posting, lots to put together but it is solid... great that it is on locking casters also as you can wheel it out to the driveway and have all your tools right there with you if need be. Here is a photo

 

[Pate]

I got this one at SAMS same manufacturer as the bench from your original posting, lots to put together but it is solid... great that it is on locking casters also as you can wheel it out to the driveway and have all your tools right there with you if need be. Here is a photo

I just assembled the 72" roller cabinet also. They only issue I see is that it's not as deep as the bench I have from them.

 

[dandan111]

Almost bought one of those kobalts. I built mine off the wall. Super strong. Just plywood top for now. I may upgrade. I have left over bamboo flooring and laminate flooring to choose from. Fun project if you have the time.

 

[TerryH]

I'm definitely in the build vs buy camp. It's going in a place where you build and/or work on things. Build what you need. I built a couple of benches with this same construction. I used one for my main bench for years until I built the mongo bench that I use for a main bench now. These simple benches are massively strong, dirt cheap and super easy to build. The base is laminated 2x4 construction using 3 - 2x4's on each corner. The center 2x4 is actually 2 cut pieces that leave a hole for the cross stretchers which are also 2x4's. Sort of a laminated mortise and tenon.

The top is a solid core door that is edge banded with solid wood and I use a 1/4" piece of melamine for the top work surface. The melamine is easily cleaned and replaceable if it gets damaged or just starts to look bad. Makes for a cheap and very sturdy bench with some weight to it so it doesn't move around.

Here's one that I use all the time. It doubles as a tablesaw outfeed.

Here are some more detail photos of the construction of the base. I did run these 2x4's through my planer so they would glue up better but it wouldn't be absolutely necessary to do that. It is a seriously strong construction method for a bench. Once all these 2x4's are fitted and glued together they are just about indestructible.

 

[alpinewhite]

Is there a thread about a tour of your shop?