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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:41:25 PM EDT
I have a corner in the garage and can build it about 10 feet on each side. I'll be making a 90 degree L shaped bench and would like some open shelving below as well as peg board and lighting. I currently have no electric outlets besides the one that runs the garage door so I'll hire an electrician to run a line so I can put in some outlets and lighting. I'll be using 4x4 and 2x4's as well as a pail of leftover 2.5" "DeckMate" screws so this will be nothing fancy, just functional. My main concern is what type of top to use? Plywood or particle board? Depending on price I even thought I could find some cheap counter top material. Would it be best to get 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch or just sandwich 2 pieces together as I'd like something solid with no flex. This will be a basic spot to work and I can always rebuild it later I just need to take advantage of the space I have and I have done way too many projects on the garage floor lately.
I'm thinking something like these but a little longer on each side. 
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:46:24 PM EDT
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Bench in the back. And gun pic! 2x4, deck is 3/4 ply with a finished 3/4 ply on top. Trimmed around by 1x2 alum front rail. Bench below is the same with fill trim. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:04:21 AM EDT
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I am going to buy the shit to build a workbench that works for me this weekend and start building it. I am short so all the ready made it to tall for me so going to build my own. And it will come out a lot cheaper building my own versus the prefab ones.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:10:58 AM EDT
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I built a couple after I built my shop. Pic is from a few years ago.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:14:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/9735D55C-66CA-4489-A18D-B76C7EC79484_zpssd5sg7nb.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/40AA1640-48FA-4881-A02C-1DF07507B1CB_zpsblt3rt31.jpg Bench in the back. And gun pic! 2x4, deck is 3/4 ply with a finished 3/4 ply on top. Trimmed around by 1x2 alum front rail. Bench below is the same with fill trim. Wow...that looks like the Kershaw bayonet. Noice... |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:17:15 AM EDT
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I have particle board, it's not bad but in hindsight I would have used plywood. Particle board is heavy, and if you spill any liquid on it you have to wipe it fast or else the surface will puff up like a blister.
Also, it's got no rigidity.... I have a vise mounted sort of cantilevered on the edge of the bench, and when pounding with a sledge or applying a lot of torque to something the bench surface gives and bends. Plywood would have been far superior in this respect. I also would recommend 3/4", it doesn't pay to skimp there. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:18:26 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:20:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Likely Zero Tolerance bayonet. Not sure if that is a kershaw brand. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/9735D55C-66CA-4489-A18D-B76C7EC79484_zpssd5sg7nb.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/40AA1640-48FA-4881-A02C-1DF07507B1CB_zpsblt3rt31.jpg Bench in the back. And gun pic! 2x4, deck is 3/4 ply with a finished 3/4 ply on top. Trimmed around by 1x2 alum front rail. Bench below is the same with fill trim. Wow...that looks like the Kershaw bayonet. Noice... Likely Zero Tolerance bayonet. Not sure if that is a kershaw brand. It is. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:22:20 AM EDT
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There is a workbench thread tacked around here somewhere.... general, DIY,
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:24:07 AM EDT
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Keep your eye out for solid wood doors. They work great.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:42:34 AM EDT
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Another idea is to look for close out countertops at Home Depot, etc. If they don't have both halves of a 90deg countertop, they'll discount the one half they have.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:43:26 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2016 12:55:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Correct Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/9735D55C-66CA-4489-A18D-B76C7EC79484_zpssd5sg7nb.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Joshpictures/40AA1640-48FA-4881-A02C-1DF07507B1CB_zpsblt3rt31.jpg Bench in the back. And gun pic! 2x4, deck is 3/4 ply with a finished 3/4 ply on top. Trimmed around by 1x2 alum front rail. Bench below is the same with fill trim. Wow...that looks like the Kershaw bayonet. Noice... Likely Zero Tolerance bayonet. Not sure if that is a kershaw brand. It is. Correct I'm a Kershaw fan myself.   |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 1:05:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2016 1:35:41 AM EDT
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Keep your eye out for solid wood doors. They work great. This if you aren't going for a master wood workers master piece or a top that needs low drag. Most of the flat ones have a 1/8 - 1/4" mahogany skin on the top that can take a fair amount of abuse or an oil finish. Put a hardwood trim piece on the edge and your good to go. There is a place around me that's selling 10 packs new for 120$ or go to a salvage place and get a used one and trim it down to get rid of the hole for the knob. Should be less than 2 pieces of sanded plywood. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 1:41:16 AM EDT
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I don't have a pic of it but it's a replica of a bunch of tables that I made for the last place I worked to move and lay out structural steel. The ones for work had wheels and will support several tons but this one has adjustable feet to level it up with. The frame is made of 2x2x3/16 angle and topped off with steel diamond plate turned upside down. It was scrap that I got for free. The dimensions are 30x60. The frame is smaller than the top and there is a 2 inch overhang so clamps or vice grips can be used to secure items to the table.The table is 36 inches high which is the ideal height for me. With the adjustable feet it can be raised another 3 inches if needed. It's welded and rock solid and weighs somewhere around 300 pounds.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 1:48:29 AM EDT
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I was thinking about using Melamine sheets, it's a sheet of MDF with a plastic coating. Easy to clean and such. It appears that Orion used it for his bench. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like. I'd reinforce any area that had a vice with lumber.
You could even use the sheet to cast a nice concrete counter top if you were so inclined. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 1:56:48 AM EDT
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Full legs front and back IMO. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 3:27:51 AM EDT
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We already haz thread...
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_139/1520165_Workbench_Thread_Please_help_in_anyway_that_you_can_.html |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:20:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:35:17 AM EDT
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Here's mine.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:37:31 AM EDT
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Fuck, I can't show anyone my shop now, I have an expensive router lift and table saw with mechanics tools laying all over the tops.
 My work bench is hammered with a combination of an RC race boat that I can't find all the parts for, stain, plumbing and electrical shit, plus a few odds and ends.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:48:39 AM EDT
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I basically made this one up as I went along for a work area for my wife's business. I had plenty of room for a stand alone, so I made the top a full 4x8 sheet of 23/32" plywood, on top of a piece of OSB glued and screwed together. Top frame was 2x6, bottom frame was 2x4 supporting a piece of 1/4" plywood. Legs were 2x4 laminated together (all shit I had laying around, instead of buying 4x4 posts) The laminated ones are stronger anyway.
For arfcom
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Posted: 8/30/2016 5:23:28 AM EDT
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We already haz thread... http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_139/1520165_Workbench_Thread_Please_help_in_anyway_that_you_can_.html Great stuff on page one.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:28:11 AM EDT
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I was thinking about using Melamine sheets, it's a sheet of MDF with a plastic coating. Easy to clean and such. It appears that Orion used it for his bench. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like. I'd reinforce any area that had a vice with lumber. You could even use the sheet to cast a nice concrete counter top if you were so inclined. yes that is a melamine top, it has a 3/4 osb base though as melamine is not a structural. Cleans easy, but I have chipped it already |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:44:21 AM EDT
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Haven't got around to a work bench yet so my reloading bench will have to do. Also restored the drill press.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:49:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:53:41 AM EDT
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http://www.finewoodworking.com/woodworking-plans/article/new-fangled-workbench.aspx
I built this bench maybe twenty years ago. It's holding up very well and is so darned handy it's hard to describe. I can clamp a full sized door in it or work on small parts. The vises are just so simple and effective. I'd share a more recent picture of it but it's buried under a mountain of stuff right now because I'm a slob. It's finished with paste wax and nothing sticks to it. Handy for glue ups and stuff.  |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:53:52 AM EDT
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These are my favorite threads
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Posted: 8/30/2016 9:03:28 AM EDT
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These are my favorite threads They are hard to beat. |
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Posted: 8/31/2016 4:30:30 AM EDT
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steel table legs, and ikea table top, coated in BLO and tung oil, completed with plastic desk top cover
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