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Posted: 1/24/2021 4:44:41 PM EDT
[#1]
I'll join.
Just bought a new house and would like to build a wall-mounted workbench. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:05:49 PM EDT
[#2]
How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:10:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG Must get cold and dark in here |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:14:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG No wonder I can't find a decent used lantern at the flea market. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:15:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:24:49 PM EDT
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I would build two benches. One a true work bench with vise etc. and a reloading bench. My work bench gets trashed, dirty and beat up. I wouldn't want all that near my 650.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:32:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG Do you like Lanterns? |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:34:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG 
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:51:48 PM EDT
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  Took the wheels off of the Milwaukee work benches to make them more solid. Then I covered the entire wooden surface with rubberized mats, including beneath the Wilton vice. The center work area is roughly 5’ wide and 10’ long. They want retarded prices for the benches now these days, or I’d add a few more. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 6:02:06 PM EDT
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Current bench. 2x4s, 4x4s, simpson ties, 1" MDF top, 3 generations old vice (grandpa, dad, me) and a beer fridge underneath.. Built it 15 years and 3 garages ago (it is not fun to move).
Likely going to retire it soon, plan to build a steel framed, wood and steel topped bench that will span most of the side of my shop with HF tool chests integrated into it.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 6:07:47 PM EDT
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Mine is the single bay of my 3 car garage, so not a huge amount of space. Old cabinets work great for me, and my compressor in the corner between them.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 6:08:00 PM EDT
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I like the beer fridge idea....
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Posted: 1/24/2021 6:12:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Current bench. 2x4s, 4x4s, simpson ties, 1" MDF top, 3 generations old vice (grandpa, dad, me) and a beer fridge underneath.. Built it 15 years and 3 garages ago (it is not fun to move). Likely going to retire it soon, plan to build a steel framed, wood and steel topped bench that will span most of the side of my shop with HF tool chests integrated into it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_5163_jpg-1795149.JPG Old school BMX!!! My ride. 
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Posted: 1/24/2021 6:21:33 PM EDT
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I still have my Dyno Nitro hanging in my garage.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 7:01:52 PM EDT
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Great timing for this thread. I just applied another coat of Tung oil to the top.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 8:12:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 8:14:15 PM EDT
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Like a gun safe can never be big enough, neither can a work bench.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 8:44:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Old school BMX!!! My ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/98387/7C4C26E9-1B6F-4B0A-94DC-D33C6D809220-1795172.png Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Current bench. 2x4s, 4x4s, simpson ties, 1" MDF top, 3 generations old vice (grandpa, dad, me) and a beer fridge underneath.. Built it 15 years and 3 garages ago (it is not fun to move). Likely going to retire it soon, plan to build a steel framed, wood and steel topped bench that will span most of the side of my shop with HF tool chests integrated into it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_5163_jpg-1795149.JPG Old school BMX!!! My ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/98387/7C4C26E9-1B6F-4B0A-94DC-D33C6D809220-1795172.png Rad Ripper! Nice bike. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:32:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Current bench. 2x4s, 4x4s, simpson ties, 1" MDF top, 3 generations old vice (grandpa, dad, me) and a beer fridge underneath.. Built it 15 years and 3 garages ago (it is not fun to move). Likely going to retire it soon, plan to build a steel framed, wood and steel topped bench that will span most of the side of my shop with HF tool chests integrated into it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/107869/IMG_5163_jpg-1795149.JPG @Atomic_Ferret What bikes are those? The one on the left a Torker? |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:40:40 PM EDT
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Quoted: @Atomic_Ferret What bikes are those? The one on the left a Torker? 85 Mongoose Californian 87 GT Pro Freestyle tour Both mine since new. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:51:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Great timing for this thread. I just applied another coat of Tung oil to the top. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1572/qoigFO.jpg Very nice. Maple and oak? |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:58:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.imgur.com/VAoAaXf.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dJ2i5l0.jpg Took the wheels off of the Milwaukee work benches to make them more solid. Then I covered the entire wooden surface with rubberized mats, including beneath the Wilton vice. The center work area is roughly 5’ wide and 10’ long. They want retarded prices for the benches now these days, or I’d add a few more. I've thought about using a couple for reloading benches, but wasn't sure how to anchor them to the wall. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:02:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very nice. Maple and oak? Yep. Maple butcher block I ordered online somewhere and the red oak edging is from Lowes. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:12:14 PM EDT
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I’d post a pic, but currently my workbench side of the garage is torn apart and being renovated. Got some new cabinets on order, hopefully they get here soon.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:30:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:32:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Old school BMX!!! My ride. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/98387/7C4C26E9-1B6F-4B0A-94DC-D33C6D809220-1795172.png Hell yeah! |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:33:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG “I have no idea why it burned up so fast” |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:35:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 85 Mongoose Californian 87 GT Pro Freestyle tour Both mine since new. Nice GT! |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:39:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 12:11:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dude..............nice Thanks, its a work in progress, and those are some older pics actually.. |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:14:06 AM EDT
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I second whoever said build separate reloading and workbenches.
I would also think hard about putting the reloading bench somewhere other than the garage. Humidity and temp swings make it less than ideal. Mine is in an unfinished room in the basement, that stays within a 10 degree range all year with sub 30% humidity. Mine is two 3/4 MDF sheets screwed to 2x4s, and screwed to the wall studs. That's another thing, I vote screw it on, it makes a big difference. I screwed the first MDF layer to the 2x4 frame from the top, and then flipped it upside down onto the second sheet and fastened it from the bottom. This way, there are no exposed fasteners on top. Thinking about coating it with a finish of some kind, but I like the smooth finish of the bare MDF. |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:39:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:45:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:52:21 AM EDT
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Built this in 2005 when I first moved in to my place
 Sturdy as hell, I could park my goldwing on it without any worries. I modified (lengthened) the plans for this reloading bench. and left off the top cabinet & back wall. Think I had about $120 in materials (at the time) Reloading Bench Plans The only thing I would do different is make it a few inches shorter, as it's a bit high for workbench. I have since built dedicated reloading benches in my basement, so I might still take this and cut down the 4X4 legs to a proper height |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:54:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:55:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG  |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:56:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG Porno for Pyros. |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:57:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 10:58:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How ever long you build your bench, build it 87 inches longer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20180831_220944_jpg-1795025.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20190303_214550_jpg-1795027.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200125_145313_jpg-1795034.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324502/20200911_222004_jpg-1795039.JPG |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:00:52 AM EDT
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I really gotta get around to building something better, but back in college I built this:
 Two super cheap work tables (I wont even call them benches), that I then made some reasonable tops for out of 2x6s planed down to get square edges. I've been meaning to build a respectable bench for years now, just never gotten around to it. |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:02:21 AM EDT
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No, mine sucks and is a mess. You're not my supervisor
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:09:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:13:39 AM EDT
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I used a 2x4 Basics kit, with the shelves, and sourced a 1-3/4" industrial butcher block top for it.
I use it pretty much only as a gunsmithing/reloading bench, and for that, it works great. Really debating selling my upright/stacking ball-bearing slide toolboxes and getting at least one of the rolling workbenches with toolbox drawers as a general utility workspace. |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:28:08 AM EDT
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Here's mine. I wish I had more room!
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Posted: 1/25/2021 11:29:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2021 9:37:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryYour own CNC. Nice! |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 10:29:16 PM EDT
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Bump.... I love these threads, but hate how they always seem to vanish, Its to bad we don't have a shop/garage sub forum.... Lots of talented folks on this site...
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Posted: 1/26/2021 10:59:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bump.... I love these threads, but hate how they always seem to vanish, Its to bad we don't have a shop/garage sub forum.... Lots of talented folks on this site... I hear you, time flies and the archives can be a black hole. I’m 2-3 weeks from bar countertops, so I’m gonna have to come up with some random lame update to keep my garage thread from slipping into archives. |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 11:53:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hear you, time flies and the archives can be a black hole. I’m 2-3 weeks from bar countertops, so I’m gonna have to come up with some random lame update to keep my garage thread from slipping into archives. post it in here, Ill keep the thread alive... Or we can try and get a shop/garage sub forum created... The DIY section is ok, but I think a dedicated forum to shops/garages would be awesome.. I mean, 90% of America has a garage, and I doubt 90% believes in Bigfoot and aliens, yet we have a sub forum in general for that.... (not to knock that thread, I love it, Ive seen some shit in the woods that I cant even begin to explain in my years)... |
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