Let's See Your Workbench

Coyote machine · Nov 1, 2013

My work bench, main one, is on casters too, so if I happen to find it I could move it to where it might be most useful. EVERYthing horizontal in my house, barn, shed, garage, car, etc, has something on it I have to move to get to what I need to find, work on, recycle or throw out. Did I mention floors? They too have stuff stacked high, waiting on me to move back to where I was going to store it etc. Pics, HA! You know what I'd have to do to you if I showed you pics, right?!:lightningbolt:
What is it about those of us who would qualify as pack-rats or borderline hoarders that we can never seem to get organized? If everything were neat and in it's place things would be sooo much easier to find the tool one was looking for etc. I've tried, numerous times, but in the end the bench gets covered.
Is there any hope for those of us with this affliction, or is the light at the end of our tunnel truly an oncoming train?!:shocked:

pinetree10 · Nov 2, 2013

Code54 said:
Here is mine - it is 8 foot long, 3' deep with a 1' "backsplash". It is made out of 1/2 Steel so it is a bit heavy (somewhere close to 1000lbs) but I have some rolling tables for stuff I don't want to put on the main bench. Now I finally have a nice heavy duty vice on the left most corner but after 2 years it still looks the same.

Best workbench I've ever seen. Looks like I could park my tractor on it and it wouldn't even flinch. Nice job.

Code54 · Nov 7, 2013

Thanks Pinetree10 - that was the goal when I built it - I never wanted to have to worry about putting something on it or have any concerns about pounding on it. Still working great and is exactly the same as when I built it. Thanks for the compliment

Danno1 · Nov 8, 2013

Coyote machine said:
... EVERYthing horizontal in my house, barn, shed, garage, car, etc, has something on it I have to move to get to what I need to find, work on, recycle or throw out.

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Is there any hope for those of us with this affliction, or is the light at the end of our tunnel truly an oncoming train?!:shocked:

Train... :banghead:

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Ehanson · Dec 1, 2013

The only photo I could find, doesn't show the bench a whole lot because of "stuff"!

Ehanson · Dec 1, 2013

The only photo I could find, doesn't show the bench a whole lot because of "stuff"!

PHPaul · Dec 1, 2013

A bit hard to see here, but in my woodworking space, the benches are all tied into the framing. 2x6 framed with 4x4 legs and a double 3/4" plywood top. The doubled top provides two benefits: It's stronger, and when the top layer gets too torn up, you can unscrew it and flip it over or replace it. 24" deep to take the best advantage of a sheet of plywood, but wish I'd have gone deeper. 30 or 36" would be better.

I have a single 8 foot version of the same construction in my mechanical bay. It's had the crap beat out of it and the top flipped once (it's about due for replacement) but it's taken the lickin' and kept on tickin'.