| Project by cstrang | posted 65 days ago | 1012 views | 6 times favorited | 17 comments |  |
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Ever since I moved the shop into the basement all I had for a work bench was a 2 and 4×4 structure with a sheet of 1/2” plywood as a top. I was fooling around with the idea of making a new one for a few months and once I had the idea pretty refined in my head I put pen to paper, bought some material and here it is. It is simply two cabinets, 6 casters and one table top. The cabinets are made from 3/4” MDF and the doors are 3/4” pine and 1/4” melamine. The peg board on the back was a last minute decision; I wanted the bench to be moveable around the shop so the peg board is attached to the wall and not the bench. It really is great, it comes out for assembly and tucks right back into the wall when I don’t need access from all four sides at once. It has great stowage underneath as well, down the road I am thinking about putting some sliders on the shelves to make getting heavier power tools an easier task.
-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.
17 comments so far
bobthebuilder647
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posted 65 days ago
Great looking bench!
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michaelray
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posted 65 days ago
Very nice.
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Andraxia
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posted 65 days ago
Arrrgh I have enough workbenches already…. Now you give me an idea for a new one….
Great workbench.
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Belinda
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Cantil3v3r
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posted 65 days ago
Nice workbench…clean, functional, and mobile…beautiful!
Loucarb
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posted 65 days ago
Nice job on the bench.
huff
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posted 65 days ago
Chris, Great job on your workbench. Lots of storage and mobile. can’t ask for more than that. Welcome to LJ’s and thanks for sharing.
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ndguy
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posted 65 days ago
Good job, nice upgrade from your description of the old storage!
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johnnymo
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posted 65 days ago
Great looking workbench.
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NBeener
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posted 65 days ago
Good job. BIG fan of the mobile bit, and of the versatility of the fairly generic configuration. Anything you want that to morph into … you can make it morph into.
Well done!
-- -- Neil
a1Jim
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posted 65 days ago
Looks great nice work
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stefang
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posted 64 days ago
Nice clean looking work. The wheels are a good idea.
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Cory
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posted 64 days ago
Nice job! I would definitely recommend the sliding storage. How well do the 6 casters work? I’ve always just used 4 casters. Does it make it any harder to move around?
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cstrang
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posted 64 days ago
the 6 casters are great, however at $25 a piece they dont come cheep
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 64 days ago
Nice clean design works well.Alistair
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shavins
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posted 42 days ago
lovely clean workbench design there Cstrang, some nice work in the other projects too. Thanks for commenting on my chair much appreciated!
-- shavins
Dadzor
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posted 16 days ago
Great looking bench, Chris. A sturdy and functional bench is gonna be one of my first projects.
My drill press is going to get a face lift, too.
Matt
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hasbeen99
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posted 15 days ago
Nice work! Looks clean, simple, and functional. Hope it serves you well. :o)
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