Home made work bench

Pan mixer · Jul 22, 2019

I took a photo specially. As you see a small bench doesn't guarantee that it remains clean but at least there is not that much to put away. People can also balance things on the welding trailer when they are desperate too I notice.

Kidds · Jul 22, 2019

Top of mine is 8x4 of 10mm steel plate. Brilliant table but you can't move it with anything other than a forklift.

Robert K · Jul 22, 2019

Pan mixer said:
I took a photo specially. As you see a small bench doesn't guarantee that it remains clean but at least there is not that much to put away. People can also balance things on the welding trailer when they are desperate too I notice.

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Bemo · Jul 23, 2019

The two I have made (one out of 12’ crossing sleepers and a steel one for welding) I put the top of the vice’s level with my elbow and that seems to be right for me.

Bemo · Jul 23, 2019

Northeastfarmer said:
Looks good...I have plenty of 50 x 50 in stock I’ll have a go....what’s the height of yours off the floor? I’m 6’4 so might have to be higher

tomlad · Jul 23, 2019

My thoughts re. Hight , if its for u then whatever is right for u is correct.
I thought about hights of other stuff around, saw benches , tressels ECT, tried to match up , but if tressels were low then raise them .
What ever hight my main bench was . I raised it few inch other year , things may evolve...
Im 6' 7"

Very fair piont regards a flat surface collecting shite , i aint gonna photo my bench . A manifold sat behind the vice has been there a LONG time. Id say go 8x4 6mm or thicker , but flat surfaces do collect .......

Deutzdx3 · Jul 23, 2019

On YouTube there are a few ideas. One I’ve seen has a chain system to raise and lower it. Another has a scissor lift built in to lift the wheels off the ground. All well and good if all you want to do with your time is Make a welding bench as a pass time. I do find wheels both a blessing and curse.

pine_guy · Jul 23, 2019

Mine is two railway sleepers sat on two breeze blocks bolted back to the wall, then another layer of breeze blocks and sleepers again. You struggle to sit something on it without it rolling off.

tomlad · Jul 23, 2019

Also some have a angle on some edges as a catch thing if owts rolling off, 25x25x3 or sommin , i tink a good idea. Open of angle facing up.

davidcardiff · Jul 23, 2019

Made this one for myself 1250x2500 12 mm hardox top and 100x100x6 box for legs
Total weight is about 750kg

TripleSix · Jul 24, 2019

Northeastfarmer said:
Looks good...I have plenty of 50 x 50 in stock I’ll have a go....what’s the height of yours off the floor? I’m 6’4 so might have to be higher

920mm off the floor.
Works well for me, but I'm only 5'10
I'd probably aim for 1000mm max

I'm pretty sure handrails are at 1100...

br jones · Jul 24, 2019

davidcardiff said:
Made this one for myself 1250x2500 12 mm hardox top and 100x100x6 box for legs
Total weight is about 750kg
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Good table for tying a body to

fermerboy · Jul 25, 2019

Been thinking about doing a new bench for a while.
I have a rickle of various benches, cupboards etc lined up one wall and there just isnt enough room to store stuff/work area.
I was thinking or replacing the lot, along the lines of 20-25 ft long with either box or angle legs, and the back frame extending up to support shelving, and the front doored so to provide storage out of site for power tools, tool boxes, 20litre tins of gear oil etc, couple of vices fixed on too.
The floor slopes so would just make it to fit the shed.
Not sure how wide to make it though? Thinking 1m maybe? Think a fuĺl 4ft sheet against a wall is too much of a stretch.
You lot have me worried now it will just clutter up with stuff!!!

Tubbylew · Jul 25, 2019

You'd have a job to beat a 2m×1m sheet of 6mm on a 50mm box frame, as for height the top of what ever vice you fit wants to be at elbow height.

Tubbylew · Jul 25, 2019

Always be knolling

tomlad · Jul 25, 2019

Wen did u photo my bench?

JD6920s · Jul 25, 2019

FarmerD89 said:
One I started making all finished now mind.... £180 in 80x80 x5mm box for legs and frame 1”x2” back frame for board. And 6mm plate top.

We’ve got two fans identical to yours

JohnBoy · Jul 26, 2019

@davieh3350 I love the angle iron bench, but I guess you need a good bench to make it in the first place

upnortheast · Jul 26, 2019

Used the cheqer plate when we took out the herringbone parlour. Upstand bolted thrrough the wall & legs made from some 4 x 4 timber we had on hand,

davieh3350 · Jul 27, 2019

JohnBoy said:
@davieh3350 I love the angle iron bench, but I guess you need a good bench to make it in the first place

It was the first one I made15 years ago. Steel came from a hydro station, it held the cooling system of a transformer (112 tons) that came from Winnipeg Canada
It's not that accurate but really handy for cutting sheets and for clamping work.
Fecking annoying cos tools constantly fall to the floor.

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