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Got a new workbench.

Jwest7788

Jwest7788

Joshua West
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Loving it.

SS top, 8' long. Propped up on 2x4 chunks so the beer fridge would fit within arms reach. :)


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Mid re-organization of the shop. It's tough moving some of these peices around solo. That air compressor is a cast iron joke to move alone. haha


Funny note, When I painted, I did so a measured distance from the ground. Now, I was careful to level the workbench, and see how un-level the floor in my shop/garage is. haha

JW
 
I wish we lived closer. I would have helped you move that air compressor. I was really struggling to remove and install the table on my milling machine this weekend by myself It really sucks moving heavy stuf by yourself. Nice work bench though.
 
Thanks guys, May take you all up on the offer of a helping hand in the coming weeks. I plan on buying a new compressor. Fingers crossed, haha.

JW
 
Nice bench & nice layout. Tell us about the countertop. Is it entirely metal or metal sheet is somehow laminated onto plywood substrate? Did you get the frame that way or had it welded up to suit your requirements? I've been thinking about something similar one day - replacing kind of a legacy homebrew junky table. Right now my bench grinder & vise are on it so it has mounting holes & blind nuts etc. I was visualizing a replaceable top just in case my needs changed.
 
PeterT said:
Nice bench & nice layout. Tell us about the countertop. Is it entirely metal or metal sheet is somehow laminated onto plywood substrate? Did you get the frame that way or had it welded up to suit your requirements? I've been thinking about something similar one day - replacing kind of a legacy homebrew junky table. Right now my bench grinder & vise are on it so it has mounting holes & blind nuts etc. I was visualizing a replaceable top just in case my needs changed.
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It's a SS sheet, over a 3/4" (or so) plywood top.
It's all prefab actually, "shop new age . com "


I couldn't afford a solid steel top at the moment, so this seemed like a good alternative, the way it's constructed it should be easy to replace the plywood should the need arise, and can always upgrade it to solid steel later.

I saw a smaller 4' model of this bench but with a bamboo top at Costco actually. Seemed good in store, but wanted to research.
When I found that the actual manufacturer had an 8' with SS top I was a pretty quick convert, as I was planning on filling an 8' space anyways.
 
The sale is for online purchases only, but the lady at the service desk gave it to me for the sale price anyway.
 
I paid and walked out into the parking lot before I figured out- why was it so much? Then I went back in. I think they relented because I was going to return it.
 
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