- 1. Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Heerschap <Heerschap@eng.kns.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:36:12 -0400
- I'm looking to get a workbench for the shop. I want to get drawers top strong enough for mounting a heavy 5" vise. What I've been looking at right now is the Craftsman: http://shop.sears.com/sears/65
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00061.html (8,049 bytes)
- 2. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: jniolon@uss.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:19:39 -0500
- Before I'd lay down that Sears Card, I'd check with places like Graingers, C&H Distributors (chdist.com) or Global Industrial equipment 1-800-645-1232 for their industrial benches. MUCH more substan
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00062.html (8,917 bytes)
- 3. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 18:11:39 -0400
- Chris, Must be nice to have that much money to throw away. I made mine from 2x4s and 1/2" plywood. I built a 2x4 rectang. frame and put cross stringer in it to support the load. Then put 2x4 legs on
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00063.html (9,210 bytes)
- 4. Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 18:17:00 -0500
- I made my own. 4x4 legs, 2x4 framing, 1" chipboard tops. Came out as two 8' long, 24" deep benches with storage shelves underneath. I put several coats of polyurethane varnish on to protect them fro
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00064.html (7,867 bytes)
- 5. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 19:10:00 -0500
- I dunno, I think 24" is fine for a workbench. I've been happy with mine for many years. Most pre-made benches are too damned *short* to work at standing up, and I'm not even six feet tall. Mine are
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00065.html (7,599 bytes)
- 6. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 19:04:42 -0700
- A good workbench should be about the same height as your elbows. if you're over 4' 6" tall, anything from Sears will cause major back problems.
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00066.html (7,350 bytes)
- 7. RE: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: "Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@wang.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 22:48:41 -0400
- Depending on how you like to work and what it entails, consider a table vs. a bench. I use homemade 3x5' tables with shelving underneath. Perfect for chair height. Of course I'm short (5'5"), so stan
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00067.html (7,887 bytes)
- 8. RE: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 17:13:00 -0500
- A friend of mine uses belt-buckle-height steel-topped tables for engine assembly instead of engine stands. He'll put the crank in a big block Chevy, stand it on end, and complete the short block wit
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00077.html (7,737 bytes)
- 9. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 17:11:00 -0500
- I've built benches that high before, but my current ones are a bit shorter. All of my benches are taller than the "recommended" height, which is evidently adjusted for midgets. When we remodel the k
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00078.html (7,766 bytes)
- 10. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:12:17 -0400
- Whoa! There is a big difference between slicing onions and washing dishes, and grinding the valves on a engine head. The onions and dishes tend to be either at or below the height of the countertop,
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00084.html (9,202 bytes)
- 11. Re: Good workbench? (score: 1)
- Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:47:00 -0500
- Funny you should pick that particular example; my head-grinding bench is 24" deep, 48" wide... and 40" tall. It's the tallest bench in the shop. With the head up on the work box it's high enough to
- /html/shop-talk/1999-07/msg00089.html (9,635 bytes)
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