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> Lets see your work benches, In you Garage
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post Dec 6 2004, 10:49 PM
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My workbench...er...entire garage layout sux! Well, it sure beats no garage at all and I'm thankful for the space regardless how chaotic it currently is. The PO was kinda a cheapskate on certain stuff (but not always or maybe that was the wife's doing).

I'd like to redo the whole thing but it's not really high on "the list" so I have plenty of time to figure out what would work. Thanks so far for the good ideas and pics above...
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post Dec 6 2004, 11:21 PM
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Not the present garage, but where I did 90% of my restoration.

It was rented attached the the 390 sq ft beach "house" I lived in at the time. shelves on the right that you see, and then there were 3 of those big Home Depot plastic shelves behind the camera. Work bench?!?! Nope. I had a crappy Ikea folding table that I setup in the alley and put away every night when done. It made me keep everything very well organized. ~4 years in here.

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post Dec 6 2004, 11:47 PM
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Perfect time for this thread.
We're building a Teenie garage addition and I'm looking into benches and such right now.

Here are some picts of my $200 garage overhaul Built with leftover 2x4s and 4x4s. Added a couple sheets of plywood to make doors to cover the mess and some cheapie drawers to put small stuff into. Purchased one high grade hardwood plywood for the top that will take the abuse, (it has...)

Made the area where the door opens narrower so that it would be easier to get in and out of the cars.


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post Dec 6 2004, 11:51 PM
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Here is another mini counter that holds the ancient toolbox (it was old when i bought it used 25 years ago...
It also hides the seldom used lincoln arc welder. (works great as a cutting torch) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

All too noisy oiless compressor otherwise doing a good job. We'll be building a noise reduction cabinet with leftover wood from the garage build.


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post Dec 6 2004, 11:59 PM
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I was thinking about getting the Sears garage wall system or the stanley Zag garage storage system. But I'm leaning toward spending the money on a new toolbox and building the rest out of wood.

Stanley Zag

Sears wall cabinet
They have a full system too...

I'm most concerned with getting a bunch of drawers somehow so I don't have to dig thru 1 foot deep drawers to find what I'm looking for. I will also have the storage shed that I can do some better storage design in there. (currently just a bunch of rubbermaid bins..)

So, does anyone have an idea where to get multiple drawers without spending a bundle? I'm leaning towards getting a new tool box for rollaround tools since I'll be taking the tools between the two garages from time to time. Then maybe use the old toolbox and buy another ancient toolbox to use for general storage.
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post Dec 7 2004, 12:02 AM
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This is what I would like to have...


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post Dec 7 2004, 12:16 AM
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QUOTE(dan10101 @ Dec 6 2004, 10:02 PM)
This is what I would like to have...

Who wouldn't?


I'll be happy to someday get a garage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Dec 7 2004, 12:24 AM
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I know it's a mess and it may be hard to see the benches, but....

Please excuse the mess.....

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post Dec 7 2004, 12:25 AM
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post Dec 7 2004, 12:26 AM
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post Dec 7 2004, 09:34 AM
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Wow JP, that is a serious work bench and you got your priorities right, i.e., a refer right in the middle, your fly poles off to one side (on the top) and an air conditioner on the left. Oh and a wood stove off to one side.

Set for life. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Dec 7 2004, 10:05 AM
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Nice work guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

I think I will be doing a neat blend of a few of the ones posed here. I'll post some photos when I get done.

I am going to have a LOW section for working from a stool/chair (maybe a 914 shop chair conversion (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ) and a section with a sheet metal top and back splash (easy bends). This will be my clean area.

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post Dec 8 2004, 10:30 PM
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QUOTE(dan10101 @ Dec 6 2004, 09:59 PM)
I'm most concerned with getting a bunch of drawers somehow so I don't have to dig thru 1 foot deep drawers to find what I'm looking for. I will also have the storage shed that I can do some better storage design in there. (currently just a bunch of rubbermaid bins..)

So, does anyone have an idea where to get multiple drawers without spending a bundle? I'm leaning towards getting a new tool box for rollaround tools since I'll be taking the tools between the two garages from time to time. Then maybe use the old toolbox and buy another ancient toolbox to use for general storage.

I found the solution for my drawer delima.
OSH has an inexpensive (read, no ball bearing drawers) Craftsman tool box they call a project center. It has 5 drawers that will work for my needs. 3 should do the trick for my packrat needs. I'll build a workbench that they will slide into when there is no need to roll them around.

They are $99 each until 12-10-04 at OSH.

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post Dec 23 2004, 01:45 PM
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Okay.. What should i put on top of my work bench to prevent oil, grease, fuel from soaking into the MDF top?

Will a good coat of paint work okay? I could poly it but will that hold up? If I use paint could just repaint it if it gets too bad.

Non painted looks cool but after a few used parts get on it it will look like crap.
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post Dec 23 2004, 01:56 PM
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I'd recomend Formica, that's what I have on mine, easy to clean too. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Dec 23 2004, 02:13 PM
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Galvanized sheet metal is good too (won't get burned/melt if soldering, heat gun, etc.). Solvents and thinners wont hurt it either.
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post Dec 23 2004, 02:24 PM
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2 coats (minimum) of oil based enamel works for me.

It's a good idea to bullnose the edge of the table top....I use a
a quarter or half inch radius router bit. I also double up the thickness around the outside perimeter of the top.

A 4 X 8 X 3/4 sheet of MDF weighs over 100 lbs. These days, I get help when stuffing them SOBs into my table saw...I'm gettin' old....(sigh). Also, wear a mask when cutting. The dust is some bad shit.
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post Dec 23 2004, 02:34 PM
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Well, I would show you mine but it would take a few days to clear off all the crap. Sorry.
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post Jan 3 2005, 11:37 PM
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Ok, I know, this thread is ancient. I didn't want to post a pic until I cleaned off the bench from the last project. Bench was already in the garage when I bought the house. Stoutly home-made with a thick plywood top. Wood top was fine for the woodchuck who lived here before me, but a gearhead needs a metal-top bench so I had a local shop bend me a 10ga galvanized cap for it.

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post Jan 4 2005, 08:59 AM
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Is that a vertical mini-mill?
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