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Looking for a general purpose work bench for bike and other work that you could attach a vise to, spill oil on and otherwise abuse.
Would like it to have 1 to 2 shelves under the work surface, approximate dimensions: length 130 cm, height 90 cm width 60 cm. Cost under 100 GBP ideally. Anything out there?
Cheers!
DIY ..... have a shufty..... http://myoutdoorplans.com/category/workbench/
where are you
if in sheffield im throwing one out, has a vise on it
has a drawer missing but hey its free if you can come and get it
Make one yourself. A really satisfying little project.
Lots of videos on youtube to make your own, from the most simple of benches right through to works of art. If you have the space to put one, you have the space to make one and what better first project for a workshop?
Made an unbelievably strong wood bench 4m long for £60. Made it myself out of wood. Easy!
I made a very sturdy bench roughly following these plans: http://straightchuter.com/basic-workbench-design-plans/
Under £50 in wood (a sheet of MDF and six 4x2s) plus some glue and screws. I stuck a piece of easily replaced hardboard over the top, trimmed around the sides, fitted a vice, etc but you don't have to get that fancy.
We made simple bench for the workshop in the shop with cheap kitchen work top from wicks and some treated timber left over from my bosses decking (2x4) and it’s strong enough.
It is screwed to the floor and wall and the vice does have large spreader plates. But cheap and easy wipe
Get some 4”x4”x6’ fence posts, cut in half they’ll make really solid legs, with an old work top and decking boards to hold things together. Place I used to work at had two work tables that were originally for setting hot-metal type into the forms ready for printing. I covet those tables, the tops are cast iron, machined flat on top, and staggeringly heavy! They also rust with the slightest hint of moisture.
130 cm, height 90 cm width 60 cm.
an off cut of worktop on top of two kitchen cabinets
For £100 I would DIY, scavenge stuff, watch gumtree etc if you are not in a hurry.
If you just want an ok bench now, no hassle then there are quite a few sellers on ebay;
This looked OK , if you need something soon and assemble yourself m as above there is a
perfectly reasonable solution out there without total DIY , and the cost of timber to the diy enthusiast makes eyes water.
Love the build one yourself comments. Perhaps the OP is like me totally useless at DIY projects LOL.
I got a couple of shelf units from Lidl - they can be mounted on top of each other or side by side so I did one of each then scrounged some chipboard flooring panels from someone to make a worktop and backboard.
I recently made one for £25. It allowed me to customize all the dimensions for my needs.
Evenings work and really satisfying.
Avoid using MDF as a worktop surface, it absorbs fluids and distorts easily in damp - it is only compressed paper after-all, better off with plywood or kitchen worktop.
I found an old off-cut of kitchen top and bought some legs from Homebase, I think all in it was £40 - the kitchen top was free though.
Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Heartwarming. I have done some DIY in the past, built a self designed loft bed and a modular sound proof enclosure for an electron microscope that worked ok (struggled a bit with the door) but I was really looking for something fast to build that also can be taken apart and reassembled easily since I'm still moving around a lot - sorry that I forgot to specify this.
Maybe a wire rack with a solid wood top would be a good compromise. You can get these:
Or do this
Should be doable for around 100 and you get a lot of adjustability plus option for wheels. Looks a bit better than sheet metal ones IMO
A sacrificial sheet of marine ply on top protects your masterpiece. That way when used at a barbecue you won’t get annoyed with some one spills bbq sauce on it. Or when a small someone leaves a pumpkin on it, which then dissolves to a sticky mass and soaks in resulting in a sickly smell all winter.
Depends what kind of workbench you want, I would be happy with that as an assembly table to lay things on, but would not mount a vice on it to swing on/pound on.
A light duty one, mounting a small vice could still be useful. Last time I needed one was trying to unscrew the chainring lockring on the raceface aeffect yikes.
Ended up ordering this 125x90x60 cm table for 123 gbp delivered!
I've actually just knocked this one together from scrap bits of timber at work. It's my first attempt.
It's a smaller, secondary bench for the garage, for my son. I've got a small vice to attach to it. It's solid enough but I might anchor it to the wall to be on the safe side
Took a couple of hours to make and cost £zero
I've got one of these:
[url= https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cwb1250-workbench/ ]Clarke CWB1250 Workbench[/url]
Yet to mount my vice to it though.
i've made a few from old solid oak kitchen worktops/units and cut offs of timber i've pulled out of skips where someones renovating a house (i have no problem with skip ratting mind!) make nice solid workbenches for free. also try gumtree if you don't want to jump in a skip
What's good for making a tool board for the wall?
I've been looking at these types:
