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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:45:18 AM EDT
I stumbled upon a decently priced workbench that I could get for home:
https://www.deguns.net/ammo-reloading-bench-garage-workbench-GS00659031-p/gs00659031.htm Thoughts? It would be mainly used for cleaning and working on firearms. Suggest something else if it's not your style. UPDATE: This is what I bought  Attached Filehttps://www.samsclub.com/sams/lighted-workbench-stainless-steel-top/prod21040396.ip?xid=plp12980139-auto:product:1:12 |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:46:52 AM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench.
It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:49:03 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:51:21 AM EDT
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I tend to favor 4x4s, 3/4" ply, and a shit load of screws/lag bolts. Lets me fit the bench to the workspace.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:51:41 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire. 
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:53:35 AM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 Bachelor pad means dining area = workshop lol |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:54:39 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire.  Attached FileA.W.D. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:55:05 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire. 2x4 base makes a nice heavy (stable) table. Double-up a sheet of plywood for the top for a strong worktop. If you are using for firearms, the white laminated MDF makes a nice worktop; gun parts are easy to see against the white and the laminate is resistant to chemicals and easy to clean. If you want hanging storage, leave the 2x4's used for the back legs full length and hang a pegboard sheet on it. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:56:43 AM EDT
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I tend to favor 4x4s, 3/4" ply, and a shit load of screws/lag bolts. Lets me fit the bench to the workspace. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:57:26 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 11:57:51 AM EDT
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160119_173643363_-_Copy_-_Copy-356747.JPG A.W.D. Nice setup! |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:02:45 PM EDT
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What material would you guys suggest for the top if I was to build my own?
OSB with some cheap layer on top to work on? Butcher block? Something else? |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:04:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:06:37 PM EDT
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I second building your own. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/334296/IMG_6905-356760.JPG |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:09:39 PM EDT
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My next bench will be made from Glulam
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:10:48 PM EDT
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DIY (which is more fun) or get the Harbor Freight work bench. Good for guns, nothing heavy duty...
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:12:27 PM EDT
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That's not terrible for the price, but I would want to see it in person. I would guess that the steel used is a lot lighter then you think and the top looks like it is just a laminate, not solid.
If you have the skills, you could build a much stronger bench from 2 x lumber and plywood. Regardless of what you do, throw a 1/4" melamine panel on top, the replace it every 2-3 years if it gets beat up. If you have some patience you can get some great deals at equipment auctions and/or factory closings. I picked up something similar to this for a $100 at a business liquidation sale. Lockable base cabinets to store powder, primers, etc... in plus a solid 30" x 72" maple butchers block top. The top was a little rough, but 30 minutes with a belt sander and some oil made it look almost new.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:14:59 PM EDT
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I second building your own. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/334296/IMG_6905-356760.JPG 
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:15:33 PM EDT
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What material would you guys suggest for the top if I was to build my own? OSB with some cheap layer on top to work on? Butcher block? Something else? I once made a butcher block style top with a bunch of 2x4s glued, stacked up, and through bolted with all thread. Started planning it flat with a hand plane but got it mostly flat and called it good. Took a while, but I had the materials on hand from a different project so it was rather economical. ETA: I have to move a lot so I tend to build one and then sell it on craigslist or to a buddy when we have to leave. Generally make more than my cost to build. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:20:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:21:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:25:13 PM EDT
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Build work bench. Then get it all fucked up doin cool shit. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/PicsArt_11-07-08-356776.JPG |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:27:26 PM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:27:32 PM EDT
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What material would you guys suggest for the top if I was to build my own? OSB with some cheap layer on top to work on? Butcher block? Something else? |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:28:48 PM EDT
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Costco has a rediculously heavy duty Whalen for $250 ($600+ online) but it's discontinued, so you'll need to have a store search to see if any in your state still have one. It's 300lbs
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:29:45 PM EDT
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Nice! But you probably have more invested in the vice then OP was looking to spend on the bench. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I second building your own. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/334296/IMG_6905-356760.JPG 
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:31:07 PM EDT
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I bet he has a wicked slice.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:34:42 PM EDT
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Built a base from 2x4s and the top from two layers of 3/4" CDX ply topped with 1/8 hardboard.
Edge banded the top with poplar. Has a 3/4 ply shelf at the bottom of the base for rigidity/storage. It's tough, heavy, cheap and the top is replaceable. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:37:36 PM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 https://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-heavy-duty-workbench/prod1490086.ip?pid=_CSE_Google_PLA_980058598&source=ifpla&CAWELAID=730010300001669447&adid=22222222627000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=154659640254&wl4=pla-18283950120&wl5=9028614&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=1247713&wl11=online&wl12=980058598&wl13=&wl15=34506460214&wl17=1o2&veh=sem I have a massive 8 legged (4x4) bench with 2x12s on top that I made myself but its been banished to my garage since I moved and its too damn hot in there. I need something smaller that can actually fit through the door of the room I plan on using to load now and this bench looks like an inexpensive start. The OP's looks nice too but kind of overpriced for what it is. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:41:28 PM EDT
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That's pretty much exactly what I envision for my dining area. Nice setup! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Build your own. It'll be far cheaper and customized to whatever dimensions and attributes you desire. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160119_173643363_-_Copy_-_Copy-356747.JPG A.W.D. Nice setup! Made from 2x2 angle iron, all welded and powder coated, using 1 3/4" butcherboard tops from Grainger. Adjustable HD leveling feet on the stationary benches. The two benches in L-config are also bolted together. The "Island" bench is on wheels and has a router mounted in one end with a custom plate and adjustable fence. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:42:20 PM EDT
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This one? https://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-heavy-duty-workbench/prod1490086.ip?pid=_CSE_Google_PLA_980058598&source=ifpla&CAWELAID=730010300001669447&adid=22222222627000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=154659640254&wl4=pla-18283950120&wl5=9028614&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=1247713&wl11=online&wl12=980058598&wl13=&wl15=34506460214&wl17=1o2&veh=sem I have a massive 8 legged (4x4) bench with 2x12s on top that I made myself but its been banished to my garage since I moved and its too damn hot in there. I need something smaller that can actually fit through the door of the room I plan on using to load now and this bench looks like an inexpensive start. The OP's looks nice too but kind of overpriced for what it is. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:43:05 PM EDT
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What material would you guys suggest for the top if I was to build my own? OSB with some cheap layer on top to work on? Butcher block? Something else? I would use standard grade laminate, not verticle or postforming. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:44:25 PM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 12:45:18 PM EDT
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I second building your own. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/334296/IMG_6905-356760.JPG |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:17:02 PM EDT
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Also, I would stay away from a top that had the melamine surface. It is usually pretty thin, and I've had it crack easily. That stuff is thin enough that it will slice you up. It's great for the inside of cabinets, but not tops.
Carefully plan your workstation before you build. What will be your workflow, and how will you arrange your equipment to achieve this?. Where will your press go, your trimmer, vise, etc.? Then, figure your bolt holes into the design. It sucks having to auger out the back side of your 2 × 4 front to allow bolt clearance for your vise. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:19:03 PM EDT
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:24:05 PM EDT
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:25:36 PM EDT
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How old are you, grandpa? |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:26:08 PM EDT
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Building your own is definitely the best route if you can manage it. If not I can recommend this Kobalt from Lowes: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-45-in-W-x-36-in-H-3-Drawer-Wood-Work-Bench/50109238
It goes on sale for $199 frequently and then you can add some filler items and use a $50 off $250 or $40 off $200 coupon. I wanted a small bench like this to put in a spare room for when I don't want to be out in the hot garage. For $150 it wasn't worth sinking the time into building another bench. It is a great gun cleaning station. I've been meaning to move my reloading gear to it but I've been lazy. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:28:07 PM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:29:51 PM EDT
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I wanted to build my first wood working bench after finding a killer deal on a 6' Butcher Block top at Sears for $100. Went looking at YouTube and all the woodworking "experts" showed you how to do it, but they had a bench already made to work off of.
All I had was a garage floor. Lots of fancy tenon joints, drawers with dovetails, etc. and exotic woods from "lumber yards" 
I just wanted something built from Lowes 2X4's and 2X6's. Here's what I wound up with  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 1:30:39 PM EDT
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench. My time is worth something. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:25:09 PM EDT
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench. Sometimes time is worth more than money. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:27:21 PM EDT
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$220 +/- plus shipping. See if there is one close to you.
https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-1128-WOOD/Packing-Tables-and-Shop-Desks/Packing-Table-48-x-30-Composite-Wood-Top I used these in the shop with grear success. I had four of them (2x2) with wire mesh grid wall sandwiched between them. I now have one at home that I will be adding to my reloading room. They are VERY sturdy especially when either bolted to the floor or studs in the wall behind. With the money saved you can get some brackets and pegboard for a backer. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:33:05 PM EDT
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I could build my own but I'm looking for the best bang for the buck. Sometimes time is worth more than money. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench. Sometimes time is worth more than money. I just found this out myself. Just made a butcherblock top for my 72" roll cabinet so I can use it for a workbench to build my Roubo Workbench that I am planning on making. While doing the butcherblock top, I then discovered that I needed to make a cyclone dust separator to catch the MASSIVE amount of chips coming from my thickness planer (holy shit man). Then I needed to make a clamping jig. And a crosscut sled for the table saw. All in all, I needed to make about a half dozen things before getting the butcher block top done, and everything I needed to make... I needed a fucking workbench that I didn't have. So frustrating. But, I am much closer now. My current workbench wound up being a 72" US General roll cabinet, scrap 2x4 that I jointed, planed, and glued into a gigantic butcher block top. It only cost me a 1000 dollar toolbox, a 500 dollar jointer, a 600 dollar thickness planer, about 50 dollars in glue, a month of time, and about 6 trashcans full of woodchips. I wish I had just fucking bought one. LOL. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:34:12 PM EDT
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Sams club and buy their Seville HD workbench. It has like a 2" butcher top and it can hold 1,000lbs on it. $199 |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:36:59 PM EDT
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Did you ever finish your garage? Followed your thread for a long time but haven't seen updates in awhile. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I second building your own. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/334296/IMG_6905-356760.JPG |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:40:07 PM EDT
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It's not the sturdiest top, but I have this one in my office. Really like how it looks. Anytime I need to do heavy banging I go out to the bench I built in the garage.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:42:03 PM EDT
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What you'll come to find, is that you need a workbench in order to build a workbench. I just found this out myself. Just made a butcherblock top for my 72" roll cabinet so I can use it for a workbench to build my Roubo Workbench that I am planning on making. While doing the butcherblock top, I then discovered that I needed to make a cyclone dust separator to catch the MASSIVE amount of chips coming from my thickness planer (holy shit man). Then I needed to make a clamping jig. And a crosscut sled for the table saw. All in all, I needed to make about a half dozen things before getting the butcher block top done, and everything I needed to make... I needed a fucking workbench that I didn't have. So frustrating. But, I am much closer now. My current workbench wound up being a 72" US General roll cabinet, scrap 2x4 that I jointed, planed, and glued into a gigantic butcher block top. It only cost me a 1000 dollar toolbox, a 500 dollar jointer, a 600 dollar thickness planer, about 50 dollars in glue, a month of time, and about 6 trashcans full of woodchips. I wish I had just fucking bought one. LOL. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If you can't build your own workbench, you probably don't really need a workbench. Sometimes time is worth more than money. I just found this out myself. Just made a butcherblock top for my 72" roll cabinet so I can use it for a workbench to build my Roubo Workbench that I am planning on making. While doing the butcherblock top, I then discovered that I needed to make a cyclone dust separator to catch the MASSIVE amount of chips coming from my thickness planer (holy shit man). Then I needed to make a clamping jig. And a crosscut sled for the table saw. All in all, I needed to make about a half dozen things before getting the butcher block top done, and everything I needed to make... I needed a fucking workbench that I didn't have. So frustrating. But, I am much closer now. My current workbench wound up being a 72" US General roll cabinet, scrap 2x4 that I jointed, planed, and glued into a gigantic butcher block top. It only cost me a 1000 dollar toolbox, a 500 dollar jointer, a 600 dollar thickness planer, about 50 dollars in glue, a month of time, and about 6 trashcans full of woodchips. I wish I had just fucking bought one. LOL. Edit: I bought 2 folding saw horses and 2x4s and a 2'x4' piece of plywood for my first workbench. Set up the saw horses, then put the plywood as my top. I used that to build the base for the rest of the workbench, then attached the top to it. After I had my first workbench done, I could start constructing more of my shop equipment 
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Posted: 11/8/2017 2:49:35 PM EDT
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I love these, have a few from Harbor Freight. Wait until they're $129 and use a 20% coupon.
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Posted: 11/8/2017 3:00:19 PM EDT
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I love these, have a few from Harbor Freight. Wait until they're $129 and use a 20% coupon. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/z/4-YAAOSw5cNYdn5x/$_1.JPG |
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