Inexpensive Workbench

[paps]

Well, relatively inexpensive anyway. I recently purchased a mill/drill and horizontal grinder for my shop and needed a stout workbench to mount them on, so I built this. Took about 4 days (I'm slow) using pocket screw joinery. It's 5' long and 2.5' wide. The frame is made from 2 X 4 lumber. Total cost was right at $200, but could be considerably less if you skip the drawers. Anyway, the cost was much cheaper than buying a stand for the mill/drill from Grizzly. Just thought I'd share...thanks for lookin! -Phil

 

[Doug Lester]

Looks good!

Doug

 

[cwilliams]

Man that looks like an island in a nice kitchen. Almost a shame to put a mill on it, but nice job.
CW

 

[murphda2]

That looks like a great bench. I have to agree that it's almost a shame to put something that nice in the shop.

 

[paps]

Thanks for the comments. I think the paint makes it look nicer than it really is...I do know that the fresh paint makes the rest of the shop look awefully dirty.

 

[Jerry Bond]

But I hate like h@#$%% to build drawers. And i've builded hundreds
Looks good though. Jerry

 

[Sean Jones]

very nice...my workbench is an untreated slab of 1/2" plywood attached to 4 x4 posts with some cross members for bracing and support. Solid but ugly.

Good job.

 

[Lagrange]

Very nice!
I think most of you would laugh at what I call a my shop.

 

[C Craft]

Very nice work. I did that kind of work for a number of years and still love it. Problem is no one wants to pay for that kind of quality anymore! You done yourself proud on that one.

 

[paps]

Thanks again guys. I know what you mean about nobody wanting to pay for this sort of stuff. I've made quite a bit of furniture and cabinets over the years, but never for somebody else...I'm too slow to make any money at it. My wife keeps me supplied in projects :what!: