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<blockquote data-quote="W. Mark Hellinger" data-source="post: 43349" data-attributes="member: 692"><p>Re: Work Bench Help</p><p></p><p>John:</p><p></p><p>I've recently constructed some shop work benches that seemingly work-out well for similar to your applications.</p><p></p><p>The frames of the work benches are modified pallet shelving. The surfaces are 1" T&G plywood with a 3/8" fiberglass laminate plywood work surface. The modified pallet shelving worked well since the uprights and laterals are "pre built" to fairly exacting tolerances... all I had to do was get the uprights cut to the right lengths (and then very slightly shimmed to get the benches dead level... and square since they're bolted to the wall). To my eye, they turned out really nice... and were pretty cheap to-boot... solid as a rock, dead level and square(to a few thousandths)... and sturdy enough to flop an engine block on them if need be, or be fairly easily disassembled and reconfigured sometime in the future if need be.</p><p></p><p>I'd be happy to send you pictures if you're interested?</p><p></p><p>Oh, and I have all my bench outlets overhead, under the overhead shelves above the work benches which also incorperate the lighting for the benches and convenient storage above the bench, since the space above a workbench that your head wouldn't come into contact with is wasted space.</p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:m.hellinger@audiopile.net">m.hellinger@audiopile.net</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="W. Mark Hellinger, post: 43349, member: 692"] Re: Work Bench Help John: I've recently constructed some shop work benches that seemingly work-out well for similar to your applications. The frames of the work benches are modified pallet shelving. The surfaces are 1" T&G plywood with a 3/8" fiberglass laminate plywood work surface. The modified pallet shelving worked well since the uprights and laterals are "pre built" to fairly exacting tolerances... all I had to do was get the uprights cut to the right lengths (and then very slightly shimmed to get the benches dead level... and square since they're bolted to the wall). To my eye, they turned out really nice... and were pretty cheap to-boot... solid as a rock, dead level and square(to a few thousandths)... and sturdy enough to flop an engine block on them if need be, or be fairly easily disassembled and reconfigured sometime in the future if need be. I'd be happy to send you pictures if you're interested? Oh, and I have all my bench outlets overhead, under the overhead shelves above the work benches which also incorperate the lighting for the benches and convenient storage above the bench, since the space above a workbench that your head wouldn't come into contact with is wasted space. [EMAIL="m.hellinger@audiopile.net"]m.hellinger@audiopile.net[/EMAIL]. [/QUOTE]
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