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New work bench

Workshopshed
Workshopshed 4 months ago

Since moving into the new workshop last year I had been using a spare TV unit with a board on the top of it as a workbench.

But just before Christmas this got reclaimed as we had finished decorating a room and we wanted to put a TV on it.

So I invested in an industrial metal bench which came with 2 chipboard shelves. I painted these with some exterior paint and finally assembled these the other week.

There's enough space to be working on projects and still have some spare for repairs and other odd jobs.

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  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago in reply to rsc +6
    My fold up table has long since been pressed into permanent service...
  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed 4 months ago in reply to phoenixcomm +6
    Still got the big set of metal drawers from the BBC.
  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago +2
    Its getting there - not quite cluttered enough yet..
  • shabaz
    shabaz 4 months ago

    Nice. Love that idea of a whiteboard too!

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  • JoRatcliffe
    JoRatcliffe 4 months ago

    That's great!

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett 4 months ago in reply to JoRatcliffe

    Looks good and sturdy, although I like to able to get my feet under the bench.

    You could make a lot more space on your bench by losing a bit of the whiteboard and putting a shelf or two on the wall behind. You can put mains sockets on the underside of the shelves. It keeps test gear off the bench and the cables neat and tidy.

    MK

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  • rsc
    rsc 4 months ago

    There's never enough space to work on projects.......

    I keep a fold-up table in the closet for pop-up projects.

    Nice bench.  It'd look good with a small vise on the corner....Oops I now see a Panavise in the middle.

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  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago in reply to rsc

    My fold up table has long since been pressed into permanent service...Relaxed

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  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago

    Its getting there - not quite cluttered enough yet..

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 4 months ago

    Workshopshed Will it stay that clean long?

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed 4 months ago in reply to shabaz

    The white board is used for E14 Presents videos. Hope to be making some more of those this year 

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 4 months ago

    Very nice.  The low bench and classic persuader on the left of the picture are also pretty cool.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave 4 months ago in reply to dougw

    I find that deploying a new fold-up workbench when starting a new project is often a lot easier than attempting to clear the existing ones... They are quite compact when flat-packed, so can have a few in storage, ready when needed.

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