The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: WhereEaglesDare on August 30, 2010, 06:37:02 pm
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Just replaced my old bench, it was tiny. It was 3 feet long and my new one is about 11 feet and only cost 12 bucks...
I used some old 2x4s and made supports for it and bough a 4x8 piece of 3/4" OSB and cut it up...
(http://www.PutTheGlassesOn.com/images/projects/10-08-30-workbench/1-4x8osb.jpg)
Laid it on my supports I made and viola... maybe took 3 hours, including tearing out the shelving that was there and my old work bench.
You might notice the mess over to the right, yea, I had to pull out the shelving all that stuff was on, now I gotta that out...
(http://www.PutTheGlassesOn.com/images/projects/10-08-30-workbench/2-bench.jpg)
It doesn't look great but will be extremely functional and a lot better than my old one.
Here is a pic of my old bench while I was working on a cab...
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=151673;image)
In case anyone was thinking of doing this, but thought it would be expensive or difficult, its neither.
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Not bad at all! The 12 bucks is kinda misleading though.
Anyways, One can make a nice bench for about $50. I've done them with 3/4 sanded plywood and 2x4s (2x3s would also work). Rip the 4x8 into 1'x8' and 3'x8' pieces and use the large piece as the table top. And the other piece as a small shelf underneath. I typically stored paint ans and whatnot there.
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Looks good. The only thing I would do is upgrade from OSB to plywood. OSB doesn't have enough strength.
Or better yet, find someone throwing out their old laminate kitchen counters.