How about Pictures of Your Workshops

[Cyberthrasher]

That is all that really matters!

Lately it's been more Zakk Wylde, Megadeth, Danzig, and Pantera....... But I digress

[CowboyDan]

Hey all!

I remembered this thread from when I was lurking on here looking for ideas for a workbench.

The outer frame is 2x4, the legs are 4x4, the plywood top is 23/32" (Can't seem to be able to get 3/4" any more). The granite is a piece from a local monument company that he was a leftover from making pavers for his patio. Under the granite and the plywood is 2x3s. There are 10 2x3s under the granite, as well as sitting directly on the tops of the legs. The 2x3s under the plywood are spaced about 15" on center.

Leg bracing is 2x4 on the bottom, and the diagonal is a 1x4 left over from another project.

Finish is minnwax ipswich pine, and several coats of polyurethane on the top. Just one or two coats of poly everywhere else.

The LED lights are a $30 set from Lowes, their number 354846. A cheap extension cord runs from the wall to the back of my bench. The switches are hot-glued to the underside of the shelf in the middle.

Well, here's what resulted.

It's a mess, as any good workbench should be. I'm in the process of making organizers and hangers for the tools.

For anyone making a bench, it doesn't take a lot of tools. I did this with a cordless drill, cordless circluar saw, chisels, tape measure, framing square, a 4' straight edge, two c-clamps, and a 5" random-orbit sander.

A shop-vac (even a small one) makes a really great dust collector for sanding. I have a 1x1 that I use.

[Glendon]

Just took some shots of my little family room corner "shop". A little more then a bench, a little less then a full workroom, but I like it. I don't have the space or the tools to do proper woodworking in my current apartment, so I had to buy the desk and bookcase, but thankfully there is an unfinished furniture place not far that gave me a decent deal on a couple of pieces. This is what you can do with about a year of tool collecting and set up.

Edited May 14, 2012 by Glendon

[Charliewz]

Nice! Must be great to work in front of nice windows like that. I have to use use lots of lights.

Charlie

[Glendon]

Nice! Must be great to work in front of nice windows like that. I have to use use lots of lights.

Charlie

Yes, I absolutely love that part of it. I do need to get a couple of lights so I can work better when the sun goes down, but the natural light is very nice. I also like having the windows for ventilation when working with dyes and finishes. Since I'm a couple of floors up, there is always a bit of a breeze going. So all I have to do is pop the window open and it's usually perfect ventilation.

[Chief31794]

Here are a few shots of mine.

Ken

[Bluesman]

Nice setup Chief, neat orderly. You it made.,,,,,,,,,,

[robertmeco]

This was when I first moved from my old small shop

http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac65/robertmeco/holsters/holster%20shop/

Edited May 20, 2012 by robertmeco

[Chief31794]

Nice setup Chief, neat orderly. You it made.,,,,,,,,,,

Thanks Bluesman,

It doesn't stay that way all the time I'll assure you.

Ken

[reddevil76]

Love the pictures I've seen here. Someday, I might move to a neighbouring country where an average man can own a house, and I might have my own dungeon.

For now, I have to work within my apartment, and the balcony is the place where I work. In the day, it is a sweltering 32 degree celcius. Humidity is high, so all tools prone to corrosion have to be oiled after use, and de-oiled before use.

Here's my desk, with my supplies like thread, lace, hardware, liquids, all underneath. My splitter is there too. I put it away after every use as I don't like the idea of a sharp bench tool exposed to other family members.

Its a small table, so I have to shift all the stuff to the floor when I wanna open a hide to cut parts. Thus I normally try to cut pieces for a few projects at one go. As I limit myself to small size projects, it works for now.

The only plus I have is that I live on the second floor, so there are no neighbours below to annoy with my pounding.