Can I see your work benches?

[nodpete]

I have one of those old time wooden benches that are put together with wooden wedges & pins. No bolts. It has the wood vices with the threaded wooden screw. I got it from an old carpenter when he retired. I tried to take a photo with my phone but couldn't get it to copy here. I might try again with my camera. I have no idea how old it is but I've had it for 40+ years.

 

[walkin jack]

Here’s my setup.

 

[turnerriver]

No, you cannot see my workbench and neither can I.
It’s around here somewhere….
Regards,

 

[arjay]

Very nice! I’d insulate,rock and add a wood stove next [emoji1]

 

[snubbyfan]

This is in our one car garage.
The router table and table saw are both on mobile bases. The white thing on the right is where I store and keep my beer cold.


Another angle.


In the house, I have my leather working work bench.

 

[steelslaver]

Hmm most of you guys either don't use your shops a lot, only take pictures when they are spiffed up or have serious OCD issues. My shop seldom gets all that neat. I will start cleaning up get about 75% done and then run across something for more interesting that I just have to do. Problem #1 is way to many extra tool, pits and pieces, and neat stuff.

Where do you keep your smelting furnace, you extra milling machine, the 2 extra electric winches, your rolling pipe fitters box, thousands of bolts, nuts hinges clamps, pipe fittings, and screws, 12 4 1/2" grinders, welding rod oven, plasma cutter, cutting torch cart and extra bottles, etc etc etc etc. Then there is the bend rocking chair I rebuilt that has been waiting 4 months for the wife to reupholster the cushions for. I obviously got way to much "good stuff".

 

[arjay]

Hmm most of you guys either don't use your shops a lot, only take pictures when they are spiffed up of have serious OCD issues. My shop seldom gets all that neat. Problem #1 is way to many extra tool, pits and pieces, and neat stuff.

Where do you keep your smelting furnace, you extra milling machine, the 2 extra electric winches, your rolling pipe fitters box, thousands of bolts, nuts hinges clamps, pipe fittings, and screws, 12 4 1/2" grinders, welding rod oven, plasma cutter, etc etc etc etc. I obviously got way to much "good stuff".

You should see my two car garage lol.Half of my tools are in the trailer the other half are piled high on the benches next to the reloading eqpt. The snowblower and lawn eqpt are jammed alongside a muddy suv,skis,snowshoes,bike and a kayak and my plumbing project is it’s own mess and 3/4 done until I can get a few days of warm weather. The good news is the kitchen now has clean drains,hot water and the dishwasher is back on line

 

[snubbyfan]

Hmm most of you guys either don't use your shops a lot, only take pictures when they are spiffed up or have serious OCD issues. My shop seldom gets all that neat. I will start cleaning up get about 75% done and then run across something for more interesting that I just have to do. Problem #1 is way to many extra tool, pits and pieces, and neat stuff.

Where do you keep your smelting furnace, you extra milling machine, the 2 extra electric winches, your rolling pipe fitters box, thousands of bolts, nuts hinges clamps, pipe fittings, and screws, 12 4 1/2" grinders, welding rod oven, plasma cutter, cutting torch cart and extra bottles, etc etc etc etc. Then there is the bend rocking chair I rebuilt that has been waiting 4 months for the wife to reupholster the cushions for. I obviously got way to much "good stuff".

Mine gets lotsa use.

 

[Breakaway500]

This is my "gunsmithing" etc table. It's in my "office"....

 

[murf205]

Here ya' go. Not as neat as other members benches but so be it!

 

[wundudnee]

Lots of nice home shops here. Personally, I would like to see SteelSlavers real shop. Here's mine. I don't like a long workbench because every flat spot I have gets covered up. Some of my storage is behind the tractor in milk crates on steel shelving. Oh yeah, I keep all ones, fives, tens and twenties all in order and all face up. They make fun of me too.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

At the farmhouse, I took over my daughter's bedroom when she went to college, it was 12'x15' with 9' ceilings. I had 17 running feet for loading benches with 2 bullet sizers, 4 single stage, 2 progressive, and a Redding T-7 loading presses. 2 3' shelf stacks and multi-level shelves above the benches (7 shot gun presses stored overhead)

Nine years ago, September 11th, we moved into the condo. I have a 5' bench in the laundry room to load and work on. Also, several Workmates for project expansion!

I went Ape do-do on lighting! It is the brightest loading bench I have ever seen.

There are two 4' shelving units 7' tall by 2' deep, packed full of ammo and reloading components. Along with two 4 drawer legal filing cabinets full of dies and equipment.

It is less than I had, but I'm still blessed!

Ivan

Important feature that's unseen: Under the bottom shelves is 2x4 and 2x6 blocking against the concrete floor to support the 10's of thousands of cast bullets that get stored there, otherwise there would be a massive collapse, (that happened at the farm house)
ITB

 

[Tom S.]

Reloading Bench:

Gun Bench:

 

[Rodan]

Mine started out as a couple of tool chests and a pile of steel. Some assembly required...

Once it was put together, I added a vise

And I built it with 'receivers' on each corner to mount tools as needed.

I have to play 'garage tetris', so all my tools are on wheels so I can move them around as needed.

I try to clean things up between projects, but it's a battle. I don't have time to be OCD, maybe after I'm retired...

I need to do some loading, but right now the garage is full of race cars....

 

[KalamazooKid]

I do have the pegboard part covered - one next to the bench and two on the opposite wall next to the camper.

And I thought a gathering spot with a bar was a necessity too. My wife thought it wasn’t needed in the barn but now would tell you it’s a favorite spot!

 

[StrawHat]

My wife and I just cleaned up the shop.

In the one corner are 4 workbenches 60”x30”. Carefully installed so the tops are level. The one is dedicated to sorting projects. The three form a long bench that is woodworking on one end and gunwork on the other. Across the shop are my tool shelves. LED lighting, natural light and white walls make it bright. The wood stove keeps it warmish. I also have a sharpening bench and an area to store the sleeves we sell to other sharpeners.

The one bench came with a machinist’s vice. I need to pick up a couple of wood working vices.

We are still running a couple of businesses, and a couple of “charities” so my time on projects is limited.

Kevin

 

[KalamazooKid]

Very nice StrawHat!

 

[StrawHat]

Very nice StrawHat!

Thank you.

It is a work in progress. Periodically I need to clear the benches. We just moved here 18 months ago. Lots of projects in the house end up on the benches.

Kevin

 

[chief38]

When I used to live in my other home up North, I had a larger & more serious dedicated workshop with two work benches. Almost a year ago we moved into our new home which is smaller and has no basement. My new workshop is 1 bay within the 3 car garage. I do have air conditioning in it and it is well insulated as well. Not what I used to have but I can't complain. The great part is that I lit it up well with LEDS and it has an 11 foot ceiling for lots of storage.

The workbench is 16 feet in length, 37" high and 30" deep. I also relieved it in two places for my knees when I sit down. I got tired of slamming my knees into it! There is also ample storage under the bench for tool and supply storage. The top is a semi hard plastic material called Sintra and is 1/4" thick - over the 1" plywood surface. I usually change it every few years after it gets all banged up and dented. It makes a great disposable & comfortable surface that will never harm firearms or any work projects.

 

[BAM-BAM]

I do have the pegboard part covered - one next to the bench and two on the opposite wall next to the camper.

And I thought a gathering spot with a bar was a necessity too. My wife thought it wasn’t needed in the barn but now would tell you it’s a favorite spot!

At the lake every garage has a frig and a spot for the guys to hang out!

Have a bar like that on my covered patio off the back of the garage!