Ultimate DIY workbench
It’s a dream with lights, extra powerpoints plus slide-out space and even a dust extraction system
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DIY - $1230 (Have it done for $3230)
Skill - 3/5
Time - 5 days
This workbench has it all with built-in lighting, dust extraction ports, a bench dog system for clamping long objects, lots of drawers and slide-out shelving.
Built mostly of CD plywood with maple edging, the bench has quarter-circle supports underneath that are made of two pieces of 19mm plywood with 90 x 45mm pine spacers plus masonite faces. Fluorescent lighting with plastic diffusers, available in sheet form from plastics suppliers, is installed under the top shelf.
The modular design allows for adapting to suit your garage or workshop by removing some of the drawer and light assemblies and reducing the length of the bench.
It’s a straightforward project although there is a lot of cutting so allow about five days to complete it.
Fasteners
Use PVA adhesive on all timber joints with 40 x 2mm galvanised nails for the drawers and dust collection frame, and to assemble the supports. Use 25 x 1.5mm bulletheads to secure the 12 x 19mm maple edging strips.
Use 40mm x 8g timber screws to secure the benchtop to supports, pipe cleats to the top, the shelf to the back and the light assembly to the upper back panel.
Use 30mm x 8g timber screws to secure the benchtop layers and the faces to the drawers.
Use 75mm x 10g timber screws to secure the supports to the lower back panels from behind and the lower and upper back panels to wall studs.
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3 Comments |
| Jake on 26 February 2012 ,20:16 Sorry, I've got the same problem; can't download. Please sent the file to my email adress. The bench looks so good! |
| RD Editor on 08 September 2011 ,13:19 Not sure why it's not working – you should be able to download the PDF and print. But no problem, I've emailed instructions! Good luck, RD Editor |
| Michael Coetzer on 31 August 2011 ,15:40 Good Day. Great Mag. Love the articals. On page 80 of Aug 2011 there is a great work bench that I would like to build but when printing it from your site it does not come out the way it intended to. Not knowing if the problem is with my pc. Just wanted to know would you please be so kind as to mail the complete DIY artical to me. Much appeciated. |
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