O/T workbenches
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anyone know of a good place for workbenches. the price of steel seems to put self manufacture out of the equasion and the cheapo ones on ebay dont look much cop.

dont want anything massive and dont wanna pay through the eye, but want something quite sturdy.

anyone?

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

I made my one out of wood, most of it came from a skip. I am no wood welder but it's been fine for the last 6 years.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Mine is from Nokia of all places, in their labs. It's a big metal table with a really solid 1" wood top. It's ugly, but it's bloody strong.

Ebay it, get something 2nd hand, bet you'll find loads.

Don't get one form machine mart. They are wanky mechano jobbies and are not solid enough in any way shape or form.

mine is made out of 2x2 inch trees and 18mm mdf 8x2ft its had some abuse and cost like £25

Yes i moved to the darkside

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never thought about wood really. hmmm think that could be the way to go. cheers boys!

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

I just have some 2mm steel on top of the mdf alls good.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

yup my workbench is wooden too
2x4 supports, 50mm mdf top
alot cheaper!

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Only thing with MDF though is it can go shitty quick with fluids, just make sure it's painted thickly in some chemical resistant stuff.

Mine is dexian, but wood would do for the frame. Then a kitchen worktop. The cheap worktops from B&Q, etc are great, wouldn't use them in the kitchen though.

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As above make one out of timber, brace the legs well though, use screws not nails.

I made mine out of thick planks of wood. Loads of storage underneath it for engine blocks etc. sturdy as a rock. My other one is an aluminium catering work top which was getting thrown out of a commercial kitchen. This one is great for welding on and grinding etc

I've got one from an old engineering place. Need to bolt it to the wall though.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Wooden frame well braced (6x2 because I had a load at the time, 4x2 would be plenty) and old kitchen worktops (because I was replacing the kitchen at the time).

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

3"x2" timber and 3/4" ply top, I think it cost me around 80 all in

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I seriously doubt it!

not really a helpful post but i wana show my efforts lol

i made one from 40mm box 1.8mm steel with 30x30 3mm angle to drop a smooth timber top into also the lip catches those run away nuts/bolts ive since found and installed 10 draws

Paul you really do go the extra mile! to hell with function over form lets do a proper job!

Wickes off-the-shelf cheapie kitchen units (when they are on 50% off or better) and a nice thick piece of worktop (usually damaged on an end or bowed and marked down) work rather well.
Did it in the garage at home using a 30mm worktop 6 years ago and it's still going strong. Did it in the workshop earlier in the year with a 40mm worktop.

Only thing to avoid is baseunits wider than 500mm.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.