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fritzmeister · 07-23-2007, 10:53 AM

I put this bench together myself using 4X4's 2X10's, 2X6's, sX4's, and some metal brackets. There was a "kit" that was $60 at my local mega hardware store. It was just 2X4's and screws. No brackets or anything else. 6ft long and the example they had out was starting to warp. I knew I could do better in quality, but was not sure if I could do better in price. I put all of this together for about $40.

There is a 2x4 in the front because I forgot that a 2X10 is not exactly 10 inches wide.

I had to fill in the gap somehow.

It is rock solid and I hope to get started soon.

jeepinbanditrider · 07-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Looks pretty sturdy. I would add some gussets in there to stiffen it up some more. I'm not sure if that's what they are called in the wood working world.

dave_in_delaware · 07-23-2007, 11:21 AM

It looks like it'll work just fine for you. Good job!

fritzmeister · 07-23-2007, 11:34 AM

Gussets??? It already has crossmembers and really is rock solid. There are metal brackets connecting the top to the 4X4's, and then the crossmembers are connected across the legs.

The only two things that know I will be adding, are, a back peg board, and possibly a more permanent outlet/plug setup under the front of it with a plug so that it is hard wired, yet still moveable.

jeepinbanditrider · 07-23-2007, 02:47 PM

It's the red parts there. It forms a triangle which adds a lot of strenght for not a whole lot of weight. I'm not sure if that's what they are called in the wood world but I use them on a lot of stuff I weld together.

fritzmeister · 07-23-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

It's the red parts there. It forms a triangle which adds a lot of strenght for not a whole lot of weight. I'm not sure if that's what they are called in the wood world but I use them on a lot of stuff I weld together.

Got it. I understand now. I don't think that the load on this bench would be heavy enough to need them. I had actually thought about putting something like that on there, but they would lay flat and not be full like that. More like a flat piece to help hold the pieces together.

You engineers are always over engineering you engineering projects.

j/k.

**Old School** · 07-23-2007, 03:34 PM

If you can some how screw it into the studs of the wall or tapcon into the concrete, it will not move at all. That is what you want, a bench that does not budge. Nice job!!

jeepinbanditrider · 07-23-2007, 03:41 PM

I'm not an engineer just a shadetree welder with a lot of time to read.

dave_in_delaware · 07-23-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fritzmeister

You engineers are always over engineering you engineering projects.

j/k.

Yeah, and where do you find blue steel like that? I've never seen THAT color in stores....

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Originally Posted by Old School

If you can some how screw it into the studs of the wall or tapcon into the concrete, it will not move at all. That is what you want, a bench that does not budge. Nice job!!

That's how I built my workbench in my basement. There were already vertical "furring" strips on the concrete/stone wall, so I nailed a support brace across the back, built out a frame from that, supported the front corners w/ 4x4's, and topped it w/ particle board plywood (I got all the wood from a construction site dumpster). Cost: $5 (drywall screws from Home Depot), some time drawing it up in CAD, and an afternoon building it.

ichy_trigger · 07-23-2007, 04:20 PM

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Yeah, and where do you find blue steel like that? I've never seen THAT color in stores....

Duracote...DUH!

Nice bench, I have to build a new one soon myself. I have outgrown mine and its really not near as sturdy as I need. Ill take some of your ideas and add some of my own.
Thanks

07-23-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,429	My new reloading bench I put this bench together myself using 4X4's 2X10's, 2X6's, sX4's, and some metal brackets. There was a "kit" that was $60 at my local mega hardware store. It was just 2X4's and screws. No brackets or anything else. 6ft long and the example they had out was starting to warp. I knew I could do better in quality, but was not sure if I could do better in price. I put all of this together for about $40. There is a 2x4 in the front because I forgot that a 2X10 is not exactly 10 inches wide. I had to fill in the gap somehow. It is rock solid and I hope to get started soon.

07-23-2007, 11:14 AM	#2
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	Looks pretty sturdy. I would add some gussets in there to stiffen it up some more. I'm not sure if that's what they are called in the wood working world. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

07-23-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
dave_in_delaware XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 6,185	It looks like it'll work just fine for you. Good job! __________________ Dave Daily carry = XD-9 service in a Blackhawk CQC SERPA holster, a Spyderco Native, and a Streamlight Scorpion. "Everything matters... unless it's antimatter." “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.” [Delaware Constitution, Article I, § 20 Right to keep and bear arms]

07-23-2007, 02:47 PM	#5
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	It's the red parts there. It forms a triangle which adds a lot of strenght for not a whole lot of weight. I'm not sure if that's what they are called in the wood world but I use them on a lot of stuff I weld together. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

07-23-2007, 03:34 PM	#7
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,695	If you can some how screw it into the studs of the wall or tapcon into the concrete, it will not move at all. That is what you want, a bench that does not budge. Nice job!! __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

07-23-2007, 11:34 AM	#4
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,429	Gussets??? It already has crossmembers and really is rock solid. There are metal brackets connecting the top to the 4X4's, and then the crossmembers are connected across the legs. The only two things that know I will be adding, are, a back peg board, and possibly a more permanent outlet/plug setup under the front of it with a plug so that it is hard wired, yet still moveable.

07-23-2007, 03:41 PM	#8
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	I'm not an engineer just a shadetree welder with a lot of time to read. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

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