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- From: msi@ESD.3Com.COM (Mark Isfeld)
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- Subject: Re: workbench height
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 18:49:35 GMT
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- mcarey@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (michael.e.carey) writes:
-
- >I am thinking of having a bench that is about 24" high to use as
- >an assembly area for larger projects. Has anyone ever had a use
- >for a very low bench? I am fairly new at this an can be talked out
- >of the low bench if net wisdom insists. Most of my work has been done
- >on benches 30-32" in hight and I have used a make-shift bench with
- >saw-horses because at times, the 30" bench was to high.
-
- I am new at this too, and have found a low bench quite handy. I made two
- toolboxes for storing tools while remodelling my house. They are 4' by
- 18" by 18" tall. I have lately been putting a bench top 30"x60" on top
- of one of the tool boxes for a low (about 20") bench for use in the garage
- during woodworking. I like it.
-
- I have begun to plan a workbench pair in my head. I consists of a low
- bench on wheels that can nestle under the taller (fixed?) bench. The
- taller bench would be about 30w 72L 36h, and the shorter one 24w 60L 20h.
- I would fit drawers for tools wherever possible.
-
- One other Idea I had was to provide a "Tool shelf" about 9-12" below
- the workbench top, and the exact same size. It would be used for putting the
- tools I am using on that project, but don't need right away. It would hold
- larger tools than a tool trough. I haven't seen this in any books I've seen
- yet. How do other people handle all the various tools they use during a
- project. My bench clutters up. Do others actually put them away, even
- though they are going to be needed a couple of hours from now? Do others have
- several benches?
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