wobblycogs
Established Member
Hi everyone,
I'm in the process of designing the layout for my new home workshop which will hopefully be built towards the end of summer. I've got a SketchUp plan of it and I've thrown a few bits in there to see how they fit but the workbench is making me think. The bench I'm using at the moment is built out of firewood so it won't be moving to the new shop and I'll building a new bench. The question is how big should I make the new bench?
The new shop is a decent size and I was considering making the top from a full sheet of ply (2440x1220) - perhaps as a torsion box or just multiple sheets laminated, construction is a future problem. The problem at the moment is I'm concerned that I'm making the bench too large. A quick survey of high end benches to buy at Axi:
LN Studio: 1524x508
LN: 2130x610
Axi Premium: 1910x615
Axi Diamond D2: 1350x605
The bench I have at the moment is small and I hate the limitations of a small bench but I don't want to over compensate. One of the first jobs I'll be doing is building some windows and doors. The doors are a bit under 2000x900mm (80"x36"). The window (frames) are a shorter but wider at about 1500x1275mm.
Looking at the size of the benches for sale I'm thinking 2000x900 would be a generously sized bench that should cover basically all the jobs I'm likely to throw at it. It's not wide enough for the windows but I don't see me making things that wide in a regular basis.
So, what do y'all think? All opinions welcome.
I'm in the process of designing the layout for my new home workshop which will hopefully be built towards the end of summer. I've got a SketchUp plan of it and I've thrown a few bits in there to see how they fit but the workbench is making me think. The bench I'm using at the moment is built out of firewood so it won't be moving to the new shop and I'll building a new bench. The question is how big should I make the new bench?
The new shop is a decent size and I was considering making the top from a full sheet of ply (2440x1220) - perhaps as a torsion box or just multiple sheets laminated, construction is a future problem. The problem at the moment is I'm concerned that I'm making the bench too large. A quick survey of high end benches to buy at Axi:
LN Studio: 1524x508
LN: 2130x610
Axi Premium: 1910x615
Axi Diamond D2: 1350x605
The bench I have at the moment is small and I hate the limitations of a small bench but I don't want to over compensate. One of the first jobs I'll be doing is building some windows and doors. The doors are a bit under 2000x900mm (80"x36"). The window (frames) are a shorter but wider at about 1500x1275mm.
Looking at the size of the benches for sale I'm thinking 2000x900 would be a generously sized bench that should cover basically all the jobs I'm likely to throw at it. It's not wide enough for the windows but I don't see me making things that wide in a regular basis.
So, what do y'all think? All opinions welcome.