How to make a carpentry workbench with your own hands with drawings. How to assemble a carpentry workbench with your own hands

The garage, which houses a locksmith's workbench and related tools, transforms from a place to store a car into a full-fledged workshop. Using this equipment, you can perform a variety of repair and household work, repair household appliances and design furniture.

In this article we will talk about how to make a workbench with your own hands. Their varieties and design will be considered, a list of necessary tools and materials will be given, and step-by-step instructions for performing the work will be presented.

1 What is a workbench?

A workbench is a table designed for manual or instrumental processing of parts made of wood and steel, on which electromechanical and any types of installation work can be carried out. To expand the functionality, the workbench can be equipped with auxiliary devices - a vice and stops; the presence of compartments (shelves, drawers) for storing tools and accessories is also useful.

The standard height of a workbench varies between 90-100 cm (depending on the height of the master), the width is 70-80 cm, the length is from 120 to 150 cm. There are also adjustable work tables, the height of which can be changed in the range of 50-150 cm - They are more convenient, but it is quite difficult to make such a workbench with your own hands.

There are 3 types of workbenches:

carpentry;
carpenter;
metalworker

A homemade workbench of metalwork type consists of a frame (made of a square section profile) and a wooden tabletop 25-30 mm thick. A strong tabletop is a must mechanic's workbench, for additional protection it is advisable to cover it with a sheet of galvanized metal 1-2 mm thick. In this case, the table cover can easily withstand hammer blows and other mechanical impacts.

Other types of workbenches are radically different from the design considered - the carpenter's table is long (up to 6 meters), it is equipped with special stops for fixing the workpieces being processed. Dimensions and device of the workbench carpentry type similar to a locksmith, but its countertop is designed for handmade and does not imply the possibility of various fastening of workpieces, which limits the variability of the use of power tools.

1.1 Workbench Making Guide (video)

2 We make a workbench in the garage with our own hands

Since the locksmith workbench is the most versatile and compact option, it makes sense to use it for installation on a balcony or in a garage. Typical designs There are quite a lot of such tables, some diagrams are given in this article, but the dimensions and design of the table are best selected individually. When drawing up a drawing, take into account what work will be carried out on the table and what dimensions of the workbench will be optimal for their implementation.

To make a metal workbench with your own hands you will need the following materials:

corner 50 × 50 (thickness 5 cm) - length 6.5 meters;
corner 60×40 (3 mm) - 25 m;
corner 40x40 (4 mm) - 7 m;
metal strip 4 mm - width 45 mm, length 8 m;
sheet for table top 2 mm - dimensions 220*75 cm and board of similar dimensions 40 mm thick;
guides and plywood for drawers 15 mm thick (size depends on the number of drawers);
self-tapping screws, screws, bolts;
acrylic paint.

The above materials are for homemade workbench 220 cm long and 70 cm wide. These dimensions allow for optimal distribution of equipment on the tabletop - vices and circular saw so that they do not interfere with each other when working.

For power tools, you will need a grinder, a jigsaw, a drill, a screwdriver and welding machine. Also prepare a level, tape measure, sandpaper, brushes for paint and a brush for metal.

Metal workbench do it yourself - step by step instructions:

In accordance with the drawing, we cut the steel profile and strip into pieces of the required sizes. The corner will be used for building power frame, strip - for mounting guides for fastening the side panels of the table.
Using a welding machine, we connect the load-bearing frame, initially welding the upper rectangle of the tabletop - for this we use two pipes of length 220 and 70 cm. Inside the rectangle, transverse stiffeners are welded in increments of 40 cm, and a corner is fixed along the upper end in which the wooden tabletop will be placed. Next, side legs 90 cm long are welded to the upper part, which are reinforced with belts coming from the central jumpers.
After the base part of the frame is ready, it is necessary to weld the panel for the power tool, it can be made folding, however, the fixed design is more reliable. A corner 220 cm long and four segments of 95 cm each are used as load-bearing elements for the panel. Two of them are fixed in the central part of the frame, two more at the edges, after which a long corner is welded along their upper contour.
It remains to bring the frame to mind - to load-bearing elements you need to weld strips for further plywood sheathing, then you need to strengthen the frame with jumpers in its corner parts.
When making a workbench in the garage with your own hands, you can not neglect the installation of boxes, since their presence will make the table more convenient to use. The boxes are made of 15 mm plywood, which is cut to size and connected with screws, guide elements are fixed on the side walls of the structure.
Before laying the tabletop boards, the wood must be coated with an antiseptic, which will significantly extend its service life. Boards can be laid along or across the frame (depending on their length), after which the surface of the countertop is sanded and covered with a steel sheet, which is fixed with self-tapping screws and painted.
Next, we install the boxes, fixing them with guides bolted to the table. On the opposite side of the table, you can make several open shelves, they are quite practical and convenient.

An obligatory attribute of a locksmith's table is a vise for a workbench, which are placed in one of the corners of the tabletop. The vise is fastened with anchor bolts, it will be useful to place a 1-2 cm thick steel plate between the vise and the tabletop for more reliable fixation of the tool.

The functionality of such a workbench with a vice can be further expanded by installing a circular or miter saw, stationary jigsaw or drilling machine. Like a vise, each of the tools is mounted in the corner of the desktop.

2.1 Requirements for a homemade workbench

A locksmith's workbench is a design designed to work with cutting power tools and other potentially dangerous equipment, so it can only be operated if the following safety requirements are observed:

when making a mini-workbench for installation in a small garage or on a balcony, it is necessary to ensure maximum structural stability; if necessary, the table is rigidly fixed to the floor;
at the corners of the tabletop there should be no sharp edges and protrusions;
when installing a vibrating tool, it is necessary to use vibration-damping rubber gaskets;
workplace must be cleaned regularly to remove chips and oil stains.

The workbench design described in the article, when properly manufactured, can withstand a load of over 200 kg. More requirements for desktops can be found in the regulatory documents GOST 20400 and GOST 22046.

If you are not confident in your skills and the instructions presented seem too complicated, the best solution would be to purchase a ready-made factory workbench. The world's leading manufacturer of such products is Workbench (Germany), which supplies the market with a wide range of products, which includes large-sized, compact and collapsible workbenches for plumbing, carpentry and carpentry.

The cost of Workbench desktops varies in the range of 7-20 thousand rubles, depending on the size and functionality. For household use The best model is the Worckbench 110 - a collapsible aluminum table with extendable elements for securing power tools and accessories, which has proven itself among craftsmen around the world.

Every House master knows that a well-equipped workshop with a stable and reliable carpentry workbench, equipped with all kinds of devices for processing parts, is half the success in the manufacture of wood products. Of course, you can buy a desktop in a retail chain. However, we recommend making it yourself. Firstly, this will allow you to receive the product the right size and functionality. Secondly, when building a workbench, additional equipment can be placed in the most rational way. Thirdly, the cost of the machine will be much lower than the factory version, which will allow you to buy quality tool. If these arguments have given you a reason to think about making a desktop with your own hands, then our drawings, instructions and recommendations will help you build a good-quality, reliable and functional carpentry workbench.

Purpose and design of a typical carpentry workbench

A durable and reliable carpentry workbench will provide convenience and comfort during prolonged work with wooden parts.

The carpentry workbench is essentially massive, reliable table for processing wooden products any size. The main requirements for equipment of this type are strength and stability. In addition, the machine must be equipped with at least a minimum set of devices for securing and holding workpieces. The dimensions of the workbench are selected depending on the size and weight of the parts being processed, as well as the available space in the workshop or garage. By the way, there are designs of compact workbenches that can even be placed on a balcony.

The design of a carpentry workbench with a stacked table top. In the figure: 1 - base or underbench; 2 - bench board; 3 - miter box; 4 - screed; 5 - vice; 6 - support beam

Since the work carried out on a carpentry machine is carried out using hand and electric tools, the workbench is made of solid timber and thick boards. By the way, the work surface, or in other words, the workbench board, is assembled only from hard wood. When making countertops, dry oak, beech or hornbeam boards with a thickness of at least 60 mm are used. If the tabletop is made of pine, alder or linden, then its surface will wear out quickly and will require periodic updating. Often, a workbench cover is assembled from several narrow and thick boards, placing them on an edge.

A series of holes made on the working surface of the table allows you to install thrust elements for easy processing of long wooden workpieces.

In order to facilitate the design support legs the desktop, on the contrary, is made of soft wood. The vertical supports are connected to each other by a longitudinally installed beam to increase the stability of the product.

Typical diagram of a carpentry workbench

A vice of a special design is hung on the front and side of the workbench for fastening workpieces. In addition, on large-sized machines, separate clamping devices are installed for large and small parts. The optimal location for a carpenter's vice is the left side of the front apron and the near part of the right side panel.

In the underbench - the space between the supports, under the table top, convenient shelves and drawers are often installed for storing tools and accessories.

For convenience, a recess is made in the back of the tabletop for fittings and small parts. Often, a difficult-to-manufacture recess is replaced with a frame made of wooden slats.

Types and design

All homemade work tables for carpentry work can be divided into three types:

Mobile workbenches have a weight of up to 30 kg, dimensions of less than 1 m in length and up to 70 cm in width, are equipped with only a vice and are made partly from metal elements. Such machines are intended for working with small, lightweight workpieces or minor repairs of wooden products. Mobile desktop is excellent option if there is not enough space and can be installed in any room in the country house or on the balcony. Often, mobile workbenches have a folding design.
Homemade carpentry workbench with mobile design

If there is no need for a stationary, professional workbench, then for small repair work or making small parts, you can refurbish an old desk.
A stationary carpentry workbench is made with reference to a specific location and is not intended to be moved during operation. Equipment of this type allows you to process parts of any size and weight.
A stationary carpentry workbench is a reliable, stable structure, arranged in accordance with the preferences of the owner and the characteristics of the room
The compound type machine is the most difficult to manufacture. However, due to its variability, this design is the most practical and functional structure. If necessary, individual parts of the workbench can be easily replaced, since the elements of the workbench are connected to each other by bolted joints.
A composite workbench is a structure that can be adjusted to any requirement

Project and drawings

When developing the design of a carpentry workbench, the most important criteria are height, configuration and equipment. In addition, it is necessary to take into account who will use the desktop - left-handed or right-handed.

Considering that you will have to work at a carpentry bench for a long time, the closest attention should be paid to the height of the future structure. For people of average height, experts recommend making a table no higher than 90 cm.

Drawing of a carpentry workbench

When determining the distance from the floor to the tabletop, it is best to focus not on average parameters, but on the features of your own anatomy. It is optimal if the upper cut of the legs is at the same level as the hands. If you calculate this parameter taking into account the thickness of the tabletop, then you will be able to work tirelessly at such a workbench for several hours.

The machine cover can be made of boards, solid wood or plywood and is a composite structure. It is not recommended to use chipboard or OSB for these purposes. Professional carpenters have long ago determined optimal size tabletops - maximum 2 m in length and 0.7 m in width. On such a workbench, you can equally easily make a prefabricated wooden door, and a small window.

When designing a structure, do not forget about the strength of the supporting frame. For supporting elements of the structure, timber with a cross-section of at least 100x100 mm is used. As longitudinal and transverse reinforcing elements, it is allowed to use slats and beams with a smaller cross-section - from 50 - 60 mm or more. The joints of the parts are mounted on tenons or dowels; furniture corners and other fittings are used for strength, and all connections are made using bolts and self-tapping screws. Nails will not be able to provide the required stability and fundamentality of the structure.

Carpentry workbench. View from above

Often the frame, or otherwise the workbench frame, is made of metal. Despite the fact that this material makes it possible to create a height-adjustable structure with less labor, professional carpenters prefer all-wood structures.

Next, let's look at the project carpenter's table¸ made of plywood, or rather of two glued together plywood sheets 1.8 mm thick. The dimensions of the lid are 150x60 cm. The edges of the tabletop are reinforced with plywood strips, which increases its thickness to 72 mm. By the way, the presented dimensions are not a dogma and can, if necessary, be adjusted in accordance with the needs and characteristics of the specific room used as a workshop.

Required tools and materials

Plywood with a thickness of 18 mm is a fairly expensive material (the price of one sheet measuring 1.5x1.5 m is more than 700 rubles, excluding delivery costs). Our project will require at least two sheets of this material. You can save a little if you buy one, larger sheet measuring 2500x1250 mm. Additionally, if possible, try to purchase scraps of plywood at least 300 mm wide, which will be used to reinforce the workbench cover around the perimeter.

Additionally, to build a carpentry machine you will need:

wooden beam with a cross-section of at least 100x100 mm - for supports;
timber or slats with a cross-section of at least 60x60 mm - for frame reinforcement elements;
When choosing lumber for a carpentry workbench, carefully inspect the workpieces for the absence of knots and cracks. Remember that these parts will be subject to prolonged load;
electric drill with a set of conventional and feather drills;
pieces of boards with a length of at least 1.5 m for laying under the clamps;
wood glue. A good result can be obtained by using the domestic adhesive composition “Moment Joiner”;
furniture bolts with nuts and self-tapping screws;
Circular Saw;
carpenter's square;
long rule (at least 2 m);
construction level;
a notched trowel with a size of cut sectors of at least 3 mm;
carpentry clamps.

The clamps needed to compress plywood sheets when gluing must be strong and reliable. If you are a non-professional carpenter and do not have high-quality tools, then you can get by with inexpensive clamping devices made in China. Of course the number similar devices should be doubled.

Manufacturing instructions

To make a countertop, cut two blanks with a circular saw. If you managed to purchase a plywood sheet of maximum length, then you need to saw off one piece 1520 mm long from it. By cutting it in half, you will get two parts 1520x610 mm. After that, as a rule, check the concave and convex sides of each sheet. This will make it possible to correctly orient the sheets when gluing.
High-quality gluing provides clamping of tabletop parts with clamps

To properly glue plywood sheets, they are folded with their convex sides facing each other.
Having laid one workpiece on three parallel boards, apply wood glue to its surface. To do this, use straight and notched trowels. Remember that the work must be carried out very quickly, otherwise the composition will begin to set prematurely. The manufacturer of Moment Joiner glue recommends joining the parts no later than two minutes after the start of applying the composition. Therefore, if you are not confident in the speed of your work, use wood glue, which has no time restrictions. Of course, the strength of the connection will be slightly reduced, but even the PVA furniture mixture good quality provide an acceptable degree of bonding.
To avoid damage to the workpiece, place under the clamps support boards
Having laid the second blank on top of the first, place support boards around the perimeter of the future table top and begin to tighten the table top with clamps. At the same time, do not forget to control the flatness of the part using a rule. It will not be possible to tighten the center of the workpiece with clamps, so in this part you can install a load weighing at least 15 - 20 kg.
You can glue plywood sheets into a board without clamps, if you can find the perfect one flat surface for their stowage, as well as a load of sufficient weight.
After the glue has dried, the clamps are removed and they begin to strengthen the side surfaces of the tabletop. To do this, strips of plywood 15 cm wide are glued along the entire perimeter of the lid in two layers. When performing this work, be sure to ensure that upper layer completely covered the joints.
Reinforcing the side parts of the workbench with additional plywood strips
For trimming the side surfaces of the table, use circular saw. The parquet is driven smoothly, slowly. It is convenient to use the same rule as a guide. The tabletop is given a size of 1500x600 mm, observing right angles, for which they use a carpenter's square or a factory corner of a plywood sheet.
The workbench supports are made of timber with a cross-section of 100x100 mm, connecting them with legs and drawers, for which lumber with a cross-section of at least 60x60 mm is used. In our case, the height of the machine is 900 mm, however, you can adjust this size to suit your height.
Making a carpentry workbench frame
The legs are assembled “in a tenon” or using dowels, making sure to apply wood glue to the parts to be joined.
When assembling the upper and lower frames of the subframe, scrupulously maintain 90-degree angles between the parts. It will be easier to fulfill this requirement if, even at the stage of preparing the parts, their edges are trimmed correctly. The width of the frame of our structure is 900 mm, and the height of the frame is 830 mm, taking into account the distance from the floor to the bottom rung of 150 mm.
Holes made in the parts will help hide the bolt heads and washers feather drill

If desired, you can build a shelf in the bench. To do this, a plywood panel is cut to the size of the lower space, in the corners of which rectangular cutouts are made for the legs of the machine.

Installation of additional equipment

It is impossible to imagine a real carpentry workbench without devices designed for fastening the workpieces being processed. For these purposes, a vice is attached to the finished tabletop in such a way that its jaws are flush with the surface of the lid. To correctly install the device on the workbench, apply a vice to the machine and mark the fastening points. After this, holes with a diameter of 12 mm are drilled and the tool is installed on the machine using a bolted connection with an M12 thread. When performing this operation, be sure to mill holes for the washers and bolt heads.

View finished product with vice installed

If it is not possible to install a stationary vice, you can do without them by using bench clamps or clamps.

In addition to the vice, there are stops on the work table. To do this, a series of holes are drilled in the tabletop. The best stops are considered to be parts made of wood, since metal devices can damage the workpiece. The sockets for the supporting elements are located at a distance equal to half the stroke of the vice. This will allow you to securely secure a workpiece of any size.

Video: Do-it-yourself carpentry workbench

Building a carpentry workbench is quite a difficult task. However, with my own hands assembled machine will allow you to work in a convenient, comfortable environment. This requires not only to think through the ergonomics of the workspace and correctly prepare a construction project, but also to carry out the work in full accordance with the recommendations of professional carpenters. Only then will the resulting product be durable and stable, pleasing its owner for many years of service.

Surely, every man in his youth, during labor lessons, more than once had to make some object out of wood, standing for more than one hour at such a device.

And now, having become an adult, and creating beautiful and practical works from wood, you are thinking about purchasing your own carpentry workbench. My advice to you is that you shouldn’t spend money, it’s better to spend a little personal time and get a quality “workplace” in return.

So, what is a “carpentry workbench”? It is stable, solid (often made of wood), the purpose of which lies in the processing of all kinds of products using hand and mechanized tools.

If you are seriously thinking about making a workbench, you should note that there are several types:

Wood or metal?

First of all, before you start creating your own workbench, you should think about what material it will be made of. A wooden base would be appropriate if the intended work zone will not take up much space.

The ideal option for a tabletop would be laminated chipboard or pressed plywood. For a stationary sample, a combination of planed wooden boards and metal is suitable.

Advice: an old unnecessary table will also work well as a base, or quality door made from solid fabric.

It is not advisable to make a workbench from metal, an acceptable compromise would be a wooden lid and frame with metal sheathing.

It is best to use not one or two vices, but as many as possible. Some help secure long boards without much effort, while others are suitable for fastening small parts.

Dimensions and drawing

Before we start manufacturing, we need to think about its design, dimensions, and purpose. To manufacture parts and assemble the table, you will need to make a drawing. We indicate all the data on it with millimeter accuracy. Next, you will often have to use the drawing during the manufacturing process individual elements and during product assembly.

Advice: when drawing up a drawing, focus on the tabletop size of 1600x800 and a height of 870 mm.

Tools

What set of tools will the master need:

Of course, the list may vary depending on what material you decide to choose for the base of the workbench, and what design it will be.

Reference: It is extremely important to decide on the height of the workbench at the very beginning. For an experienced master It will be possible to make a device with an adjustable height; others are advised to focus on the distance from the extreme point of the arm bent at the elbow to the floor.

How to do?

Manufacturing

This process occurs in several stages, the first of which is the base assembly. This is followed by installation of the countertop and installation of all necessary equipment.

We prepare vertical supports and jumpers, drill a through hole in a horizontally located bar. Then screw the nut and washer onto the bolt from the groove side. We install jumpers in the middle of the tabletop (there will be drawers between them), and slats are attached to them. The workbench cover will be bolted in place.

Workbench base – wooden frame(it is recommended to use for their manufacture soft wood: linden or pine), the fastenings of which must meet all the requirements of rigidity and stability. That is why, between the legs of your desktop, a jumper should be placed horizontally, and a drawer should be installed along the entire length. They must be secured at a safe distance from the floor (50 cm). This extra space can be useful in the future, and you can easily place small shelves or drawers at the bottom of the workbench.

Then we move on to the stage tabletop constructions. This can be done using several boards, but in this case they must be carefully processed, cleared of debris and sawdust. Its dimensions must exceed the width and length of the base. This solution is necessary for your convenience. This way the work area can be easily cleaned. The tabletop is fixed to the boards located on the opposite side of the workbench being created. Installation of the bars is simply impossible without several grooves (slots, joints) located in the base.

We cover the working surface we have created with a vice. To do this, we construct a plywood pad with wrong side, mark with a pencil or pen where the future holes will be. We drill them and attach the vice with nuts.

When creating the stops, adjust their height and place them at a sufficiently large distance from the vice. Such care will ensure guaranteed reliability, and you will be sure that the workpieces will remain on the surface without falling to the floor.

We also construct, they can be mounted on the support of the subsurface space.

Let's start creating drawer guides, which will subsequently serve as storage for all tools and large items. For them we take the back part of the workbench and make recesses.

We nail a couple of transverse bars to the base of the tabletop; grooves must be left for them prematurely. We attach slats horizontally to the jumpers; they will serve for the process of sliding the drawers.

We attach the tabletop to the base with bolts. Using a chisel, we make indentations, drill the indicated places, and then there will be bolts there. It is necessary that their heads do not cause injuries, so they are securely hidden in the countertop.

Assembly

A certain number of vices will need to be attached to the structure. Openings are prepared in advance for them, under which small plywood spacers are subsequently secured.

Be careful, place the vise on the same level to prevent destruction of the workbench.

We place the attachment points, after which we can start attaching the tools. Hardware is perfect for this.

Important: It is under no circumstances recommended to place the vice close to the corners of your table, otherwise there is a risk of the tool falling off.

It is easy to make supporting elements with your own hands. To do this, simply fix ready-made stops, or drill small openings of a certain size.

Attention: It is not advisable to use bolts as stops; they can damage parts, and dowels are unreliable. Create rectangles, they will serve as ideal and reliable fasteners. Secure the block to the end of the workbench.

Take into account the fact that quite heavy and massive things will subsequently be placed on the countertop, such as:

wooden clamps;
turning equipment;
milling element;
drill (stationary).

Therefore, it is so important to make sure that the fastenings are reliable and to think through all the options for convenience, so that you do not have to regret the location of certain devices in the future.

Finishing

The finished product can be tidied up using a grinder. After that, cover the entire surface of the desktop with drying oil as a protective and primer layer for paint. This way you will protect yourself from getting splinters and reduce the risk of injury.

Finally, you screw the corners (with bolts) at the base.

It would be more correct to install such a structure in an area of natural light, that is, near a window. Take care of additional lighting of the workplace, also do not forget that there should be sockets next to the workbench; in such a situation, an extension cord can “save” you. The most comfortable time spent at a workbench will be if the table is not too high and the light falls from the left or from above.

Photo

Creating furniture is an individual process. You may well end up with something beautiful and convenient:

Useful video

The step-by-step manufacturing process is described in detail in the following video:

Conclusion

Once it appears on the farm, it will become an indispensable assistant and over time, you will see this for yourself. Firstly, a do-it-yourself workbench is a significant savings Money. Secondly, you, as a specialist, acquire practical skills. Thirdly, you will always have a convenient table “at hand” on which you can create interesting and useful household items.

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A garage is a multifunctional space. In it you can install and repair cars, design and make various things and mechanisms with your own hands.

If a person likes to spend time in the garage doing repair work, he needs to properly equip his workplace. A workbench is a multifunctional work table on which you can process various materials, carry out metalworking, electromechanical and installation work. Also in the design of the workbench, you can consider shelves and drawers to store tools and other items.

Types of workbenches

Workbenches are made for processing metal (metalwork) and wood (carpentry). The designs differ in the material of the countertops. For metalwork models, the table top must be metal, since working with metal involves the use of machine oil and other liquids that wooden surface may leave traces.

Also, when processing metal parts, force and the use of sharp tools are often required, so it is best to equip the workbench with a metal tabletop.

Woodworking benches are designed for working with wood, so they are not as durable or functional as bench models.

Workbench design

If the design of a work table for a garage is made by hand, then first of all you need to carefully think through every detail, figure out where the tools will be placed, what work will be carried out on the workbench. The model of the table in the garage depends on this.

Standard models are often equipped with drawers, which can be made of wood or metal. Also, the table design can be supplemented with shelves, a power shield for hanging tools, which will always be at hand. But most importantly, the workbench must be stable, durable and reliable.

Tool

Bulgarian with a circle for cutting metal and a grinding disc.

Welding machine and electrodes. Overalls and protective equipment for welding work.

Screwdriver.

Jigsaw for cutting plywood.

Materials

Corner 50 mm by 50 mm, thickness 4 mm, length 6.4 m.

Square pipe 60 mm by 40 mm, thickness 2 mm, length 24 m.

Corner 40 mm by 40 mm, thickness 4 mm, length 6.75 m.

Steel strip 40 mm wide, 4 mm thick, 8 m long.

Steel sheet for countertop 2200 mm by 750 mm. Thickness 2 mm.

Steel sheet for making drawer holders. Thickness 2 mm.

Wooden boards for countertops. Thickness 50 mm.

Plywood for making drawers and for the side and back walls of the table. Thickness 15 mm

Guides for desk drawers.

Screws for assembling plywood boxes.

Self-tapping screws for metal.

Anchor bolts.

Paint for wood and metal.

The workbench, which will be made from these materials, has quite impressive dimensions: table length is 220 cm, width - 75 cm. The overall design and large table top allow you to place it in different ends vise table and, for example, emery or other tool.

The first step in making a workbench is cutting the available material into elements. The profile pipe is intended for the manufacture of the frame. The steel angle is designed to create stiffeners. It is cut into pieces and a power frame is formed from it. Also, a steel corner is needed for edging the tabletop on which the boards will be laid.

The steel strip is intended for the manufacture of guides on which the side panels will be attached. This material will also be used for brackets for fastening boxes and plywood.

Table drawers are made of plywood.

The second step is welding the power frame of the workbench. The tabletop elements are welded first - 2 pipes 2200 mm long and 2 pipes 750 mm each. The frame must be welded so that another frame of corners can be welded on top of it, into which the tabletop boards will be laid. To reinforce the tabletop, it is necessary to weld a few more after 40 cm steel pipes, which will serve as stiffeners.

Then 4 side legs are welded along the edges of the workbench. Their length is 900 mm. Power bridges are welded between the legs to strengthen the structure.

Once the basic frame is ready, you can begin welding the structure for the boxes. To do this, square frames are formed from steel pipes, which are welded to the tabletop on both sides of the table. The frames are reinforced with longitudinal stiffeners.

The third step is making a frame for the tabletop. Two steel angles, 2200 mm long, and two more angles, 750 mm long, are needed to make the frame. The structure is welded so that wooden boards fit inside it.

The angle frame is laid on a pipe frame and welded. The result is a reinforced tabletop, 8 cm high with internal stiffeners.

The metal frame of the workbench is almost ready, all that remains is to weld the panel sheathing for attaching the tool. This requires one metal corner with a length of 2200 mm and 4 corners with a length of 950 mm. Two elements are attached to the sides of the structure and two in the middle for reinforcement. The tool panel is welded to the tabletop.

The frame of corners and pipes is ready. You can begin to strengthen the structure. Brackets are welded to the sides of the table, which are cut from a steel strip. A total of 24 parts are needed. A hole is drilled in the middle of each bracket. Using these holes, the side and back walls plywood tables will be attached to metal frame workbench.

The fourth stage is making drawers for the table. Plywood is cut into blanks, which are screwed together with screws. The number of drawers depends on what will be stored in the table. If the parts are small, then you can build 3 drawers; if the parts are large, then 2. It all depends on personal preference.

Drawers can be placed on both sides of the table, or mounted on one half retractable structures, and on the second there are ordinary open shelves.

After the drawers are assembled, you need to weld metal strips with holes between the sides of the drawer compartments. To these holes with inside the slides for the drawer guides will be attached.

The fifth stage is laying the boards into the tabletop frame. Boards 50 mm thick are cut into pieces of a certain length. If you have a long board available, then you need three blanks with a width of 245 mm and a length of 2190 mm. If there are no long boards available, then you can lay the blanks across the table. For this purpose, wood 205 mm wide is cut into 10 pieces 740 mm long.

Before laying the wood into the table frame, it must be treated with an antiseptic solution. This will protect the material from rotting and damage by beetles.

Then it is imperative to paint the entire metal structure workbench. This will protect the metal from corrosion. It is best to use a weather-resistant and anti-corrosion coating option. Be especially careful when painting welding seams. Drops of metal and bumps are recommended before painting works clean thoroughly. This can be done using an angle grinder with a metal grinding disc.

After the structure has dried, you can begin laying the boards on the countertop. They should not be driven too tightly into the frame. This is due to the fact that wood tends to expand and dry out when temperature and humidity change. It is better to leave a small gap of a few millimeters between the boards. The surface of the wood needs to be sanded, this will simplify installation. metal sheet on top of the tree. Boards around the entire perimeter of the table are screwed to the frame with self-tapping screws.

The sixth stage is the fastening of the upper steel sheet. It can be welded to the countertop, but there is wood inside the structure, which can ignite during the welding process. Therefore, it is best to attach the steel sheet with hidden screws to wooden boards. The metal must first be painted on both sides with a rust converter. This covering material looks like a transparent paint coating, is easily restored and reliably protects the metal from rust. You can also paint the metal tabletop with the same paint that was used to cover the frame. It will be beautiful, but over time the paint may scratch and the table will not look very new.

The last stage is installing the drawers on the guides and attaching the plywood to side walls , shelves and power shield in front of the table. This work can be called finishing workbench. After work with plywood is completed, it must be coated with a composition that will protect the material from exposure environment. Also, do not forget about the design of a power shield for tools. You can attach special hooks or screws to it, from which the necessary things will be hung.

To make it convenient to work at a workbench, you can attach a special lamp with a bendable stand to the power panel. In this case, you can optionally direct the flow of light to the desired location.

Video - The process of making a workbench

Installing a vice on a bench

A vice is an indispensable attribute of a mechanic's workbench. It is not recommended to attach a clamping tool that weighs several tens of kilograms to the tabletop itself. It is best to place a metal gasket 1 cm thick between the metal of the table and the tool. You need to drill holes in the gasket for the anchor bolts. Then, in the same places, drill holes of the same size in the tabletop. The entire structure is fastened with anchor bolts.

Safety requirements for a homemade workbench design

If the garage area is not too large, then you can make a smaller table for plumbing work with your own hands. But it is worth knowing that the entire structure must be stable, not sway or budge with little effort.
The workplace should be organized in such a way that nothing interferes with a person. When working with a vise, all unnecessary tools should be removed from the countertop.
Corners and protruding parts of the table should not be too sharp or have cutting edges.
After repair work at the workbench, you need to clean the workplace from metal shavings, drops of oil and other materials.
If a homemade workbench is made correctly, it can easily withstand a load of 200 kg.

Plywood for board

Video - Do-it-yourself workbench in the garage

It's no secret that a well-equipped workplace is the key to successful plumbing, electromechanical or installation work. The main item in a garage or workshop, around which the entire work area is arranged, is the workbench. This desktop must have the necessary functionality, be durable and reliable. Buying a finished product in a retail chain can cost a pretty penny, so it’s better to make it yourself. This will make it possible not only to save money, but also to get a garage table in exact accordance with the requests for functionality and placement.

DIY workbench. How to do?

Below we will tell you how to make a wooden or metal workbench with your own hands. The presented designs do not require the use of any scarce parts or the use of expensive equipment, and during the installation process you can get by with minimal carpentry and plumbing skills.

Making a workbench with your own hands (from wood)

Making a carpentry workbench with your own hands has a lot of advantages, which include the fact that you can arrange the locations of vices and other devices in advance, think about the quantity and location drawers etc.

Required tools and materials

For self-made workbench you need to prepare the following tools:

electric jigsaw or hacksaw;
electric drill and set of drills for wood and metal;
carpenter's square;
roulette;
bubble level;
set of wrenches.
When stocking up on materials, be sure to ensure that the wooden parts do not have cracks or knots. To get started, you will need:
bars for support legs 100x100 mm;
two plywood sheets with a thickness of at least 20 mm (OSB can be used). In this case, one sheet will go on the table top, and the other on the lower shelf.
boards 50x150 mm, from which the frame will be mounted;
bolts (it is best to use furniture bolts, with a square part that prevents them from rotating in wooden parts);
washers and nuts;
self-tapping screws

To facilitate assembly and avoid errors when cutting material, it is better to make drawings of the workbench and indicate on it the dimensions of each part.

DIY workbench drawings

DIY workbench. Step-by-step instruction

First of all, you need to make top frame underframe. To do this, boards of the required length are sawn off in accordance with the drawing.

Using self-tapping screws, long and short parts are fastened in such a way as to obtain a rectangular frame. After this, measure the distance to its middle along the long side, where a spacer bar is installed. The same 50x150 mm board is used, which is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws at both ends.

DIY wooden workbench. Photo

Support legs The workbench is made of 6 identical bars. To attach them to the upper frame, long bolts with nuts and washers are used. To install the support, a block is placed in the corner of the frame and two through holes are drilled through the leg and the side board. Then the connections are tightened using bolts and nuts.

To achieve the required structural rigidity, lower boards are installed. By the way, these same details will also serve as the basis bottom shelf. To do this, in full accordance with the workbench drawings, 4 wooden parts with a cross-section of 50x150 mm are sawn off.

To secure the bottom boards, measure 30 cm from the edge of each support. At this height, one part is attached to the three rear legs of the structure, and from the front, the board is attached between the middle and side supports on the side where it will be installed additional shelf.

Two short boards are mounted at the same height on the sides of the workbench.

Using an electric jigsaw or hacksaw, parts are cut from sheets of OSB or plywood for table tops. It is attached flush to the top of the desktop using self-tapping screws. To protect the surface of the workbench from damage, a layer of hardboard is laid on top of the plywood, which can be easily replaced with new material as it wears out. To install the bottom shelf, measure the distance from the middle to the outer legs. The material is cut to this size and with a jigsaw or hacksaw, cutouts are made in its corners for the support legs. Attaching the shield to the lower base is carried out in the same way as installing a tabletop.

To obtain stability of the frame structure, when attaching the supports and assembling the frame of the bench, be sure to use carpenter's square. After installing the workbench, use a bubble level to check its horizontal position. If necessary, the level can be changed by placing small pieces thin plywood under the legs.

DIY workbench. Step-by-step instruction

After assembly is completed, the workbench is impregnated with a special protective compound, varnished or painted.

A small workbench for the home with your own hands

The design of the plumbing workbench proposed below will greatly facilitate metalworking and installation work not only in a small garage, but also on a balcony, in the corner of a utility room, etc. With all the functionality and convenience of a full-size workbench, it won't take up much space and can hold a variety of tools and gadgets in its drawers.

tabletop small workbench It is made from two sheets of plywood glued together with a thickness of at least 18 mm and has dimensions of 1500x600 mm. To strengthen the table cover, it is additionally thickened at the edges with two layers of plywood sheet, giving a thickness of 72 mm.

Considering that plywood with a thickness of 18 mm is not the cheapest material (the cost of one sheet is about 1000 rubles), you can save a little if you buy a full-size sheet with dimensions of 2440x1220 mm. Unfortunately, this material is not enough to make the reinforcing strip that is located around the perimeter of the lid, so you will have to additionally look for a small piece of plywood sheet. Otherwise, the design of the countertop will have to be changed.

When starting to build a small carpentry workbench with your own hands, prepare the following tools and materials:

a rule with a length of at least 2 m;
Circular Saw;
carpenter's square;
notched trowel with a tooth size of 2x2 or 3x3 mm. Can buy ready-made tool or make it yourself using a grinder;
screwdriver or set of screwdrivers;
spanners;
good wood glue, for example, "Moment Joiner"
plywood 18mm thick;
wooden beam 40x60 mm;
self-tapping screws;
bolts, nuts, washers.

In addition, to make a workbench yourself, you need to acquire good carpentry clamps, without which gluing plywood sheets will be problematic. If it is not possible to purchase a quality tool, you can use inexpensive Chinese clamps, of which you will need twice the quantity.

The process of making a workbench with your own hands begins with covers, onto which a strip 1520 mm long is cut from a sheet of plywood 2440 mm long. By sawing this part, we obtain elements measuring 1520x610 mm to strengthen the sides of the lid. Then, as a rule, the plane of the plywood sheets is checked in order to orient them with their convex surface inward when gluing.

The next stage will require maximum concentration and accuracy - within a couple of minutes you need to evenly distribute wood glue on the surface of one sheet of plywood. If you feel that lack of experience will not give you the opportunity to cope with this work in such a short time, then use wooden parts PVA furniture glue It has no time restrictions and can be applied with a simple paint brush. Having prepared clamps and boards in advance to distribute the load over the entire plane, lay the bottom sheet on three boards, and after applying the adhesive, cover it with the top plywood board.

Having installed pressure boards on top, tighten the structure with clamps, constantly monitoring the flatness using the rule. It will not be possible to press the place in the center of the tabletop with a clamp, so it is left without load.

When gluing a board from several sheets of plywood, you can do without clamps if you place the structure on a flat surface and press it evenly over the entire plane with some kind of weight. After the glue has dried, the clamps or weights are removed and the next stage of making a workbench with your own hands begins.

So that the tabletop has a strict geometric shape when cutting it parquet flooring you have to be very careful. The rule can be applied as a guide bar for guiding a saw. When cutting the tabletop to dimensions of 1500x600 mm, maintain 90° angles using a carpenter's square or using the factory angles left over from cutting plywood as a template. Distribute the remaining scraps of plywood board into strips 150 mm wide. They will be needed to reinforce the perimeter of the tabletop, so glue them along the entire edge of the tabletop in two layers. In this case, the upper strips should overlap the joints of the lower sections of plywood.

For the manufacture of underframes timber with a cross section of 40x60 mm is used. In this case, the drawers and legs are made from solid lumber, and the supports are glued together from two pieces and one whole beam. The height of the workbench is chosen taking into account your height, since there should be no inconvenience or discomfort when using it. In our case, the height of the workbench from the floor to the top surface of the tabletop is 900 mm.

Next, glue the legs and assemble two frames. In this case, it is important to maintain the perpendicularity of the connections, since if they deviate from right angle the geometry of the structure will be disrupted. It will be easier to achieve this condition if, even at the trimming stage, the angles of all parts are strictly 90°. In our workbench, the frame width is 900 mm and the height of the support legs is 830 mm. The gap from the floor to the bottom prong should be 150 mm.

After the glue has dried, the frames are mounted on the countertop and fastened with clamps. Then the legs are set strictly at an angle of 90 degrees to the bottom surface of the plywood panel and another set of legs and drawers are cut out. To fasten the structure to the tabletop, use 8x120 mm self-tapping screws.

The stability of the workbench can be increased if the legs and drawers are additionally fastened with the same screws. By choosing a recess for the head of the hardware with a feather drill, the joints are ensured to be aesthetically pleasing.

The workbench is almost ready. If desired, you can make a box for storing tools in its underframe.

DIY metal workbench for the garage

A workbench made of steel has the necessary strength and reliability required when working with metal products. This desktop can add functionality to any garage or workshop.

Materials and tools

To start making a workbench for your garage with your own hands, you should acquire the following plumbing tools:

angle grinder with cutting and grinding discs;
welding machine;
building level;
electric jigsaw;
drill with a set of drills;
screwdriver;
measuring tool.

DIY metal workbench drawings

Some materials needed for a workbench can be found in the garage, and the missing parts can be purchased on the construction market. You will need:

steel corners 50x50x4 and 40x40x2;
profile pipe 60x40x2;
steel strip 40x4 mm;
steel sheets 2200x750x2 mm;
boards 50 mm thick;
15mm plywood and drawer guides;
metal screws and bolts.

In addition, prepare paint and rust converter to make the product look aesthetically pleasing and protect the metal from moisture.

Step-by-step instructions for making a metal workbench

Cutting the material. Cut into frame profile pipe. Steel angle is used to strengthen the structure and edging the tabletop. The metal strip is needed as guide elements for the side panels and for making table drawer brackets.

Frame welding. A rectangular tabletop frame is mounted from pipes 2200 and 750 mm long, connected in pairs. At the same time, it is taken into account that on top of the frame it will be necessary to weld the corners into which the boards of the working surface are laid. To strengthen the frame, sections of steel pipes are welded every 400 mm as stiffeners.

How to make a workbench with your own hands from metal. Photo

At the edges of the table, support legs 900 mm long are mounted by welding, which are reinforced at the bottom with jumpers from a corner or profile pipe.

The frames of the workbench drawers are welded to the legs on both sides.

Corners for edging are installed on the tabletop frame, and then secured with a welding joint.

From a corner 2200 mm long and 4 corners 950 m long, a sheathing of a power vertical panel for tools is arranged.

The finished frame is strengthened brackets made of steel bars, which are welded to its sides. To strengthen you will need 24 elements. Additionally, it is necessary to drill holes in each strip for mounting the side and rear plywood walls.

Plywood is cut into parts to make boxes, after which they are assembled using self-tapping screws. The number of drawers and their location depends on the specific need and personal preferences of the owner.

After assembling the drawers, metal strips with holes for attaching the slides are welded to the sides of the frame.

All welds and sharp corners pass with a grinder with a grinding wheel installed, and rusty areas of rolled metal are cleaned with a metal brush attachment.

The metal frame is treated with an anti-corrosion compound and painted with weather-resistant paint.

The boards are cut to the length of the tabletop and placed in a frame made from a corner. To prevent rotting and damage to wood by insects, the boards are treated antiseptic composition.

The lumber is laid in the prepared bed, leaving 2-3 mm gaps between the wood and the metal to allow the wood to expand when swelling. After this, the boards are screwed with self-tapping screws.

The top steel sheet is treated on both sides with a rust converter, and after drying it is attached to wooden tabletop self-tapping screws.

The table drawers are painted and installed on the guides, and the side and back plywood trim is attached.

After the workbench is made, a vice and other necessary equipment are installed, and hooks are attached to place the tool.

What is a workbench

A workbench is a table designed for work related to the manufacture and installation of products made of wood, metal and other materials. Workbenches are often additionally equipped with equipment for fastening workpieces, drawers and shelves for storing tools and accessories. Depending on the intended purpose, there are carpentry and metalworking workbenches for working with wood and metal, respectively. Work tables for workshops and garages can be single or multi-seat. Workbenches designed for one workplace have a width of up to 0.8 m and a length of up to 1.5 m. The dimensions of multi-person benches increase according to the number of people working at them. The distance of the working surface from the floor is usually 0.8 - 0.9 m, however, there are also designs with adjustable height. Workbenches are most often made of metal or wood, and their tabletops are covered with sheets of plywood, hardboard, galvanized sheet, boards and other materials.