Workbench set-up

[Comm]

I'm looking at building a new garage workbench. Curious to see what other folks have built. I am planning on building mine out of plywood and 2x4's etc. I would like it to also store the following cylinders and bottles underneath

- 2 al 40's
- 2 al 80 stages
- 3 sets of LP 108's

I have a fairly large space to work with (thankfully) and it already has electric behind it (also thankfully)

 

[parzdiver]

I built a simple 2x4 frame with a couple shelves under the bench top. I doubled the 2x4's for the legs to created pseudo lap joints.

I used a piece of Formica counter from the big box store as the top. Smooth with a nice rounded front edge.

 

[Badger7]

I have a couple heavy duty steel shelving units that I separated by 6 feet and joined with another set of crossbars topped with a prefab formica countertop serving as a workbench / work surface. Since the crossbars index every couple inches, I could play with a working height that was comfortable for both standing and sitting on a countertop-height rolling stool. Scuba gear goes on the rack to the left, Totes on the rack to the right, and whatever project I'm working on goes on the clean white countertop in between the racks. I also mounted a large LED shop lamp over the top for lighting. The countertop cleans up easily and is also simply and cheaply replaceable whenever.

Since there is nothing underneath the workbench (entirely supported by the rack units on each side), a rubber mat and bungie cords would be all would be needed to store a few sets of doubles vertically if that's what you wanted to do. During the summer dive season, my tanks stay in the truck, and then get loaded horizontally onto the racks over the winter when I get them back from annual visual.