[sdiy] Workbenches?

[harry]

Oh YEAH ???

I forgot to add that my METAL SHOP workbench is the top of
the dryer... the ladies just LOVE me when the aluminum chips
get into their panty hose....

H^)  harry

CHoaglin at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 08/02/2001 7:11:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> harrybissell at prodigy.net writes:
>
>
>
>> DIY workbenches ??? REALLY ????
>>
>> OK... MY workbench is a piece of 3/4" particle board, reinforced
>> underneath
>> with some aluminum strip angle... sitting on two "Microwave" carts
>>
>> (guess this makes me the Geo Metro of the 'door and two file
>> cabinets'
>> class)
>>
>> Total work surface area, not covered with past project debris... 1.5
>> sq
>> ft.
>
> My main bench is something I got as a kit from home depot at about age
> 15.
> sturdy metal construction, with particle board top and various
> modifications
> to mount phone jacks (a must for the phone phreak) etc in various
> places. Two
> swiveling monitor holder arms were added, one for a monitor and the
> other for
> a scope. That bench is full of junk right now, so I end up doing most
> of my
> soldering on the washing machine these days. I have another, DIY bench
> in the
> garage, which is probably at the "cool" end of the "two filing
> cabinets and a
> door" category. A sheet of plywood scavenged from a medical laser
> packing
> crate, stuck on top of a 4'x4' acid storage cabinet with huge swinging
> doors
> and "CORROSIVE" across the front in big letters.
>
> -Chris