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1. Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: johnm@ims.com (John Miller); Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 11:42:24 -0800; I'm building another workbench in my garage that will be used primarily for engine work. It's 8 foot by 22" deep and 34" high. Since its use is for engine assembly/disassembly, I'm considering having; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00000.html (7,677 bytes)
2. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: Martin Scarr <martins@efn.org>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:38:27 -0800 (PST); I've made several very durable workbenches out of solid core doors. Damaged or used ones are extremely cheap, I often get them for free. Yes, it works well. Any sheetmetal shop can fabricate it for y; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00001.html (8,231 bytes)
3. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: John Napoli <jgn@li.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 16:38:59 -0500 (EST); That's exactly the way to do it. But don't go to a sheet metal shop. Go to a place that does commercial kitchen hoods. They'll do it all up in nice stainless steel, and for them this is a really smal; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00002.html (8,849 bytes)
4. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: "Con P. Seitl" <seitl@ns.sympatico.ca>; Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 21:15:24 -0800; John; Take a look at what your going to be doing on this bench, lots of oil eh? The lip would serve to keep it off the floor, but then what? You'll be stuck with alot of oil that you have to use rags; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00003.html (9,168 bytes)
5. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: "Con P. Seitl" <Seitl@ns.sympatico.ca>; Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 00:25:03 -0800; True, wood is more forgiving than steel. I have a steel top on part of my workbench (3/8" thick) I've mounted a big vise on it, and welded to the plate from underneath, I have a 1" square stock about; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00029.html (11,451 bytes)
6. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 21:33:52 -0800; The reason you want a metal bench for engine work is that you can get it C-L-E-A-N *CLEAN*. When you're sliding a freshly machined block or head around, you want to be absotively sure that there are; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00030.html (7,945 bytes)
7. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: Bob Moore <mustang@best.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 21:41:35 -0800 (PST); I scored a dual stainless, built to shop spec ;-) with dual 36" bays on the sides that originally had butcher block on stainless with a trash bin/cycle engine, auto -trans etc. surface in the middle-; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00031.html (8,373 bytes)
8. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams); Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 09:29:00 -0500; I know a couple of people who use steel-topped benches for engine assembly. They say they like wrestling engine blocks around. I like the convenience of an engine stand, even if I do hate having to; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00040.html (7,899 bytes)
9. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: johnm@ims.com (John Miller); Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 12:38:19 -0800; Thanks for all the info on the Workbench Construction Question. Concensus seem to be: 1) Metal tops are a good feature for engine work (cleanup is easy and thourough). Construction suggestions: 1/8-3; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00043.html (9,018 bytes)
10. Re: Workbench Construction Question (score: 1): Author: james.a.babcock@adn.alcatel.com (James Babcock); Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 16:58:14 -0500 (EST); Sounds like a terminal case of shopwrights disease to me.... Jim '80 TR7 dhc -- James A. Babcock, Software Engineer email: james.a.babcock@adn.alcatel.com Alcatel Data Networks WWW: http://www.adn.al; /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00044.html (8,717 bytes)

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