Outside Work Bench

[doubleboost]

3/4 plate should see us all out

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

My neighbour has an outside bench...he only uses it when it's a lovely day and everyone is enjoying their gardens...builds furniture...using a router...with a blunt bit...for hours on end!

Back to the question...kitchen top with a sheet of stainless over it? Or make a concrete top...that would be excellent I reckon.

 

[frank horton]

use the same stuff that on the floors of trailers, aint cheap but totaly waterproof....
hard wearing too....u can get it in 3/4 thick.....
is it Buffalo boarding.....?

 

[James1979]

use the same stuff that on the floors of trailers, aint cheap but totaly waterproof....
hard wearing too....u can get it in 3/4 thick.....
is it Buffalo boarding.....?

it’s good stuff but really expensive. Buffalo board is right name. Last time I did a trailer deck I looked at it but it was cheaper to use treadplate in the end.

if you only want a m2 you could try trailer places for used stuff. May get lucky. Even if you double them up.

 

[badabec]

Hello, Brad93 had some composite flooring sheet about 3/4" thick in the Freebies section. Maybe he has some left?

 

[skotl]

If you put steel on the top would having a wooden, edged cover to go over it when not in use help protect it?

Bit like this, but bigger and upside-downier

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Table wont be big. 1m ish square

Make it as big as you can in the space available, otherwise you'll regret making that size in the future.

 

[TechnicAl]

My neighbour has an outside bench...he only uses it when it's a lovely day and everyone is enjoying their gardens...builds furniture...using a router...with a blunt bit...for hours on end!

Back to the question...kitchen top with a sheet of stainless over it? Or make a concrete top...that would be excellent I reckon.

For a moment I thought you were my neighbour...

 

[angellonewolf]

Some more detail.

it’s an outside work table for grinding etc. Doesn’t need to be fancy, just somewhere I can do the odd messy job outside.

Ply is ok but it will delaminate over time. 2x8 type timber will be good as will some heavy metal plate

I want the splayed legs as it will be sitting on gravel and I need it to be stable

dont splay the legs just knock a few pieces of wood in the floor and screw to the bench

 

[Parm]

Right, I’ve got lucky. Mate in the village who runs a big civils contracting firm has some 8mm chequer plate. I’m going to have a look later on. If this is any good I’ll flip it over and use the smooth side as a top. Just need to see how big it is

 

[p0689109]

Trouble is a metal top has no cushioning effect if a bit of hammering is needed. Its noisy and the reaction runs up your arm. Good heavy duty wood would be my choice.

 

[cheb]

Coach boots used to be a good source of phenolic faced ply. The main problem up was the screws were rusted solid by the salt air.

 

[sako243]

Any bench is better than no bench. Build something - use it, when you destroy it then replace it.

Or go the @8ob approach and buy massive old benches that will outlast everything but then have no where to put them so stack more items on top of them so they are then unusable.

 

[Ashley Burton]

How often will you actually use this bench?

I like @eLuSiVeMiTe setup with his 8 x 4 sheet on top

If you want something for hammer time why not a saw horse built with some heavy timber?

You could even have a vice on one end also!

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Surely brick and concrete is the way to go....stick a chimney on it and make it dual use

 

[Parm]

How often will you actually use this bench?

I like @eLuSiVeMiTe setup with his 8 x 4 sheet on top

If you want something for hammer time why not a saw horse built with some heavy timber?

You could even have a vice on one end also!

ive got a very decent heavy timber saw horse

to be fair I can’t really say how much it will be used. It’s one of those things. Idea in head, now needs to happen

I’ve just been to see the chequer plate. It’s 1.3 x 0.9 m and 8mm thick.

it’s getting dropped off sometime this week. Best of all it’s free

 

[123hotchef]

ive got a very decent heavy timber saw horse

to be fair I can’t really say how much it will be used. It’s one of those things. Idea in head, now needs to happen

I’ve just been to see the chequer plate. It’s 1.3 x 0.9 m and 8mm thick.

it’s getting dropped off sometime this week. Best of all it’s free

bed the check plate onto some ply! is it ali or steel plate?

 

[Parm]

bed the check plate onto some ply! is it ali or steel plate?

It’s all steel, plus I don’t have any suitable ply and this is ano spend project

 

[123hotchef]

It’s all steel, plus I don’t have any suitable ply and this is ano spend project

fook it then make a frame to go around the 4 sides nd maybe in the middle that will absorb some bashing! job done i got my bashing bench made from work top out side when it dies i replace it

 

[8ob]

Any bench is better than no bench. Build something - use it, when you destroy it then replace it.

Or go the @8ob approach and buy massive old benches that will outlast everything but then have no where to put them so stack more items on top of them so they are then unusable.

Ye of little faith All but one are now in the workshop and used daily, one left to house and that will go in the new barn being built

Bob