8 Foot Workbench Plans

Painted all the brackets red to match my craftsman tool boxes.

8 foot workbench plans.

Learn how to build this cheap workbench by following these simple plans. Cut the components from 2 4 lumber. Drill pilot holes through the leg and insert 2 1 2 screws to lock them together tightly. Made 2 more 4 foot benches to match just for kicks.

I like the height of. Make sure the edges are flush and the corners are square. Step 1 at the lumber yard. Price of paradise i.

Who is this workbench for. Followed step by step and built the 8 ft bench. Finally pegboards sheets are added to this work bench to provide a vertical tool storage surface. 30 3 27 in the bench should have at least two rail stretchers positioned 1 3 of the way in from each edge of the bench.

This sturdy 30 in deep x 6 ft long diy workbench is the ultimate in simplicity and costs less than 50 to build. Rugged and cheap workbench blueprint. The 4 x8 panel can be particle board mdf or chip board. You need to cut four legs.

30 3 27 in regardless of other dimensions the bench will require two short 2 x 8 top rails. Attach the middle leg to the frame of the 8 ft bench. The very rigid 45 eight foot workbench step 1. Step 2 cut legs and braces.

Attaching the middle leg. Build the middle leg from 2 4 lumber. Standard 2 x 4 framing lumbers will be used to build up the project s frame. Only issue i have is lumber is more than twice the price here in hawaii.

On the 4 ft benches put hinges on the top covers so i can store small stuff. The top poster commented that for his own garage he created an 8 foot long bench from a free pdf including a cut out so that a seat can be pushed into it so you re not painfully leaning over as you work. Overall depth 3. Length of short 2 x 8 top rails.

Drill pilot holes through the 96 long beams and insert 2 1 2 screws into the perpendicular components. Length of 2 x 4 rail stretchers. You can use 4 x 8 sheets of plywood sheeting that is 1 2 inch thick for the tabletop as well as the shelves. Cut the legs and the cross braces.

The first step of the project is to build the top frame for the 8 ft workbench. Add glue to the joints drill pilot holes and insert 2 1 2 screws to assemble everything tightly.