Building a bench—questions!

[Mitch Dufour]

I am 6'0" and my bench top is 44" above the floor. BUT- I use a think 2" think hard foam cushion to stand on. I rarely sit at my bench but do have a tall adjustable stool that is comfortable to sit on.

My workspace is very tight, and my handloading bench also serves as a gun smith bench so I set mine up to allow the presses to be moved. I did not want legs touching the floor to get in the way of storage. They say a picture is worth a thousand words... if you have questions about construction details just ask.

(Hmmmm- forum is not letting pics load... will try to add/edit later.)

[Jbotto]

I am 6'0" and my bench top is 44" above the floor. BUT- I use a think 2" think hard foam cushion to stand on. I rarely sit at my bench but do have a tall adjustable stool that is comfortable to sit on.

My workspace is very tight, and my handloading bench also serves as a gun smith bench so I set mine up to allow the presses to be moved. I did not want legs touching the floor to get in the way of storage. They say a picture is worth a thousand words... if you have questions about construction details just ask.

(Hmmmm- forum is not letting pics load... will try to add/edit later.)

I’m always interested in pictures! Thank you for the help!


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[davet]

I am 6'0" and my bench top is 44" above the floor. BUT- I use a think 2" think hard foam cushion to stand on. I rarely sit at my bench but do have a tall adjustable stool that is comfortable to sit on.

My workspace is very tight, and my handloading bench also serves as a gun smith bench so I set mine up to allow the presses to be moved. I did not want legs touching the floor to get in the way of storage. They say a picture is worth a thousand words... if you have questions about construction details just ask.

(Hmmmm- forum is not letting pics load... will try to add/edit later.)

Mitch I would be very interested in hearing details about how you got your presses setup to be moved. I started with a turret press and have recently added a progressive and plan to add a single stage soon. I would rather have them movable so bench space is available for other things when I am not using one. Pics of this part specifically would be great once you get them to load.

[Mitch Dufour]

top bench front clamp small.jpg

top bench detail.jpgunder bench small.jpg

[rumaco]

My bench is the "Winchester House," it changes every other day. New things added, old things out. I build it as time goes by to fit my needs. It has evolved into a work of art and flows like magic.