Posted on 07/04/2016 7:25:53 PM PDT by Utilizer
For those of us with space to spare, our workbenches tend to sprawl. The others who are more space limited will certainly feel envy at [Love Hultén]’s beautiful Tempel workbench.
The workbench appears at first to be a modern interpretation of a secretary’s desk. There are some subtle hints that it is no ordinary piece of furniture. The glowing model of our solar system on the front, for example.
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I dunno... I think I would have done it quite differently, and it would have taken up a lot more space besides.
I see space for things I don’t need in a work bench and not much for what I want.
Yes, well, diaper-changing is not only a difficult art to master, but one in which the end results are quite often not really what we expected. :(
A work bench should have some heft and a nice solid vise.
The front section of a bowling alley is just right!
A friend has one looks sharp and works well.
All workbenches need a fridge with beer and cable TV. Mrs. Benkster knows “I’m going to clean off the workbench” really means “I’m going to watch the Cubs game. I don’t expect to be disturbed.”
The front horizontal part looks rather flimsy. Would it stand up to a torrent of full-body blows from my hammer? Or my rubber mallet? Where are the vises?
I’d have to label all of those drawers. I never was good at that “Concentration” game.
I’d end up breaking off the fold out surface. It needs some removable legs. Also, the slanted feet won’t be very strong. They should be vertical to provide the necessary strength.
This piece of furniture is made more for appearance than functionality, more for a hobbyist than a real workman who requires strong support.
Id call that a secretary.
Or a workbench for s watchmaker.
Its the work, not the bench. That thing looks like grandmas sewing cabinet.
No envy here. It looks flimsy.
My bench is a Sears Craftsman with a metal top, real drawers, a pegboard back and a big, honking vise.
Got old heavy duty schematic/blueprint drawers (5 per) and stacked two. Big drawers hold all the wrenches, sockets etc. and it’s sturdy as heck.
I also stretch lead came for my stained glass. The bench has to be heavy.
And change out an AR 15 barrel on that? fuggedaboutit.
My bench needs redoing, no doubt. The huge machinist’s vise I have mounted on the front RHS takes up so much space I find it difficult to work on some things.
Plus, when I am working on some computers the risepartition is too short and I can not fit all the standard cases underneath it, which leaves some computers hanging out over the edge of the workbench.
NOT willing to drop them, so something more sturdy is needed.
Where do the reloading press(es) go?
And the motor stand, Vice?
How many hammers will it hold?
Well, the angle supports do not look all that strong, but if the majority of its area was supported by the underlying desk structure then I imagine it might be quite sturdy indeed.
Something to think about, and perhaps plan for in one’s next workbench project I believe.
I think I would have to do the same, but all those drawers would certainly come in handy now and again!
It’s a tip-open secretary organizer. Maybe good for crafting door hangers and hot glue projects.
It could certainly do with some support legs folding out to help the large work area, but the foldaway concept certainly bears looking at, I believe, at least on first glance.
That IKEA work bench might be good for crafts, scrapbooking, stained glass, etc, but I think a lot of us doing manly, hairy-chested, lumberjack-type work would be disappointed.
The legs on it resemble my parents’ end table circa 1963. Why, it collapsed when my brother and I stepped on and off it.
BTW Harbor Freight sells some nice, cheap (Chinese), but good quality, felt-lined small chests that are great for storing more delicate stuff.
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