need a table

[model-a]

Hey guy's can ya'll post some pictures or give me some ideas on what ya'll have built some of your bikes on thanks. I have a idea on what would work lets see what ya'll come up with.

Chris,model-a

 

[FlordiaRust]

Here is my workbenches that I build most of my bikes on

And here is my other workbench

 

[model-a]

wow dude that's about the way mine looks to ok that's a idea.
Chris,model-a

 

[model-a]

Ok hears what I'm thinking with the problem of no space or not much anyway at the most all you really need to build a table would be 12 inches wide and 6 or 8 foot long get a piece of steel 1/4 inch counter sink some holes take two 2x4s drill some holes and sit the jig on some sturdy saw bucks not pretty butt it should work at least you can tack weld the frame down to the table top. Oh well I will give it a try and post some pictures.
Chris,model-a

 

[DJ Bill]

Yard sales and used furniture stores are your friend. Remember those old green tables they used to have in art class at high school ??They weighed a ton, and are pretty much indestructible... I picked up one left behind by a tenant, laid a sheet of 3/4 ply on top, and I've got one heeck of a 4 x 8 table. I don't do bikes on it, as I added a glass top as well and do sign work on it.
But.... I have 5 or 6 other cheap tables purchased for $10 or less at auctions, antique stores, and flea markets that I do use for workbenches.

Keep your eyes peeled for used truck toolboxes for the big Semi trucks. I have one of them, the front opens downward and it has tons of room inside. I bolted 4 angle iron legs to it and it also is a great workbench.

Where you see the chainsaw sharpener bolted on I also can bolt a vice to it.....With stuff in it it is pretty heavy so it doesn't go anywhere. Only problem is I keep dropping stuff in the gap between the door and the top. I paid $75 for the toolbox, new they are pretty expensive.

Another great source of cheap tables is your local Restore (Habitat for Humanity) They often have complete kitchen lower cabinet sets as well as solid core doors you can use for the top. My shop has two with thin plywood tops and they aren't as sturdy as I would like but they are plenty fine for bikes. Stay away from particleboard and look for older solid wood cabinets. If you do welding stick with metal stuff if you can find any you can afford.

In a pinch even one of those plastic folding tables with the grey/white top will work pretty well as a workbench. Sometimes you can pick used ones with cosmetic damage from rental places.....or like I did , from a company that does yard sales.

 

[DJ Bill]

Well built sawhorses that do not fold and a sheet of plywood with a frame around the edge (think an upside down shallow box) are also really handy.
If space is a concern, you can hinge the bench to a garage wall and only use two legs that fold out from the wall.

 

[model-a]

Thanks Bill good info buddy I have a friend that has some doors that came out of a old school 2inches thick and they weigh a ton you can't pick them up by them selves.
Chris,model-a

 

[Jennifer Parker]

Metal sawhorses, and a thick sheet of marine plywood bolted onto the top works well for the maintenance guys where I work, and it's portable.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

I have one of those old steel office tables that the sides fold down and it has wheels that recess so it wont roll, works great for making my bike tool box portable.

 

[DJ Bill]

Gold street is talking about a typewriter table... used to be a dime a dozen in junk stores.