…code, cg, electronics, 3d printing…

The dirt-floored underside of my small house is storage\my workshop (aka Man-cave).  It came with a single 2’x5′ workbench… but I really needed some more space for non-digital projects.  After clearing out a corner and leveling an old queen-sized plywood\2×4 box-spring (my father had assembled) on some bricks, I was ready to fabricate the new workbench.

For strength, I mounted it directly to the shear walls (installed for earthquake proofing here in CA).  The top is all 2×6’s, and the frame\legs are all 2×4’s.  Bought all the joist hangers, wood, screws & bolts from Home Depot, the whole thing came together over the course of a weekend for about $90,  not too bad.  And now I have a workbench built like a tank.

Phase 1: 2x4's screwed to shear walls, ribs on the floor with joist hangers attached.

Phase 2: Framing in-progress...

Phase 3: Framing complete, legs bolted together.

Phase 4: Complete!