Metal work bench

JerryX · Post by **JerryX** » Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:55 pm

Hi all - just retired and getting into a lot of DIY, making and such like.

Got a cheap stick welder and need to bend some bar and fix a few things - while i was checking out a few tutorials on YouTube, I see pretty much the same heavy duty metal bench with many holes on lots of the metal work videos. I'd like to make my own frame with some left over Unistrut, but what are people using for the top and where can I get some at a budget price ?

Thanks

Jerry

aeromech3 · Post by **aeromech3** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:45 pm

Cant advise on the bench as only built ones for wood and used scaffold boards for tops, you could fix galvanized sheet on top but I had this method to show for simple bending device.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:18 pm

aeromech3 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:45 pmyou could fix galvanized sheet on top

Sorry, I would suggest galvanised sheet is the last thing you want with arc welding. You can get "metal fume fever" from galvanised metal as you weld it.
I would suggest steel sheet. Try google, I used to pop into a "steel stock holder" in Chiswick, 3 guesses what they sold. (If asked nicely they would cut it to size too.)