every garage needs a workbench, but mostdon't have the real estate to fit one. hey, i'm rob north. and today, i'm going to show you howto build a space-saving workbench. [music playing] as always, measurethe size of your space to determine the size of your workbench. once you've got the measurements,cut a piece of 3/4 inch ply to size for the tabletop.
build a frame usingtwo-by-fours that sits flush with the back of thetabletop but comes in two inches from the sides and the front. add a two-by-four to the middleof the frame for extra support. attach the tabletop to the frameusing a countersink and screws. now let's build the legs. cut a couple of two-by-fours a fewinches longer than your predetermined height. this will make up for the spaceyou lose when you attach them
to the inside of the frame. dry fit the leg snug in each corner. take another two-by-fourand measure and mark a support brace that will rundiagonal from the leg to the tabletop. each end will have a45-degree miter cut. dry fit one last time, and attachthe support braces to the legs. we need our legs tofold up under the table when our table foldsup against the wall. simple solution?
t hinges. place the legs snug into eachcorner and screw the hinge to the bottom of thetabletop and to the leg. you can also add small rectangularhinges to the support braces to keep them from moving around. with the workbenchcomplete, we can now start working on the bracket thatconnects it to the wall. start by cutting a two-by-sixthe length of the frame. take another two-by-sixand cut two blocks from it
just slightly widerthan the t hinges that will connect the bracket to the frame. attach a block to eachend of the two-by-six. now, cut a couple of blocksout of plywood scrap, and add them to your two-by-six blocks. make sure to cut thelength of each block to be just a bit longerthan the t hinge. you can even miter theends to clean up the look. attach them to the two-by-six blocks.
add a couple of mitertwo-by-six blocks spaced out in the middle of the bracketfor even more support. now, just attach the bracket tothe workbench using t hinges. all right. let's get this thing installed. this workbench is going to be heavy. so we definitely want to make surethat we screw it into the studs. find studs, mark your layout,and screw two two-by-sixes into the wall at the proper height.
these will create enough clearance forthe bench to fold up against the wall. screw the bracket into the two-by-sixes. now, you've got a workbench when youwant it and space when you don't. click now for fullstep-by-step project plans or for other garageorganization projects.
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