Do-it-yourself carpentry workbench: drawings, photo dimensions

How tall should the workbench be?

1. What should be the optimal height?
2. Standard options
3. How to calculate?

A carpentry or metal workbench is a necessary piece of equipment that is available in almost every workshop. With the help of this special table, the master has the opportunity to perform his work in comfortable conditions, when all the tools he needs are at hand and do not fall on the floor.

In order to conveniently place all the devices and tools for processing wood or metal workpieces, it is important to correctly calculate not only the width and length of the tabletop, but also the height of the workbench.

If you choose the right dimensions of the workplace, then by working for several hours in a comfortable position, the master will be able not only to preserve the health of the spine and joints, but also to increase the productivity of his work.

What types of welding tables are there?

Any work will be done more professionally and efficiently if the workplace is organized correctly. For the manufacture of welded products that do not exceed 1 m in size, it is very convenient to have a table of a certain height. It is possible to secure a workpiece on it, organize lighting, and provide worker access to the connection point. Also, for safety reasons, you need to equip an air duct to remove toxic gases.

The welding workbench is necessarily equipped with drawers and accessories that help place consumables and tools at hand. As a rule, ordinary tables for household use are used in a home workshop.

But if you plan to constantly carry out work on welding parts, then the workplace, including the height of the welding table, must comply with the rules and regulations.

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Only a non-professional would think that an ordinary workbench is enough to perform welding work, or even that it is convenient to work on a concrete floor. A true master will certainly rise to the occasion, even working on his knees, but still a special welding table will allow all seams to be completed with better quality, especially if it is welding a complex spatial structure.

Home workshops usually purchase one of the following types of welding tables:

1. A universal model of a rack machine or table made of metal profiles. These designs resemble a carpentry workbench, but the difference is that the main parts of the table top and frame are made of metal parts.
2. A metal table of standard height, which is used for metalwork. Only it is equipped with specific additional devices for convenience and safety during welding work - a lamp in a protective casing, a removable tray with dry sand, clamps for securing parts.
3. A model of an assembly welding table, the tabletop of which is different from others. If the previous types have longitudinal profile logs on it, here tubular sockets are welded into the surface for securing clamps. There may be several dozen such nests.
4. Various types of rotary tables and stands on which it is convenient to weld small-sized parts of non-standard shapes with many connection points. Models of rotary welding tables are more functional, since they can be rotated around an axis or placed at a certain angle.

The height of this welding table allows you to work with large products or weld parts of complex configurations. The tabletop is equipped with a chute with adjustable dimensions, in which it is convenient to secure parts and workpieces for further work. The ability to rotate the welding table increases the worker’s productivity, since he does not need to frequently move and move to another place in order to approach the part from the right side.

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Structural steel is used to manufacture welding tables of any height and other parameters. All table parts are welded or bolted together. A mandatory structural element of such products is a contact pad, which complements the tabletop or is welded into the leg at a certain height. It is used to connect the zero clamp of welding equipment.

The presence of a contact pad greatly simplifies the work of the welder. He just needs to place the workpieces on the tabletop, connect the power and start welding the parts. Working on a table that has the required height is still much more comfortable than trying to sit on some stands or on the floor, especially when you have to look for a place to connect the zero clamp.

What should be the optimal height?

To optimally select the height level of a workbench - carpentry or metalworking, its size is determined taking into account the work of the master in a standing position. The most important parameter in this case is the height of the person’s elbow, located above the floor level.

When performing work in a garage or workshop, the master will feel most comfortable if his elbow, together with the plane of the working tool, is in the same horizontal direction. Thus, the arms and shoulder girdle muscles and joints will not be overworked and cause discomfort and fatigue.

When working at a workbench, the master bends his arm - it, as a rule, is at the level of the height of the jaws of the vice located on the tabletop. This position is the most physiological and comfortable for doing work. To adjust the distance from the elbow to the floor or table top, the carpentry or metal workbench must be adjusted in accordance with the person’s height. For example, if your height is 170 cm, then the level from the tabletop of the workbench should be at a distance of 70 cm from the floor level. The calculation here is very simple: you need to subtract 100 cm from the height of the master, expressed in cm.

It should be taken into account that the distance from the level of the workbench tabletop to the worker’s eye line must correspond to the standard size - from 45 to 50 cm.

If the dimensions of a carpentry or metal workbench do not correspond to the height of the worker, and the design of this device itself is not adjustable, various types of floor stands are used, the height of which is selected based on the height of the person for the convenience of his work. A carpenter or mechanic daily performs their work functions near a workbench, and they have to work the entire shift with a long body tilt forward. This forced position is required for processing workpieces throughout the entire work cycle.

At this time, a person experiences a very noticeable load on the joints and muscles of the arms, lower back and legs. In the process of long-term work, the muscles of the back, neck, and joints can become very tired, which, if repeated regularly, can lead to deterioration in health, and in case of joint disease, to disability.

Therefore, it is so important to carefully approach the issue of selecting the height of the workbench in such a way that a person does not experience unnecessary, unjustified stress while performing his work duties.

Height of metalwork table

Product sizes are selected individually. In this case, the parameters of the room also matter.

Compact product

In small workshops they prefer to use a workbench due to its small dimensions.

In order not to make changes to the location later, it is installed in accordance with GOST requirements and must correspond to the standard height.

The following must be taken into account:

Wooden workbench

Schools and specialized educational institutions adhere to the same rules when teaching children in a professional direction. Since the bench machine does not require working with large parts, changing the height for different types of work is not required.

Standard options

In the process of selecting the location of the workbench tabletop level, it is necessary to determine what type of workpieces will be processed on it. If the main volume of work with wood blanks is envisaged, then in this case the workbench should have a smooth and even wooden tabletop , and if the work is more related to the processing of metal parts, then you will need a metalwork version of the table, the surface of which is covered with durable materials, for example , metal.

On a mechanic's workbench, in addition to the basic and necessary additional devices, it is recommended to equip a special mechanism for lifting heavy parts , as well as provide a system for mechanical adjustment of the height of the tabletop, which can be changed depending on the height of the worker.

There are various ways to determine the height of a carpenter's or benchtop from floor to tabletop: The worker will need to take measurements from the top of his head to his chin. Then, from the resulting figure in cm, you need to subtract the size obtained as a result of measuring the hand from the tip of the fingers to the corner of the elbow, also in cm. Next, from the result obtained, you need to additionally subtract the height of the vice, which the worker will constantly deal with, since they are the ones hold any parts during the entire processing cycle.

About carpentry workbenches

Design and purpose of the workbench

A carpentry workbench is a work table for manual and mechanical processing of wooden products. The design and ergonomics of a classic carpentry workbench allow you to fix parts in various spatial positions and perform basic carpentry operations with maximum convenience: making wooden parts, assembling structures, coating them with finishing compounds. A traditional carpenter's table is designed to work with lumber up to 3-3.5 m long. To process longer workpieces, a carpenter's workbench is used.

A table for carpentry work consists of a bench board (cover) and a bench (supporting frame). A traditional workbench is equipped with front (front) and rear (end) vices, with the help of which the workpieces are fixed in the required spatial positions.

There are holes in the table top and the wooden jaws of the vice. They are designed for installing clamps and stops of various sections and heights.

Having placed the stops in the desired configuration, the part is placed between them and pressed with the screw mechanism of the vice. This way the workpiece is securely fixed in a horizontal position. Based on the thickness of the wooden part, use a stop of appropriate height that will not protrude beyond the edge of the workpiece and interfere with processing.

How to choose the optimal workbench height?

The height of carpentry workbenches varies between 85-95 cm. The optimal table height is selected based on the height of the craftsman. If, standing at the workbench, your palms rest freely on its lid, then the size has been selected correctly. At such a workbench it will be convenient to perform all basic operations, without frequent bending and stretching, which lead to rapid fatigue.

What materials are best to make the structure from?

A carpentry workbench must have sufficient strength and rigidity, since during operation it is subjected to large loads, both static, formed under the weight of massive workpieces, and dynamic, arising in the process of sawing, drilling, impacts, etc. Sufficient strength characteristics are ensured not only by the features of the fastening units, but also the type of materials used.

Coniferous wood is traditionally used to make the base. The table top is made of durable wood: oak, beech, ash, maple, etc. The lumber used to create the bench board must be dry (humidity about 12%) without knots and other defects.

About making a workbench cover

Experience shows that when making a carpentry workbench with your own hands, it is more advisable to purchase a ready-made glued board, which will become a blank for the lid. The effort and time spent on cutting, jointing edges, gluing the shield and leveling it when creating such a massive part will be incomparable with the funds saved.

When performing work that increases the risk of damage to the lid: drilling, chiselling, etc., it is better to cover the working surface of the workbench with a thick plywood sheet or fiberboard cut to the shape of the lid. It is advisable to make this simple flooring immediately together with the workbench.

Workbench table top for carpentry work

For the workbench top, use sheets of MDF, chipboard or plywood with a thickness of 16–20 mm. Glue the slabs in two layers and get a tabletop 32–40 mm thick.

Drawing and diagram of the workbench covering: 1 - edge strips (birch, maple); 2 - working surface (hard fiberboard); 3 - base plate (chipboard, plywood or MDF).

For the countertop, you can take chipboard sheets left over from unnecessary furniture. For example, closet walls are suitable. Take them as a basis and add small parts to make the top of the workbench measuring 670x1940 mm.

Place the narrow slabs toward the back wall and toward the center of the workbench. Place large sheets on the top layer of the countertop. Glue the cut pieces.

Secure the sheets with self-tapping screws, deepening them into secret holes. Trim the edges with a hand-held circular saw 20mm from the edge.

Align the tabletop with the frame and secure it with screws.

Cut slats for borders. Saw the bevels at a 45° angle and cut the boards to size. Lay the fiberboard on top of the workbench, add a flat panel on top and clamp everything together.

This makes it easier to put on the pads. Align the ends with the mating edges and press the strip to the panel; the top plane will be flush with the workbench top. Supporting the board with one hand, drill pilot holes and secure the pieces with screws.

Move the accessory to the other side and install the remaining pads. Treat the boards with a grinder.

Drill a hole in the corner of the board so that the fiberboard can be easily pulled out of the hole when replacing it.

Clean the surfaces from dust and cover the wooden parts of the frame with stain. Place the fiberboard into the hole in the lid. If you are using pieces of material, secure them with double-sided tape. Place the carpenter's vise on the workbench.

DIY carpenter's table

If the main tools of a blacksmith are a hammer and an anvil, then for a carpenter there is nothing “more familiar” than his workbench. For people who work with wood, it can at the same time be a cutting platform and an assembly table, a stop and stand, a device for storing tools and even, if you want, a small carpentry machine, and sometimes a means of earning money. This article tells you how to make woodworking tables with your own hands. The instructions, photographs and drawings presented in it will help even a beginner to install this structure.

Plywood workbench

To make a workbench from plywood, you need to prepare:

• two-meter rule;
• electric circular saw;
• special glue for plywood (you can use plywood glue from the “Moment” line);
• clamps;
• spatula with teeth;
• wooden beam (section size 4 cm by 6 cm);
• glue brush;
• screwdriver;
• plywood (sheets 1.8 cm thick);
• a tool for cutting plywood and wooden beams (for example, a grinder or saw);
• fastening elements (screws 8 * 12 mm);
• drill;
• a strip of plywood 15 cm thick.

Let's consider an example of manufacturing a rectangular workbench with dimensions of 1.5 m by 60 cm and a cover thickness of 7.2 cm.

Instructions “How to make a carpentry workbench from plywood”:

• cut four rectangular pieces of plywood with dimensions 150 * 60 mm;
• if there is a suspicion that the plywood is not flat, you need to check this fact: fold the sheets together or use a rule;
• fold the plywood sheets together so that the convex side of each piece “looks” down;
• apply glue to one sheet and glue it to the second, repeat with all four pieces of material;

One of the options for a wooden plywood workbench (dimensions - in centimeters) Source pinimg.com

By the way! When gluing plywood sheets, for convenience, they can be compressed with clamps. The evenness of the tabletop plane when tightening the clamps must be constantly monitored using a rule.

General description of the carpentry workbench

At the heart of any carpentry workbench, regardless of the number of operations that are supposed to be performed with its help, there is always an ordinary wooden table. It is on it that the master will do carpentry, drill parts, process surfaces, assemble wooden trinkets into one complex structure and surprise others with his skills.

A good solid table is the basis. And everything else - vices, clamps, boxes with tools and fasteners - all these are constant attributes of the most useful tool in a carpentry workshop.

Workbench installation

As practice shows, making a workbench is not difficult. Installing a workbench is no different from assembling an ordinary wooden table. The vertical supports are fastened together using vertical boards and self-tapping screws. The working surface should also be secured to the supports using self-tapping screws.

In order to save space in the carpentry workshop, some craftsmen make a homemade workbench folding. It is mounted on the wall. This type of installation means that carpentry work will only be carried out when necessary.

In the past, in cramped conditions, I had a workbench board - a laminated MDF board 24 mm thick, with dimensions 1200x2200. It had minor modifications, such as: holes and grooves for attaching a hand router and circular saw, a flush-mounted metal frame with threaded holes for attaching rulers, and mustache nuts at the bottom, located in the places where the hand plane and drilling machine from a drill with a rocker are attached. The tabletop was attached to the wall on three hinges. During non-working hours, it was raised vertically and fixed to the wall. Under the board, also on hinges, are two triangles from the same board. She laid herself on them while working.

This design is an excellent way out of a situation in which the interior space of the workshop is very limited. But such a carpentry table does not withstand intense loads well, and it can only be made independently in exceptional cases.

After you have mounted the frame and working surface of the product, a simple carpentry table can be considered ready. But in order for it to turn into a full-fledged workbench and begin carpentry work, its functionality needs to be slightly expanded by adding specialized equipment to the design.

Taking into account the special specifics of the activity, the carpenter’s workbench must be equipped with appropriate equipment. And if the necessary tools are always at hand, then this is an excellent indicator. And the structural elements of the workbench itself will help you correctly arrange devices, fastening materials and power tools.

Workbench project

To make a carpentry workbench with your own hands, you must first understand its parameters that are optimal for you.

The dimensions of the workbench for work are chosen in such a way that you can work while standing at full height and without slouching. For a person of average height, the height of the table should be within 70...90 cm. But it is better to focus on the features of your own anatomy. It is optimal if the upper cut of the legs is at the level of your lowered arms. When a few centimeters are added to this height (the thickness of the workbench lid), you will understand that working while standing at such a table is a pleasure.

It is better to make the workbench cover, as well as the working surface, from solid wood or plywood. There are people who use particle board materials, light chipboard sheets, etc. for these purposes. We strongly do not recommend that you follow their example. This is a bad design - after all, the loads on the surface of the structure can be quite noticeable, and the particle board under such conditions will quickly fail.

5 years ago I received 2 sheets of plywood as a gift from a neighbor. It was decided to use it in the construction of a workbench. The size of the workbench was determined immediately - it was a pity to cut such a sheet. Experience has shown that there are no extra centimeters at the table. The height was determined by the height of the palms from the floor and amounted to 850 mm.

Ideally, a homemade workbench should have a special tray on the lid for storing tools and wood pieces involved in the work, as well as special holes (sockets) for wedges and combs. Using wedges and (or) combs, parts and workpieces will be secured to the table surface. It is on the cover that auxiliary clamps (vises) should be mounted to fix the processed lumber.

The dimensions of the workbench may vary depending on the size of your workshop. But, as practice shows, the optimal dimensions of the lid are 700 mm wide and 2000 mm long.

The supports (legs) of the workbench can be made from wooden beams 120*120 mm, no more. This will be quite enough to ensure that the structure is stable and does not become loose under the influence of brute physical force.

Bed: metal or wood?

A stationary wooden workbench has advantages over a steel frame not only in lower cost and labor intensity. First of all, wood is not plastic. A workbench on a wooden base may break, but if the wood is dry and soaked, it will never bend. Secondly, wood perfectly dampens vibrations. The foundations of your buildings are not reinforced to absorb vibrations like factory floors, right? And the overall strength and stability of the home workbench-bed will be fully ensured by commercial lumber of coniferous species of ordinary quality.

Wooden workbenches

The diagram of the wooden frame of a workbench made of 120x40 boards is shown on the left in Fig. Permissible static load - 150 kgf; dynamic vertically down for 1 s - 600 kgf. Corner posts (legs) are assembled using 6x70 self-tapping screws in a zigzag (snake) pattern with a notch from the edge of 30 mm and a pitch of 100-120 mm. Bilateral fixation; The snakes on both sides of the pack are mirrored. Intermediate support beams are fastened with steel angles on self-tapping screws; the edge - with pairs of self-tapping screws at the ends of the posts, and on the outside - with corners.

If there is a beam 150x50 or (180...200)x60, the structure can be simplified, as shown in the center of Fig. Load capacity will increase to 200/750 kgf. And from timber 150x150, 150x75 and (180...200)x60, you can build a frame that can withstand 450 kgf in static and 1200 kgf in dynamic, on the right in Fig.

Note: Any of these beds are suitable for both carpentry and metalworking benches. A box-shaped lid is placed under the joinery (see below), and under the metalwork - a tray made from a 60x60x4 angle with 4 mm strips welded to the intermediate beams. A wooden cushion is placed on the tray and covered with steel, see also below.

If there is no welding

The workbench can be made entirely of wood, without welding to make it, according to the diagram on the rice path. The “chip” is here on the table, glued together from 75x50 timber and fastened with ties. If the beam is made of oak, the permissible load is 400/1300 kgf. Corner posts - wood 150x150; the rest is made of wood 150x75.

Solid wood workbench design

Metal

It also happens the other way around: metal is more accessible than wood, and welding is available. Then the workbench table for a load of 100/300 kgf can be assembled according to the drawing on the left in Fig. Materials: corner 35x35x3 and 20x20x2. The boxes are galvanized. The disadvantage is that it is impossible to make an opening for the legs at the bottom; the structure will lose its ability to withstand dynamic loads.

Metal workbenches

For a load of 200/600, a more convenient metal workbench according to the diagram at the top right, made of corrugated pipe 50x50 (corner posts), 30x30 (other vertical parts) and a corner 30x30x3, is suitable. The plank cushion of both workbenches is placed only through (bottom right) tongue and groove boards (120...150)x40.

Shelf - steel 2 mm. The shelf is attached to the pillow with 4 (30...35) self-tapping screws, a pair on each edge of each board and along the outer boards, with a pitch of (60...70) mm. Only in this design the workbench will show the indicated load capacity.

These workbenches are already universal: under carpentry, the tabletop is turned over with the wood facing up or adjusted as described below. A bench vise is mounted on a wooden pad, but is not held in place by a clamp. An anchor clamp for an M10-M14 bolt is driven into the vice pad from below, and a through hole is drilled in the deck for it. A 60×2 washer is placed under the screw head. This solution is convenient because you can use an inexpensive non-rotating vice.

Rear and front clamps

Rear and side (front) screw clamps are those elements without which no workbench simply can fulfill its main purpose. Therefore, this part of the structure should be built first.

The rear clamp is designed to hold lumber while planing. As shown in the diagram, its vice blocks move along the front edge of the workbench, allowing the workpiece to be securely secured using lead screws.

The side screw clamp (which, due to its special location, is called the front clamp by many) has the same purpose as the rear clamp. And these elements differ from each other only in their location. Here are the drawings of a carpentry table for making it yourself.

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Podverstache

In the conditions of a large accumulation of individual cabinets, carpentry machines and additional accessories in the carpentry, it would be simply a crime not to use the free space under the workbench with maximum benefit for yourself. Therefore, creating a massive base (underbench) in the space under the upper plane of the workbench is a convenient technique that many craftsmen have long neglected when creating additional conveniences.

The fact of the matter is that in the design of a workbench, a lower shelf is absolutely necessary (especially on a mobile workbench). We use a lot of tools and have nowhere to put them outside while working. And it’s also inconvenient in the workshop - climbing back and forth on cabinets and shelves. Fold the same tool 10 times per hour.

The underbench can be adapted for storing power tools. For greater convenience, you can install cabinets and shelves here for small parts, fixtures and hand tools.

Having made a workbench that has all the listed elements, you can begin your carpentry activities. In the process of further work, you may need additional devices. But each master will be able to guess for himself what options to use and what elements to add.

You can learn how to properly dry wood, from which you can later make various products on your carpentry workbench, from our previous article. You can get acquainted with practical ideas regarding creating a carpentry workbench in the corresponding section of our forum. Any FORUMHOUSE visitor can become familiar with the rules and features of using a hand-held circular saw by visiting a special topic created for discussion.

TYPES OF WORKBENCHES

All workbenches are professional equipment. Their main element is a powerful metal tabletop with devices for fastening parts for processing. To equip training workshops, inexpensive models with stationary countertops are used. Tilt-and-turn ones are more expensive, but they are more convenient for performing complex work, so they are more often used in production and in the repair industry.

The Region-Snabzhenie LLC company (TIN: 7722352484) in Moscow offers several series with different strength and dimensional characteristics:

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To use the work area with maximum benefit, we suggest purchasing a screen for hanging parts, shelves with the ability to be attached to the floor or legs, and mobile zoning partitions.