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Gazz292:
i could have gone for blood red for the floor paint, to hide when i cut my self, but the grey was half price, so i got that, i'm sure i'll have scuffed and chipped the paint in no time tho,

i wish i could get rid of the darn up and over door mechanism, really protrudes into where i want the benches, but unless i can find a really really cheap roller type door, i'm stuck with it,

foozer:
Gotta work with what ya have, so ah where is the trash can going to be, the broom, dustpan,  You know those things you'll be using all the time, but never given much thought to as easy access for clean up.  :)

Robert

Swarfing:
Gaz

Make yourself a good old fashioned pair of swing doors that you could put 50 pieces of insulation in? i can not wait to get rid of my up and over and they will seal better keeping the heat in.

HS93:
it's not how high the workbench it is how high the chuck and handwheels are you need to go and stand by a few lathes or put yours up on blocks and see what is a good working hight, I could tell you my bench hight and otheres could tell you theres but it is what is comfortable to use with a small lath as you may be stood for hourd you dont want to be bending down (you would if you had my lath hight) it also depens of if you are having duck boards or standing on the concreat   OH and how tall you are, or not in my case.

Peter

MrFluffy:
Don't know if this helps but Ive made quick temporary(!) bench installs in most of my workshops by getting hollow breeze blocks but in a pillar configuration (theyre a block tube/oblong technically), and just stacking them up in a pile either end and filling up the through hole inside with rebar and concrete. I drill the wall and put some ties into that too. They're very robust and quicker than timber (if you have a mixer to hand, which we always do).
For sitting on top of the blockwork a cross piece of timber to pad them a little from shock and for the top itself I can often lay my hands on old joists (250mm x 100's are nice) and topped off with some ply.

I usually end up taking them back out years later when I move from the property. I tend to leave the blocks concreted in still as a handy bit for the next owner to set his bench up on  :thumbup:

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