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rockknocker:
Actually, the table is a bit larger than the pictures make it look. The top is a 4x8' sheet of 1" thick plywood. I found some that is normally used for concrete forms so one side is smooth and hard. The legs are 4x4's and the rest is 2x6 and 2x4 construction. The critical joints are both lag bolted and glued, the rest is just screwed together. The plywood surface can be removed from the frame (for flipping or replacement) by removing some screws. When the top gets rough from use I'm thinking of installing a sheet of white laminate countertop material.

The wall-mounted workbenches will be made similarly. I want to put most of my tabletop machines on the wall-mounted workbench, so it'll need to be sturdy.

If I end up using the table with electric tools a lot then I may add outlets to the table as well.

Kjelle:
You'll need a forklift to move that table!!! :)

RussellT:

--- Quote from: Kjelle on December 02, 2013, 04:23:59 AM ---You'll need a forklift to move that table!!! :)

--- End quote ---

Well that saves bolting it down!

rockknocker:
Well, it's time for a long overdue update:

I've been using this shop for projects for quite some time now, even in it's partially-complete state. I have a decent workbench built along most of one wall and my tool storage has improved somewhat, but unfortunately not much progress on the shop itself has been made. Working on projects has been getting in the way of working on my project space...

This is due to change. I recently posted in another thread that my brother is going to move some metalworking machinery into my shop for (at least) the next couple of years. Because of this, the shop is getting re-organized and the long-term plan for it is being modified some. My brother came over this last weekend and helped out for a few hours moving shelving around and preparing for next weekend, when we plan on moving the machinery in.

I've posted a picture of one corner of the shop, along with some pictures of the bigger tools that will be moving in. I'll try to get some more pictures up this week as I work on it after work.

rockknocker:
I do have one question that has worried me some. The floor in this shop is not likely to be more than 4" thick, although I don't have any data to back that up. We'll be putting a Bridgeport mill that is somewhere between "really heavy" and "fricking heavy" in one corner. Do I need to worry about the weight cracking the floor?

Some Google research has shown that 4" of high-grade concrete (with lots of rebar) is considered the bare minimum to hold machinery of this type. Does anybody here have any experience with this problem?

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