On 10/4/2019 1:24 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
This might be metalworking or wood working.Â* I'm seriously thinking
about removing the work benches from along the back wall in my shop and
replacing them with a single continuous monolithic steel plate top work
bench.Â* Beveled, welded, and ground flat at each joint.Â* Apx 54' long.
Ok, that part is definitely metalworking.

Here is the part I am undecided about.Â* I want drawers from the bench
top to about 3 inches above the floor from end to end.Â* No. not a 54'
long drawer.Â* LOL.Â* Banks of drawers, to eliminate all my roll away tool
boxes and sort a lot of tools with their related parts.Â* ie: Snap rings
with snap ring tools, etc...

Appearance is a non issue for me.Â* Strength and speed of assembly
probably rank 1 & 2 for importance with cost coming in at number three.
Not all drawers would need to be super strong of course, but I would
like to make them all the same.Â* Right now I am thinking about wood
drawers or folded/welded sheet metal drawers.Â* I have a decent finger
brake and various metal cutting processes in my shop.Â* I also have all
the wood working tools I could need for making wood drawers.Â* No matter
which way I go I'd want to make them all the same way.

I looked at roll away bottom cabinets as an option under the bench, but
they are either way to light duty, don't have drawer configurations that
I like, or way to expensive.


Well after much thought I figure I'll go with 3/4 plywood and pocket
screws with Titebond. Now to find a good source for a gazillion 300lb
and a few 500lb drawer slides. I've made a few 3/4 ply drawers already
in my existing benches, and they are extremely strong. The nice thing
is if time runs short I can just make them in batches.