[quote author=neo link=topic=187.msg1360481#msg1360481 date=1511800332
Please answer if you can,
I want a workbench that is slightly overkill, for reference i am rather large at 240 and i would like it to be able to not only survive me jumping onto it but to remain rock solid. Not that i intend to do that.
I'm thinking 44" deep with 6 4x4s with 4" spaces, these would then have a cross-brace consisting of a 4x4 every 28 inches and a top consisting of .75 inch plywood. There would be two legs, 16" spacing, with the wall being the support for the rear of the table, a set like that every 28" Total length 16'
Then i would have an upper shelf consisting of 5 2x4s running the length, 8' this time, with the same .75 inch plywood top and a 4x4 under it as a brace every 28"' with a wire pulling the front up towards the wall.
Now obviously I've gone overkill on this but the question at hand is have i gone so far overkill it no longer makes sense?
This is part of my planing for a large project still in it's infancy.
P.S. As for what i am buying, HP, Fluke, lead bricks, generally heavy stuff etc.
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I can say that I weigh quite a bit more than you. That said, my bench is 8' long and the framework is 30" deep, the 3/4" top is 33" deep. My frame is 2X4 with 3 evenly spaced cross braces across the 8' width. The legs, bracing and the risers for the 3 adjustable full length shelves are also 2X4. There are no legs outside of the 4 corners. I can sit in the middle of the bench with almost no sag. My bench is actually on heavy duty casters so I can move it when things fall behind and I can't get to them or for simply sweeping the floor under it as I have a bottom storage shelf. I have had a couple of hundred pounds of equipment scattered on the desktop without any sagging. The heaviest equipment I have are 2 big UPSs that sit on the bottom storage shelf and the Tektronix 2465 o-scope that sits on a home made scope cart.