If you can do free standing, grab some chi-exion racking from scumtree.
I have 7 spans of this stuff in my garage, the work bench is under $200 and when you factor in the cost of wood, its probably not much different.
They have a metal top but its tinny, I started with a sheet of form ply about 4-5 yrs ago then added another after learning not to cut shit on on top of the nice surface.
There must be a seller of this stuff in every city, we have 3 in backwater rAdelaide.
Note We use much thicker steel in our shelving products than most of the same and even higher load rating ones in the market and rate them very carefully and ..., 1112243295
www.gumtree.com.au
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