Shed workbench designs

[The Duckmeister]

Had one of those multi-direction vices at my old work. Bluddy awesome thing, well worth getting.

When the shop was getting renovated a few years back, Bossman took me to Bunnies to go vice shopping. I wanted something useful for suspension servicing, looked at a few others but as soon as I saw the multi I knew it was The One.

Can't remember which, but it was either a Dawn or Record, not some cheap shit house-brand. Boss said "go nuts, Giant are paying for it" or something to that effect, so had the freedom to get a good one.

 

[caad9]

Not trying to go one better but my old Porsche was inherited 3 houses ago and been moved each time, only added the Bunnings special a few weeks ago as old 911 turbo doesn't grip bolts too well. Haven't used new Bunnings yet apart from tapping shock hardware in on the flat surface. It was $39 vs $249 but you have to draw the line somewhere.

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You’ve got teenage kids, my oldest is 5. Time is on my side!

 

[creaky]

Anyone tried these "multi purpose" vices?

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Looks familiar, but mines about 15yrs old. The rotating base is handy sometimes.
Powder coat started flaking off parts a few years ago but otherwise solid and reliable.

 

[ozzybmx]

You’ve got teenage kids, my oldest is 5. Time is on my side!

Yes you have, enjoy them little kiddies while they are young... I'll have grandkids to spoil next/soon.

 

[boyracer]

One of these in the shed for lighter work. works well, swivels and can go vertical or horizontal. When you tighten it it locks into position
parrot vice

 

[ausdb]

Anyone tried these "multi purpose" vices?

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I say yes too, I watched this the other night

and started having crazy ideas of bending pipes for a 2 into 1 for the new Ducati project bike but have serious multifunction vice envy.

 

[link1896]

I need my head read, sold an offset 150mm dawn for waaaaaaay too cheap a decade ago when I thought it was too big for the workshop.

If you’re going to beat the snot out of things in the vice, don’t get a multifunction variant, no matter how hard you try, it will spin on you.

 

[Lazmo]

I say yes too, I watched this the other night and started having crazy ideas of bending pipes for a 2 into 1 for the new Ducati project bike but have serious multifunction vice envy.and started having crazy ideas of bending pipes for a 2 into 1 for the new Ducati project bike but have serious multifunction vice envy.

Ha ha, back in the day, I’d watch a local Cooper S tuning guru bend up heaps of trick extractors for souped up minis. He’d bend some welding wire into the correct shape and then go to work… perfection every time.

He also taught me how to dial in cams, how to grind desmo shims, how to port heads… though I fucked one learning. And tons of other stuff too.

 

[Ackland]

Questionable quality longspan racking owners unite! Mine was from Creek Brothers in Victoria.

It's functional but the steel certainly isn't as thick as the proper industrial stuff (but at that price it's functional)

I bought 4x2m wide kits and set up these in the "Bike shed" (which was taken over by other stuff) and 1 set in the garden shed

Pegboard and Hardwood "project Panel" from Bunnos and screwed into the cross members.

Bunnos even cut it all to size.

Still need to actually finish the peg board and tidy the place but I've been prioritising "training"

 

[Haakon]

The joys of having a level flat floor... I'm going for a timber self built shelf as well just to maximise use of the space available and deal with the stupid sloped and stepped floor.

 

[Ackland]

The joys of having a level flat floor... I'm going for a timber self built shelf as well just to maximise use of the space available and deal with the stupid sloped and stepped floor.

There are varying degrees of "level" in my floor...
Hidden under the gym mats is a 4 way seam where all 4 slabs have a different level.

FWIW the gym mats have been a great investment for sound deadening and for dropped items

At some point I need to semi line the roof at a minimum as it gets direct afternoon sun

 

[Haakon]

Half done, next one will be 90mm lower.

 

[DougalStrachan]

Love a bit of vice porn. I really need to get around to setting up the big vice. Prob is the little adjustable one does most of the jobs. Dawn looks a a bit rough but still buttery smooth. Shed needs a clean up tho!

 

[rextheute]

Yeah !

 

[Haakon]

Went to perve on some vices, 125mm ones are going to be too big. And Dawn dont make the funky multi purpose one in 100mm. Further research required...

 

[teK--]

Too lazy to build my own and besides we only had so much room, so a pre-fab one made sense.

For the vice I could only fit a 100mm wide but it has 150mm wide removable soft jaws for doing those awkward jobs like damper bleeds.

 

[teK--]

Went to perve on some vices, 125mm ones are going to be too big. And Dawn dont make the funky multi purpose one in 100mm. Further research required...

Check my setup! 150 jaws in 100 vice FTW... I also found the 150 vice to be way too long for my bench.

 

[Haakon]

Check my setup! 150 jaws in 100 vice FTW... I also found the 150 vice to be way too long for my bench.

the 125mm ones are just too big overall. Overkill for what I need.

Suspect I might be overthinking it, a normal style Dawn 100mm is 170 bucks, should just get that and move on! I'd never heard of the multipurpose ones before, so not something i was missing!

 

[CHEWY]

Get an offset vice is my advice.

 

[ozzybmx]

Get an offset vice is my advice.

Soooo nice.

DAWN 150mm Offset Engineer Vice - Cast 60181

The Dawn Cast Engineers' Offset Vices have all the features and benefits of our Standard Vice. In addition, the Offset feature provides the facility for holding long vertical work with the full width of the jaws without obstruction from the main body of the vice.

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