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Originally Posted by Jim Bremner
How many people will be using the benches? heights? will they be working on various items or all the same size?
I used to have a warehouse where 2 other people worked with me filling boxes. I'm tall and leggy so my table was about 38" high and the other two where 36"
If I was filling a tall box sometimes the taller table made the work harder and I needed to use the 36" tall tables.
You really do not need to finish them unless you want to be fancypants. The top sheet I used 3/4" sanded smooth quality plywood
For screws use T25 torx headed screws. they cost 50% more but the time savings pays off
Will you have a pallet jack or forklift at the shop? You don't need fancy casters with locks, just build the tables so that you could slide a pallet jack under and lift the table up and move it where you need.
I don't have pictures of mine but I built them with out a plan and with cutting as little as I could,
I will type it out for you if you want
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Man, those are some great questions.
Torx, like Spax?
I have a forklift, yes. And a pallet jack. I will install pallet racking, but probably not use until we start to make pallet deals on cases of stuff.
The shop is going to be used to store tools and make small repairs. Since it's my place, I can just make people leave me my table, and I can make more benches for the guys. We own a bunch of land and will be maintaining commercial property. I also put on a large pumpkin patch. But I'm thinking more about a farmer's market now. The front half of the building is a retail store. I bought a franchise. Their slogan is something along the lines of a plethora of "good stuff".
My dad gave me a sheet of slate. It's real slate, and as a sort of tribute to him, I want to have it cut to a useful size, and set into the table top. At least that's what I'm thinking right now.