I wanted a cheap but rugged workbench for the garage. It would be used for woodworking and engineering projects and I wanted to put the milling machine on one side of it. Here's a design I thought would take some abuse and hopefully last a long time.
Started by cutting up timber for the 8 legs and glueing together.
Workbench legs glued and screwed.
Four completed workbench A frames.
6x2 cross members attached and then finished all edges with a router and chamfer bit.
The worktop was made using 3 layers of 18mm MDF glued together. The bottom shelf slides through and sits on the bottom members. I routed an inset on the worktop to put small items where they won't fall off the table. Finally the whole workbench is finished with 4 coats of Yacht varnish.
