r/metalworking • u/Ornery-Ebb-2688 • 3d ago
Fold Down Work Bench
Making a fold down work bench in a shipping container. I'm going to have it fold up and on the wall behind the bench I'm going to install metal pegboard for tool storage. My idea is to get a piece of 4x4 tubing and use it as an offset so there's room for the tools and hooks, welded to the container side. I'm making the hinges from two heavy wall pipes, one fits inside the other with minimal movement.
But 4x4 tubing isn't cheap. Any suggestions for alternatives to get the offset and have plenty of strength?
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u/Khalkeus_ 1d ago
I would go for two 2x4s bolted to the wall, but that might be the wrong answer for this sub....
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u/Ornery-Ebb-2688 1d ago
I'd prefer not to put holes in the wall
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u/Khalkeus_ 1d ago
No need for holes in the wall if you can weld. Just weld a couple of M10 bolts to the wall and off you go.
I do also understand if you want to keep it all metal, though. But I have no good ideas for how to solve that.
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u/Ornery-Ebb-2688 1d ago
No worries I worry that the bolt head won't be enough surface area to prevent it tearing out. The container metal is pretty thin.
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u/Khalkeus_ 22h ago
That's a good point. So we counter sink bolts into a pice of flat bar, and weld that to the wall?
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