That is a great idea with the counter top. If you have a little more time and want something very permanent. I bought 3/4" or 1" square metal tube, cut them to length, had my brother weld them together, spray painted them, and then put particle board on the top of them. Put a clear finish on the particle board and had very sturdy work benches. I ended up making one desk height so that I could put a Beowulf on it along with other computers at the time. I am using it to this day in my office :-) I also made some taller ones so that standing by them or sitting on a stool worked great. They are EXTREMELY sturdy and will last a long time. They are more work though ... but very functional. Randy From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of John Meier Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:40 PM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: Local place to find a good tech workbench? On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Donovan <dniesen at gmail.com> wrote: I have a few L-shaped desks in my office that have been OK but we're getting more and more machines in for repair/testing and we would be better served by a nice long work bench. Anybody know of a good place locally to pick something up like this? I hit up the local big box store for a counter top. Then built a frame from 2x4s I had laying around (you could also get bench bracket parts at the store too). I was able to make it at a custom height that worked well for standing or sitting at with a bench stool/drafting chair... Donovan Niesen _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list