Motorad

I'd like to convert a small basement room for bike storage and tools. It's about 8' x 10', and I'd like to place a bike repair table in the room. The repairs would be more in the line of preventive maintenance, but I'd like a table that is also good when I gradually progress upward in scope of repairs on my bike.

Any particular manufacture and model of repair tables that you would recommend (and why), along with basic table mounted tools to begin with? An example of table mounted tools I can think of would be perhaps a clamp for working on chrome or aluminum (won't scratch parts) and a vice for the sturdy bike components.

Along with recommending repair tables, what would be good table mounted tools that either come with the table ... or can be mounted onto a bike repair table?

HillRider

I'm not sure what you mean by a "repair table". A workbench? A bike repair stand? Both?

Motorad

Sorry for the confusion. You're right, I'm talking more of a workbench. Later on (or sooner ), I'll be checking into repair stands for raising/inverting the bike.

So, I could use suggestions on bike-specific workbenches ... and suggestions about workbench-mounted tools (devices).

vpiuva

Put a pegboard on the wall for organizing wrenches and the like. Sorry I'm not much help with the workbench - but you'll want the pegboard anyway.

I_bRAD

You can probably make your own bench cheaper. I've used an old hardwood table top and made a frame from 2X4's

jsharr

I made mine from 2x4s and plywood. Tools hang on peg board, and I mounted a vise at one end. Sears, Home Depot, most major hardware stores have workbenches you can buy.

jsharr

Here is a way to use a prehung door as a fold away workbench

oilman_15106

This is how I solved some of my space problems. The Minoura B3000 bench mounted work stand is great.
This is a link to show what it looks like: https://www.deanwoods.com.au/store/prod1442.htm
Yes it was the first good link Google found from Austrailia.

the royal 'we'

Try checking around some of the bigger tool stores, like Sears, Lowes, etc. Sam's Club or Costco might be worth checking, too. I got a workbench a couple years ago at either Lowes or Home Depot (can't remember which), on closeout for around 120 bucks. I think it was originally around $200. Has a metal frame, pegboard on the back, tray shelf on top and shelf underneath, 2 tool drawers and plenty of space to mount vices and frame clamps, etc.

Normally I'd say build one, but for that price, it's prolly not worth the effort.

onbike 1939

I'd agree that building your own bench is the way to do. I have a bench drill on one end and a bench grinder also. At the other I have a jig for an angle grinder and a dremmel type tool mounted there. In the middle I have a vice and I have a larger vice with pipe grips on the other bench. If you are into wheel-building/repairing you might want a truing stand fixed to another bench as well.
A few electric sockets along the front of the bench and you're set.

aubeONE

I built my own bench out of a steel saw horse from Canadian Tire and a few spare parts from an old roof rack system I used to have.

I have some pics of switching my bench between bike and ski duty, link below.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...662790051&prev

iNewton

Only college studs can make use of your link.

bikerbob1

I did the peg board bit as well. For the work bench I bought a couple old dressers from a garage sale for $25 each and attached a piece of 1" plywood to it. It measures 62 X 30. To spruce up the drabness of the dresser I purchased a few quarts cans of various colours of mismatched paint from the local paint store for a couple of bucks each. I painted the drawers different colours, I have pink and green and yellow. Looks fantastic. I have mounted a vise at one end and hung a flurescent light over the work area. The investment was next to nothing except for the vise

San Rensho 

I would put some kind of white (easy to see parts) vinyl/plastic on the work bench surface with a beveled lip about 1/2 inch high all the way around so little parts don't fall into the black holes that are known to lurk in workshops.

Gravity Worx

An 8 x 10 room is obviously not going to have much room, so you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone as the saying goes.

Try looking at Sears Craftsman work benches. They are about 2' x 6' and have a small cabnet and drawers for tools and part storage.
Mine came with a galvanized steel top cover and works great. Only cost me about $100 if memory serves correct.
Then from there, I'd look at the fore mentioned peg board.

When complete, the room would be a small but very functional and hopefully well organized shop with only about $125 into the bench and all. Just add tools, bike stand, and the bike of course.

cmdr

I've built one for myself and one for my girlfriend. It took about 3 hours (each), a skil saw, a square, a cordless driver, and some 2 1/4in drywall screws. (clamps are helpful) The wood ran about 60 bucks.
It's not the easiest way, but it allowed me to get the stuff to my house since I have no truck. It also allowed for customization as far as working height and room dimentions.