Nice looking bench at HF

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I was in Harbor Freight for something else and they have their nice heavy woodworking bench on sale for $160. The thing is solid and has three big felt lined drawers. I wish I had space for one. I thought of you guys when I saw it.
The built in wooden vice on one end could be handy.
There is a little sideways flex (maybe from loose assembly of floor demo) that I’m sure would be stiffened by screwing and gluing a piece of plywood to the back of the legs. It is certainly sturdy enough for use as a reloading bench.
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I have an older version as my garage work bench.
Using bigger construction screws than come in the kit and adding some simple structure will make it more ridged.
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Edit: I cut-off the rear feet so I could push the bench top against the wall and added some angle brackets to the top and wall studs:
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