I've been drooling over the workbenches and assembly tables that I have been studying in this forum and others. Here are four versions that I have been working on in Sketchup.
Tell me which one(s) you like best and why.
Each version has some advantages and disadvantages.
1) The short version will be quicker to build and the best height for assembling cabinets and cutting down stuff with some foam and a guided saw. It has the least storage and no clamping capability.
2) The taller version adds some storage and is the same height as my table saw. Again, no clamping capability, except for the edges of the table.
3) The T Track version has as much storage as the tall version, but adds a lot of capability with the tracks installed. Track is expensive.
4) The David Gray style large MFT is probably my favorite. I am like my 1080 MFT and have always wanted to build a large MFT. If you are not familiar with the MFT, the holes in the work surface and the extrusions around the perimeter of the top offer a crazy number of options.
Why not just build the MFT version? There are over 200 holes that need to be routed into the top and about 50 larger holes that need to be routed with a circle cutting jig on the bottom. The 4" space below the top cuts into my storage and I will probably always have sawdust working it's way out of the torsion box. Did I mention that this is my favorite?
The are all designed with torsion box construction based on articles by David Marks, Mark Spagnuolo, and Ian Kirby. The lower torsion box is based on an article about the Ultimate Tool Stand by Christopher Merrill.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, I was planning to continue this thread with some progress photos.