Can anyone recommend a cheap workbench for mounting a vice and a bit of bike bit bashing? Not too big and cheap are top of the list. Ta.

Make one?

Offcut of kitchen work top from your local fitters and legs from screwfix does a splendid job for me.

+1 for make one.

I made this from 4×4 fence posts, some 4x2s and a couple of scaffolding boards.

Have a look at machine mart

Mine is a bit of chipped worktop from ikeas bargain corner

I’ve used MDF and old office desk and ply. Currently would use a cheap internal door and a sheet of ply.

machine mart stuff isnt cheap – certainly not the stuff id mount a vise too ….

building is the way forward – get something that wont just rip the vice out of the surface when removing a tight freewheel 😉

Cheap flush fire door makes a great work top.

Home made here too. As easy a bit of DIY as you’ll find. Made mine out of a bit of kitchen worktop and some joists out of an old house. (Nearly) 100% recycled!

i bought a kitchen work top from b&q for £10, ask them if they have any damaged ones, they normally do that they will give away for beer money and a 50mm makes a perfect work bench

I posted on here about making your own, quite easy to do and the bonus is you can size it exactly to what you need it for

I’m with mcmoonter, scaffold planks and 3×3, all recycled and ethical (and free)