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I noticed that you are building these benches on a concrete wall as well as a wood wall with drywall. I did the exact same thin in my woodworking shop and the end result was som fantastic benches that are strong as on ox, and have no legs that sit on the floor!!!
What I did was attach a 2x4 at the base of the wall running the whole length of the workbench, then at the desired hieght of the bench(for me it was 36") I mounted the second 2x4 level at that height. The bench top is made out of 3/4" plywood cut to 30" depth. I screwed it to the top of the 2x4 on the wall, then temporarily propped it up level. I cut a notched 2x4 to rest on top of the 2x4 along the base of the wall and fit under the plywood out to the edge. Spend some time on this one, get it right and use it for a pattern. With the brace sitting on top of the base 2x4 and screwed to the under side of the benchtop, i put these every 4' or so. Then i cut strips of the 3/4 " plywood to fit under the edge of the bench between the supports to have a thickness of 1.5" at the front edge. Then i put a 3/4 x 1.5" board on the front and rounded over the edges. You can mount drawer slides under the bench or anything else that you like. I also put a 1' wode shelf on the braces for storage out of the way. This bench is super strong, doesn't get in the way, and is very versitile.
Good Luck.
Rob
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