Kobalt 36-in H 3-Drawers Stainless Steel Wood Work Bench

Sturdy little bench but a few drawbacks

The bench is pretty sturdy now that I've got it together. I did not have 2 hours straight to devote to this like other reviewers. It took me about 90 minutes to get the main frame together, about 20 minutes per drawer, and about 30 minutes for the pegboard and upper chest. Thankfully, I was able to spread that out over the course of a few days. Shipping time was great. I had it in about 4 days. Not bad considering I ordered it the Thursday before Christmas. The package had seen better days. The...

Great Value Bench but...

Great looking bench and a good value if you get it at the right price. Took some time to put together but I was not rushed. Use gloves. This is a lot of steel sheets and parts you are handling. This would have been a 5 star bench but they need to make some very simple changes that would make this bench a LOT better. First, the power strip on the side needs to be able to be mounted on the left or right instead of just the right as it is designed. All it would take is them putting another hole/gro...

A mixed review for a great looking product.

This could have very easily been all 5 stars but fell short. Seeing the workbench in my local store was really all it took. This bench is great looking, well built, sturdy, strong and no doubt going to last me a long time. The assembly instructions were easy to follow and thorough enough. The box it is a two man lift but once opened all the parts were light enough to carry to the assembly area outside the shop. Once assembled the drawers glide very nicely and the liners for the drawers are a nic...

Very nice workbench

This is a very nice workbench. When it is assembled, it looks really sleek and shiny and has a decent amount of rigidity to it. During assembly, I left all of the screw a bit loose the first time through and then went back and tightened all of them later. This allowed all of the screw holes to line up perfectly without having to undo anything. Total time of assembly was probably right at an hour, it isn't difficult but it does have a decent number of pieces and a bunch of screws. After asse...

After watching and waiting to buy for years...

I have finally pulled the plug and purchased a work bench for my little cove in the garage. Took me about 3.5 hours and careful review of the instructions, (which are pretty straight forward)to fully assemble. After assembly was completed i immediately began tinkering and putting all my hand tools and select power tools in the storage areas. Wow- I am very happy. Solid piece and has a sophisticated appearance. Drawers slide great, seems durable for light-medium use. Used it today to repair a...

Congrats Jimmy #48

This was a Birthday gift from my wife and I received it while Jimmy Johnson was winning the 2016 NASCAR championship. By the way I am a Kyle Bush fan but also greatly respect Jimmy. This stainless workbench was easy to assemble by separating the parts and taking it one step at a time. A few of the last parts were a little stubborn to screw but still worked out. Stainless is known for locking-up and wax or furniture polish on the screw threads may help to prevent thread-lock. The opening hood on ...

Not Perfect, But a GREAT Workbench

Everything works as it should. Don't believe that it takes 2-3 hours to assemble-- I'm close to expert level with anything mechanical and it took me 5 hours solid over 2 days, so just prepare for it. It has all the 'toys' and they all work: light, power strip, USD, and ball bearing slide drawers. And it looked great and operates very nicely when it was all done. This is a good product, well engineered, and relatively easy to put together. However you can't put a motorcycle engine on top of the ...

Very well made, Kobalt customer service was great.

This was a completely impulse purchase; we've been wanting a bench in our garage for a while and it was on sale. When we got home and unpacked it, we realized it had been returned (instructions had been written in, blue protective film had all been peeled away, the screws had all been re-bagged and we were missing the power strip). I think this should have been disclosed by Lowe's in advance and an additional markdown given, but it's a great bench, so we kept it. As we bought on a Saturday, we h...

Great looking with electric outlets & light

I think this is a great bench, and I got it at a very great price (on sale & a veteran). It was the store model so I did not have to put it together, but I think it would have been a great project to do so. After reading many of the reviews, I was satisfied with the bench and decide to make the purchase. I gave it 4 stars vs. 5 because of the lower storage plate. It is very thin and certainly would get dented, etc. by placing heavy items on it. I also thought it should have had casters on it, o...

Perfect for shed

I was looking for something that would allow me to do some work in my 8' x 10' shed. It's rather a small space when you consider I have a riding mower, a tiller, a miter saw on a collapsible cart, plus a small rack. With a little rearrange thing I can make it work. Of course to use it I'll have to pull the tiller and mower out, but that's no big deal. Putting it together took almost 2 hours right on the nose. Just as the instructions suggest. I read how some had longer build times. It was 2:30pm...