Lista Workbenches

Want every bench and its delivered price on one page? See the Lista workbench catalog and pricing: all twelve Express models, what stands under each surface, and what each one costs shipped.

Comparing against a discount or garage bench? See industrial vs discount and garage workbenches: drawer ratings, capacity and price, side by side.

How to spec a Lista workbench or workstation

First, the names: a Lista workbench is a heavy-gauge steel frame under the worksurface of your choice; a Lista workstation is the same bench with drawer-pedestal storage built into the frame. The XSTB technical workstation series goes furthest: a pre-configured bench-in-a-box with the drawer pedestal integrated at the factory, quoted per order. Every model on this page is a fixed Lista part number: spec it once, reorder the identical bench years later.

Two decisions matter: frame and worksurface.

Frame. The Industrial Workbench is fixed, levelable, and bolts to the floor if you want it to. Maximum stability for heavy machining, assembly under load, and any application where you'd rather the bench not move. The Mobile Workbench rides on the same locking industrial casters as the mobile cabinet line. Rolls between cells; locks solid for work. Trade a small amount of static rigidity for full mobility. The Industrial Workstation series is a workbench and a drawer pedestal built as one piece, saving roughly 8 in of footprint over a bench-plus-rollaround and eliminating the awkward gap where parts and shop towels collect. Pick a workstation when the technician at the bench is the same technician using the drawers all shift.

Both frame types are steel: no MDF, no thin tube, and take the same worksurfaces.

Worksurface. Butcher block (laminated hardwood) is the right answer for most benches, and it was 80 to 90 percent of what we sold: tough, repairable, takes a hit without denting the underlying steel. Oil wiped up within an hour or two will not stain it; oil left sitting will, and a stained top can be sanded and refinished. Plastic laminate (typically dove gray) is the budget pick: it wipes clean and works fine, but it is chosen on price about nine times out of ten. Static-dissipative (ESD) and stainless steel tops are stocked on the Industrial frame for grounding-spec electronics work and heavy fluid exposure. The full decision, including when stainless beats wood, is in which workbench top should you buy.

Height. Every Express bench ships at the standard height: 33 1/2 in legs under a 1 3/4 in top, 35 1/4 in overall, and about 80 percent of what we sold across ten years. Low (27 1/2 in) and chest-level (about 39 in) benches are quoted per order, and at all three heights a Lista drawer cabinet can substitute for the legs. The full breakdown, including which cabinet model matches which height, is in what height should your workbench be.

Length is either 60 in or 72 in. Pick the shorter bench if you're tight on floor; pick the longer bench if you'll have two technicians side-by-side, or if you'll mount a vise on one end and still need usable surface.

Need integrated storage under the worksurface beyond what's listed here? Add a mobile cabinet to roll under one end, or use the configurator to spec a Technical Bench (TB) variant with drawer pedestals integrated into the bench frame.

Workbenches and workstations ship freight-free to the contiguous 48. Lead time is approximately 4 to 6 weeks for stocked frames; pedestal-bearing workstations follow the standard 1-2 week Express timing.