I finally had time to cut down my old workbench.  It is now 32"x45".  I was able to do this using only scrap wood laying around the shop, so my only expense so far was new casters.

Because I was reusing material I had to patch a hole in the top where the old workbench was notched out to fit my walls profile.

I decided to go with the smaller 2" locking casters.  They seem to work just as well as the 3" casters but take up much less space in all directions.  I'm going to save off the 3" casters just in case these don't hold up, but I don't see it being a problem.

I did not have enough 2x3's to fully support the 2x4's like I did on the smaller table.  However I had these shorter pieces that I used to brace the legs.  I think it provides 80% of the benefit and it is plenty for this temporary workbench.

Because I'm rebuilding this with scraps I did not have a piece of plywood large enough to finish the bottom shelf.  So I had to use two pieces that were slightly different thicknesses.  Seems to work ok for now.

Here it is all finished up.  It is far from pretty, but it gives me the chance to try out my new ideas without spending any money on the experiment.  That is a win in my book and it takes quite a load off of trying to find the perfect design for this small space.

I threw a bunch of stuff on the tables just to see how it all fits.  This is far from organized in any way.  It seems to fit well in this space, I think this is the correct move.  And I have that wide gap between the workbench and the drill press to put in other storage carts.. Plus I still have my new shelf above the workbench that needs to be filled up as well.

I still have quite a pile of stuff that needs to be stored away, it is probably time for me to start sorting this into things I want easy access to and things I can store up on the shelf.

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So the new battery I put together in the last post is not working that well. It discharged itself overnight even thought I had it on the charger just before going to bed.  And even after charging it back up it only held a charge for about 10 minutes.  That is slightly better than the old batteries but no where near as good as when the batteries were new.  Back then they were good for a half hour or more and could hold a charge for a week or so.  I suspect these cells are old surplus stock and that is why they are going so cheep on Amazon.   There were several comments by other users saying they did not work out of the box.  I tried to pick a seller that had more positive than negative posts, but I knew this was a risk  when I picked up the cells.  That is a big part of why I'm reluctant to spend more money on this idea, it is unlikely to give nearly as good of results as moving on to Lithium batteries.

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As another experiment I picked up a pack of tapered drill bits with built in countersinks.  I have always used a straight drill bit and no countersink but I thought I could see if these would make things go together a little faster.  However these were a huge disappointment.  The smaller bit broke half way through the first hole.  The shank is pinned into the hex adapter and it snapped right at the pin.  It should have been friction fit into the hex adapter, that would have been much stronger.  The second drill bit lost its tip on the second hole I drilled and after that it was basically useless.  It appears these are not actually made out of high speed steel as they claim.

For the few seconds I had with them they seemed to work ok.  I may pick up a better brand and see if they hold up.  However I don't have super high hopes on these.  That is I don't know that they are any better than a straight bit.  It also proves that Amazon is not the best place to find tools.  They seem to be much lower quality than even Harbor Freight tools.  I suspect that Harbor Freight knows they will be stuck with lots of returns if they sell something this fragile.