Originally Posted by
3006guns
My bench is a desk top also, about 1 1/4" thick. I too didn't want multiple holes cluttering things up, so I did this.
I cut two pieces of 2" channel and bolted them to the top, edges up and parallel to each other, about 8" apart. The top of each piece has a 3/8" threaded hole. I had our steel supply store cut several pieces of 1/4" thick steel from an 8" flat, each one 6" long. Two 3/8" holes were drilled in each, to correspond with the threaded holes in the channels. Every press, sizer, etc. was bolted to the 1/4" pieces. Two allen head machine screws hold each 8" piece to the channels, so all I have to do is remove the two screws and change to whatever tool I want. It's fast, easy and keeps my bench top clear.