The first question most buyers ask us is simple: “How thick should the steel top be?” Our answer is straight: Steel plate tops come in six thicknesses — 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10mm. Light jobs like electronics assembly and parts sorting are fine with 2-3mm. Auto repair and mechanical work that involves hammering and pressing start at 6mm. Heavy CNC machining and forging shops need 8-10mm. If you pick wrong, you don’t scrap the whole bench — you pay a bit more and step up one thickness. The base cabinet, pegboard, and drawers all stay. Below we walk through all six, so you can decide on your own. What Steel Thickness for Workbench Top?Six Thicknesses and What Each One Is For 2mm / 3mm — Light assembly range Benches for PCB soldering, small-parts sorting, and QC packing hold light items and see gentle handling. These two are the cheapest, lightest, and cheapest to ship — common choices for line-side inspection stations and service benches. 4mm — General-purpose range Takes occasional heavy pressure better than the light range, without the cost of the heavy range. Most used for hardware assembly, training workshops, and equipment commissioning stations. 6mm — Auto repair and…