My First Workbench



If you got your own Megaton Shack, a personal workbench for the house can be bought at Craterside Supply in Megaton, for 725 caps. There is also a work bench you can use at Craterside Supply. There is also a Workbench in Rivet city in Capitol Preservation Society that can be used.

A workbench is used only to create certain weapons if you have that weapon's schematic. These weapons include the Railway Rifle, Rock-it Launcher, Shishkebab, Deathclaw Gauntlet, Nuka Grenade, Bottlecap Mine, and Dartgun.

You cannot repair existing weapons with a workbench.

When you personal workbench is purchased, it comes with a wrench, hammer and a Bottlecap Mine (usually located on the lower shelf). The bottlecap mine will sometimes respawn.

Since workbenches can be found in so many places, it is not worth buying one unless you already have more caps than you can ever spend. That said, it appears that bottlecap mines begin showing up on workbenches in places visited before, such as the Rivet City Museum. Still, it would take an awful lot of mines just to break even on the cost of the workbench.

Glitches

 * My First Workbench

The My First Workbench CAN actually be used to repair your current weapons to maximum condition. You first need to put any weapon on top of the workbench and then wait about a week or two for your house to reset. Once your house has reset, go check the weapon on the workbench and it should be in maximum condition.

Edit: Btw the thing above is not a glitch, its supposed to be like you are working on it over time, and you eventually repair it all the way. It is a nifty REAL feature put into the game. Very rpg style.