My First Workbench

My First Workbench is an upgrade for the home. Workbenches are used with schematics to create custom weapons from the component parts found throughout the wasteland.

Become An Owner
The first house in the game the player has the option of obtaining is conveniently in Megaton the very first wasteland city a player comes across. This home is granted if the player sides with the citizens of Megaton and disarms the unexploded atomic bomb during The Power of the Atom quest given by sheriff Lucas Simms.

Once you own 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.

Earning an apartment in Tenpenny towers is another way of getting access to a My First Workbench.

Repairing Items

 * The My First Workbench can 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. This 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.


 * Sadly, you cannot instantly repair existing weapons with a workbench (takes a week, see above).

Making Items

 * A workbench is primarily used to create custom-built 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.

Bench Notes

 * When your 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.

Free Workbench Locations

 * Megaton - Craterside Supply
 * Rivet City - Market
 * Meresti Metro Station - In The Family's hideout
 * Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop - northwest of Tenpenny Towers
 * Robco Facility - northeast of Tenpenny Towers
 * Mechanist's lair - see The Superhuman Gambit
 * Upper level of some Enclave satellite dishes scattered throughout landscape
 * In the tunnels from the Lincoln Memorial to the Citadel, located in a side passage. (NOTE: The area around this workbench is radioactive.)
 * Hamilton's Hideaway
 * Station]] - Inside, protected by 3 raiders.
 * Pinkerton's hideout in the broken bow of Rivet City.
 * Evergreen Mills Bazaar - Smiling Jack has a workbench in the northwest alcove of his store.
 * Falls Church - metro, in the Franklin Metro Utility room.
 * Bethesda Ruins - 3rd floor of one of the buildings
 * MDPL-13 Power Station: Substation shack.
 * In a room near the middle of Old Olney Sewer
 * Greener Pastures Disposal Site - Against the south wall inside the Office building.
 * Canterbury Commons - In Dominic and Machete's garage