Ignore Clodsworth. Workbenches in Fallout 4 turn you into a flipping wizard. It's not even just video game logic, either.

Without wanting to spoil much, there's someone in one of the DLCs with access to all sorts of construction equipment who can't get out of a big underground area they're trapped in. Once you've secured the workbench, however, you can free them in a matter of seconds. They even acknowledge that they could've escaped if only they had workbench access. It is all but canon that workbenches give you super powers.

The why of Rad Block

This storyline will ultimately only be six comics long, and that's because this and one other thing were the main reasons I wanted to do it, and after that I want to be able to just quickly abandon wasteland.

Not trying to sell the other four comics in the storyline short, mind you. I like my explanation for why your house is a mess even with a robot butler with nothing better to do being around.