trust me fuses were blown and moments of quit and try again tomorrow happened several times. I do like showing mistakes but not complete and utter blow ups! :0)
Thanks buddy! It’s funny, I’m in some chat groups with some 500k+ RU-vidrs and have seen the bone head mistakes they make on their projects. But nobody ever knows about it. At the end of the day we are all human. Thank you for being here.
@@andrewkneidel5281 thanks Andrew. You should check out my instagram. I just posted a new short of me screwing up my new grandbaby’s toy box and how I fixed it.
Outstanding and very stout too! As for the mistakes I am glad to see that I am not the only one that finds new ways that does not work! In fact I have three times the experience of most people when it comes to projects, because that is how many times have to do something to get it right! 🤣🛫
Love that someone can still create their own things to their own specifications! Additional points for the Bama Boy and War Eagle! I don't have wood working skills but I love watching the videos made by people who do! Great build!
Its great to see a bloke like yourself doing a video with mistakes & all... like the rest of us...Ultra perfection for a workbench is not required it not furniture its a tool
My daughter bought my first set of microjig clamps for me to try. Can't imagine spending the money and hassle on t-tracks after using this system. They work fine routed into my OSB, MDF, or plywood work sufraces. Fast, easy, and totally versatile to install. I can create a clamp jig in minutes.
for sure! I love them. However, like a previous commenter suggested, I wish the clamps would rotate. I just built a toy box with a domino joiner. The clamps were awesome holding down the work pieces. Thank you for commented! cheers!
tell you what this guy does really good job getting good sponsors and having little over 4k subscribers, i see some wood workers on RU-vid with 200 to 500k subscribers and don't get good sponsorships like he does just saying , great build and thanks sharing with us
Thank you sir! Klingspor has been absolutely amazing to work with. I don’t not buy from anybody else unless it’s a time crunch emergency. Their staff is awesome and really cares about their customers.
This was the most entertaining build I’ve seen ever! Great content. Great narrative. Humor. First time viewer, will check out all your other videos as time permits.
Mate, when you get half way through the cut stop. Turn the board 20 degrees and the off cut is now supported by the bench .... continue the cut... 🤔😂🤣😎🇦🇺👌
Regardless of what other commentary here bashing your preferred system, I don’t feel you were directing or misleading anyone on how they should implement their workshop systems. I’ve researched all of the workbench top clamping systems and feel this is the most versatile for those who can best benefit from it. The title of the video was meant to be catchy which works. I don’t get how decades of experience is relevant when the industry continues to evolve. Obviously you put hard work into your designs and offer the plans to those who would be interested and in building something similar if not the same. Everyone has their own gig and you have yours so keep on brother you’re doing a fine job as well as serving the woodworking community. Great video. I enjoyed the commentary and watching the little pooch too!! Bravo!!
I enjoyed your build of the workbench; I needed a good laugh. I don't know how old this video is but I figured it could sleep by itself. One thing I didn't learn from the video was your name. May I know with whom I am speaking? Have a great week. Frank Ingram
Nice bench. 😊. I'm a little confused about a couple of things, though. You clearly don't mind the look of screw heads. I don't either.... especially on shop furniture. With that in mind, why take the time to use pocket screws on the upper and lower frames rather than just screw directly into the 4x4s, AND through the rails into the 2x4s that support the leg assemblies?
hey Bob! thanks for watching the video. Yes I do not mind screw holes if it's shop project. Honestly, when you are working on the bench you don't really notice the screw holes. If I was making a proper carpenter's bench I would hide the screw holes with plugs. It's dealer's choice. As for the pockets holes, I chose to use pocket holes because of the HD Pocket Hole jig. The HD screws have way more shear strength then standard construction screws. I get your point on using just standard butt joints and screws. I just went with stronger setup.
@@foxhallww311 that makes sense. Regardless of the HD screws, I think your bench would be plenty strong.... You definitely didn't half-@$$ anything. 🙂 I just found you. Keep it up, and I'll keep watching. Cheers
@@bobfre1 you are right, it would be plenty strong. obvisious people can build it the way they want or are comfortable with. thank you for following! it's much appreciated. I hope to rebuild the top soon. I have already beat it up pretty badly. Plus I want to make so design changes like adding dog holes and take out some of the matchfit groves out. I have found that I don't use all of them.
Really enjoyed ur video on the Workbench build my friend. There's a tonne of weight in this bench. I'm betting it ain't moving whatsoever with the amount of wood used and with the contents in the drawers too. My 1st attempt at building a workbench was ok but it's really garbage tbf. I'm going to invest in some nice off cuts of hardwood and build a strong worktop surface about 3/42 thick. I have a local place that sells decent lengths of offcuts and I might try and laminate enough pieces to make the top I'd like. It'll have all sorts like a Bertie Bassetts pack of Allsorts.. Keep up the great work man and I really like the Camera mount too. Most ppl use a cheap stand which wobbles constantly causing bad camera work but this is a brilliant idea to have the camera mounted strongly to the bench. Plus the weight of ur bench will help it with movement I guess?
Actually the bench is not as heavy as you would think. I can shimmy it into place. But thank you for the kind words. And thank you for watch. I’m working on a router table now that uses the same design. Hopefully I can finish up that project this weekend. I’m installing an AC unit on Friday. So we will see how that goes.
Thanks for doing this video. It's given me a few ideas for my next bench. It was also good that you turned your mistakes into a bit of a comedy act. I had a couple of good laughs.
17:40 - this is the best way, but you could also just stick your drawer slides in front of your stop block, too, in addition to the two side pieces to really make sure you're allowing for the proper offset.
yeah I saw somebody do that the other day. I thought it was a great idea. The drawer slide jig does set the drawer slides back automatically. But I couldn't use it on the bottom slides.
Title suggestion: Measure once, at least or how not to plan a workbench😅 Great build though and glad I stayed to the end and could count 14 Great movie references!
@@foxhallww311 You bet and thanks a bunch!! I'm attempting drawers in my workbench. Never done em before. Much more intimidating than I imagined I'd be.
Hey JP, did you resize the 4x4 lumber the way you did on the "half a$$ed" router table? Really like that method. The as-supplied lumber from the big box stores is crappy until you trim it up. Working on the router table and just picked up these plans along with the miter station plans.
Awesome thanks James. I did not realize the legs on this build. It’s something I did differently on the router table because I didn’t want it to me as bulky. Plus it gave me some extra room for the cabinets underneath.
Hi instead of practising karate when you are cutting panels because the saw jams. Use a quick clamp, you call it a "trigger clamp". Cut about 10" or so into the panel, clamp the end you've just cut with the clamp. It will patiently wait for you until you get to the end, giving you a free hand to hold the off cut while you put the saw down and move to release the clamp. Regards from the UK.
I built a bench with similar legs except that I used 2x4. One complete length and then a short piece where the lower horizontal cut would have been then a longer piece above it to match the full length piece. No notch necessary and cheaper wood faster.
Abso-freaking-lutely, Ive come close a couple of times. I was taught to fear the table saw. So I take alot of percassions when using it. But if your table saw is tuned correctly, it makes it alot easier and more fun to use. Thanks for watching!
I know it's been a year, but first time seeing this video. I like the overall build and strength of the table. The dovetail tracks still working out? Any binding or breakage? One suggestion for a future build, I would assemble all of the vertical legs first including all of the boards that attach directly to them, then attach the lengthwise boards to them. No squeezing in or fitting problems.
with all that dust and no mask I would be surprised if you don't have any respiratory issues. I certainly do. Now I always wear a mask or use good dust collection.
my wallet loves the dovetail grooves. so much cheaper. The grooves are not as smooth at T-tracks with the dovetail bolts. But the dovetail clamps work really well which I will be using mostly. The dovetail bolts are primarily for jigs i.e. tenoning jig. Which I plan on making a couple of them.
You might have wanted to fix the torn out corner of the frame you laid your plywood on before flush trimming that fault onto your worktop twice @11:20. I'm quite astounded that someone would replace inlaid aluminium T-tracks with routed dovetails. With dust and humidity clogging those up, I'd guess you're not happy with that setup for very long.
Why do spiders and other bugs love to hide and nest in cup drawer pulls? If I can’t see what is or is not in those cup pulls I’m not putting my fingers in there. Swapped all of my pulls for simple handle pulls.
The stop block is from a company called Custom Fabrication in Illinois. I think there is a link above. I absolutely love the no fence setup. It gives you so much freedom.
Es un bestia: Al cortar una placa en voladizo siempre se quebrará al final del corte, salvo que se haga una pausa y se ponga una prensa uniendo y sosteniendo levantado el inicio del corte... así sale todo perfecto.
T-track doesn't wear out over time, and I can drop in exactly where I want it instead of sliding in from the opening. Plus, each track slot is a single pass with a dado stack vs multiple passes with router.... I'll stick with T-track. But why the title if this is about building a whole cabinet.........
did you just say T-Tracks don't wear out over time? that's is incredibly inaccurate. Also you don't have to use 2 different router bits to make the matchfit groves. You can just use the dovetail bit. The relief bit makes it less stressful on the dovetail bit. The title implies that the matchfit dovetails are better than t-tracks and if you paid attention to the description you would know it's a build project.
@@foxhallww311 I've seen 20 year old T-track in perfect shape in a cabinet making shop, but I don't know the properties of that T-track - aluminum or steel, and if aluminum, which grade /temper of aluminum. If you're wearing out aluminum T-track in less than a decade, you're either buying cheap T-track that is soft and has not been tempered i.e. 6063 instead of 6063-T5, or overtightening every time which will wear out a dovetail grove significantly faster than it will wear through even soft aluminum. My 15 year old aluminum T-track has minor problems from where I was overtightening early on in its use. It's super cheap aluminum (thinner than most modern aluminum T-track) that came with a pre-made desktop router table that was about $110 15 years ago. Every time you use a dovetail clamp, you're putting upward pressure and compression on the wood fibers which will lead to material fatigue fairly quickly, and eventually material failure. NOT saying dovetail groves do not have a place. They're great for small jigs that see occasional use, but I'd never use them large scale as shown in the video.
Order of op on the halflap joints should be the other way arpund. 1. Make the crosscut on the table saw before 2. The ripcut on the bandsaw. By doing it in this order, you will avoid kickback on loose pieces of wood on the table saw. Work safer, not harder!
This is a pretty solid little workbench. While once you figure out how it comes together, it is physically Easy to assemble ru-vid.comUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh by yourself. But the diagrams explaining the steps are really pretty bad. I could not get the handle pins in all the way despite multiple attempts, so I just used a screw I had on hand for the 2nd handle. I could not get the first pin in further or pull it back out. You are supposed to hammer it in, but I had no leverage and the handle is plastic and I did not want to risk breaking it. I will get a lot of use out of the bench because of the convenient size and height. It does fold up nicely for storage. They even explain how to fold it so you don't get pinched...that is important!
@@foxhallww311 that didn’t make sense. I asked why you DIDN’T use the dovetail grooves on the side. I know it’s cheaper than t-track, but you used t-track instead of the dovetail grooves.
@@awlthatwoodcrafts8911 oh my bad.....I guess reading the whole comment is key to a proper response. Sorry I was doing 15 things at one time. The t-track on the side is for my camera arm mount. Which is the Woby Designs arm mount. It has a really heavy base to it. I thought at the time that the mount was too heavy for the dovetails. But sense then, I realized I was wrong. I am most likely going to add 2 dovetail tracks to the sides so I can mount things vertically.
Good title to sell plans! However: Wood product have a tendency to move(warp, bow and cup). MDF, OSB or Particle Board are susceptible to swelling and break down due to humidity. So please understand why I do not like your message. What works for you may or may not work for someone else. "T" track or your method or even miter track are all good. Fifty-four years of woodworking experience, I would never tell someone how to run their shop. Nor should anyone else.
@@boobbyjz you know it’s funny this guy mentions everything that will swell except for the actually material that was used which is plywood. Which does not shift. Interesting.
@@foxhallww311 one of my favorite things is to see people with no videos, no subscribers, and have contributed absolutely nothing to the community (except criticism) tell people with many videos, and have thousands of subscribers, what they should do to improve their woodworking skills.
