That is a great idea Mark, simplicity at it's best. I would put some king of small bolt or clasp, to stop the sides accidentally closing in. Barry (ENG)
very interesting.I am seeing this video because I wanted to make a work bench and was watching videos on it. This video popped up today, but I have already completed my build. But I think its a very good idea for people like me who work in 12X12 feet space
I like the idea, different lengths and easy to store , I am building this for sure , thank you for the idea. I’ll try to add some magnets at the ends to lock it and keep it from wobbling, perfect idea 💡. Good video.
Great idea on the folding base Mark! Perfect for those of us with a smaller workshop. I see a couple of use's for this. Add a solid top for assembly, even do a torsion box top like Ron Paulk if you want dog holes, or make up a cheap lattice frame work as a cutting table.
This is a great design. I have seen several videos with similar designs. Each one of them they have the same problem as you: joining the two sides together in the center of the long boards. keeping them in place while you attach the hinges. I feel like I am missing something. Why can't you take a two foot scrap piece of lumber and clamp it to both sides to position the joint, while you attach the hinges?
Nice workbench, near design! Inside my tiny shop it would still be a 'big' footprint but its super handy foldable system by the looks of it! Thanks for sharing mark!
Great design. Simple tools except the giant drill machine. I am building a similar one today. I wish I had watched your video earlier.i spent $26 for plywood panel instead all wood swing support. Lesson learnt.ty
Really nice work. I think I'll have to make one myself :) The strap hinges would work better as they will last longer and have better strength. Especially if you put some weight towards the middle. Another thing you could add to it is some locking blocks. You could make some dato/rabbit cuts near the hinge and put a sliding locking block; so when you expand it out, it can be locked open and won't close on you accidentally.
Slick idea. For those who want "support in the middle", halve the lengths of the horizontals and add another leg to the end. This could be done indefinitely.
Seems to be a good solution to the space problem everyone has eventually. Casters are a godsend in this design, and I always save any old casters 'cos a little oil on the bearings and turntables seems to rejuvenate them if the wheels or tyres are still okay.
Ok, I'm really not trying to criticize, but why is this better than two foldable saw horses under a sheet of plywood? I don't think I would like a table that roles around too easy when sanding or sawing on it. Am I missing something?
I think this is one of the most intelligent and at the same time simple and easy construction that I have seen on youtube . the only question is if you put casters with brakes if it would be more starby ? Well done
+ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΓΓΑΣ thanks so much! Yes you certainly could. Although I use it to laminated chunky reclaimed timbers up to 60mm thick. With a total of 100+ kg on it, it doesn't move around too much haha
This is a great idea for a portable workbench to fit in your estate car or to reposition in your garage or studio.. The workbench that you will place on the top can be tailored to the folding legs, or vice versa depending on your intended purposes, and the work bench can be screwed, or clamped onto the folding legs. The foldable legs when opened up, like the chap suggested, you can put planks from one end to the other onto each set of wooden rims, to reduce any chance of the legs contracting in. It's ingenious as you can move the workbench to your car, and slide the workbench into the rear of your car, then put the collapsed legs on top of the bench. This would be ideal for my Volvo V50. Will you be producing a utube video of how you layout a bench on top of it. It would be ideal for my wife who paints portraits and likes to show off her paintings for display and selling. Keep up with the videos mate.
We see only the frame, where is the part that you put together the table top and the frame?. I was exited to see the actual action on how you put together, coz the left and right side parts were not equal in terms of vertical pos.
Very nice. Gives me some ideas for my own. I'll have to make mine a tad smaller (it'll be have to have about a 3' x 6' work surface (0.9m x 1.8m). Also, I was thinking of alternating the side hinged boards. Instead of one side having the two center boards, make it alternate left, right, left, right (if that makes sense).
+Ryan Cash I think that would be a good idea. My original plan was to have the two central pieces made from plywood but I need them for next weeks project
Nice! At least in the States, we have Harbor Freight. As for your hinges, I would think that strap hinges would work better for strength. Wish you would have shown what you did for the top. I like it
Nice build! Whenever I need cheap casters I pick up the $10 furniture dolly from Harbor Freight. After 20% off coupon they're about $2.20 each after tax.
The cheapest way to get wheels/casters is to buy those inexpensive furniture dollies (usually carpeted, made of softwood with two wheels that steer and two that are fixed) I can often find them in the U.S. for less than $20USD. I find just buying the wheels is often more expensive, so I cannibalize those for wheels and then reuse the runners for other projects.
David Drahmann, dude, you're a freaking genius! Never thought doing of that before, lol, and you're right, can buy a dolly for $10.99 at harbor freight with four 3" swivel casters. Individually you're looking at minimum of about $4 a piece. Plus with a 20% off coupon it would be even less.
@@ThatElectronicsFool those wheels turn to crap under load... if youre looking for a cheap solution.... take the wheels off a shopping cart. they roll wayyyyyyyy better, and handle 10x more load. I normally buy these to stack large format tiles, so weight and mobility is a factor... plus i need to run over all types of terrain.
nice project. using pricy casters for work bench is good . hummer use will create some sort of stress on casters' bearings witch is strong in expensive types by the way also the power tools cause the same stress on bearings
Wondering how this is preferable to a pair of cheap folding saw horses? Unless you plan to use the support to move the work-piece around the shop, I would have omitted the wheels to prevent the support from moving as you work with it.
have you thought of putting some barrel bolts on the opposite side of the centre hinges? just to keep it rigid, can't help but think this would want to collapse back in on itself without locking off the hinges.
+OBSiDiAN 351 certainly a good idea. It is a little flimsy without anything on the table. Once it has 100kg of 5cm thick hardwood it's very solid. I'll go to the shed and give it a go!
This is an awesome build man, such a smart idea, I was in Ikea last week and found a 4 pack of castors for $12, bought a few sets just for when I need them in the future. Any chance you'll be making a video of the table build? I'm hoping to make a dining table myself soon.
Installed these on a riding mower ru-vid.comUgkxetgfkJxfdT_B2vGYP-uNTLaBbim9OKTD . They were sharp out of the box, although I've never liked blade edges that were coated...not quite as sharp as I personally want. Using my belt sander, I removed the coating from the cutting edges and refined the edge enough to shave with them. So far, after three runs, these blades are holding up as expected. Even after hitting a few fallen 1/2 inch or so branches, the edges are still sharp as heck. No edge dings, no warping, etc. As far as installing them, the cutouts were of the proper size and shape to fit my aging Craftsman mower. Very satisfied.
Love your work. I too have two many roofing screws and use them on any projects I can! I question the need for the castors in the first place. Pick it up from the storage area, place it where you need it and setup.
+Nameless Assyrian my SD card on my camera kept playing up. That last shot took me 45 minutes! It kept stopping the recording. It will be featured in the next couple of weeks
Ali Anser its pretty straight forward grab a big piece of ply wood or something measure it to the exact size of the bench and cut it to the size and than make a frame out of timber around the edges of the ply and drill it down so that when you put the top on you can't fold the structure of the frame up due to the frame you made restricting its movement think of it as a lip underneath you may need to add some cross beams for holding the top rigid and as strong as possible
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!
The concept is great. But, I'm a bit apprehensive. When he's rolling it, it's very unstable. Recommend to put a brace. He didn't demonstrate to put a top on it. Why? Overall, not a good workbench.
I love the idea it's just not very practical when a folding set made of steel could be purchased for way less cost/time ratio it would take to build a set such as that. Either way it's fun just to build stuff so keep up the clever work.
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