Economical yet sturdy design. The construction sequence is particularly helpful. I built mine as a work surface for building a river table so I used leveling casters.
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!
Hi Dan. Thanks for the video. Just completed making one for my daughter. Three things I did slightly different. First, as per Daniel Grabske's suggestion, I did do a 2" overhang of the plywood along one of the 4' sides for clamping purposes. Second, for the storage space on the bottom shelf, I built the identical lower frame as the upper one, and placed the legs inside of the lower shelf (like the upper one is) So instead of starting with four 8' 2X4's , I started with 7' 10" ones to allow for the overhang on the upper bench(keeping the 4'X8' plywood sheet fully intact), and to maximize the lower storage shelf. So the lower OSB plywood sheet will have a dimension of 4' x 7' 10", with some jigsaw cutting required at each of the four corners to fit around the legs. This way also, your end and cross pieces of wood are all 45" long. Third, with regards to the castor wheels, instead of fastening them directly to the bottom of the legs(end cut strength not the greatest for fasteners), I cut four 5" square pieces of pine from a scrap 2"X 6" and nailed those in first into the bottom of the leg and lower frame. Then I screwed the castors into that, which allows for a stronger fastening point going into the side grain of the wood versus the end cut. The end result was just what my daughter wanted. With the slight modification of the lower shelf, it's width remains at 48" versus the 39" size of your table. Hey.....who can't utilize another 9 inches? Cheers!
How come no one is talking about adding legs in the center of the table? Since we're talking about the whole 8x4 I would assume it would sag a bit after sometime and with heavy load in the center. In my opinion adding legs in the center left and right side would make it stay straight. I'm definitely adding 5th and 6th legs when I build mine.
Hi Lou! I built this almost 2 years ago now and there is no sagging. The only drawback I see in adding additional legs would be the limitations on what you can store underneath.
Good Video! 2 quick observations: bottom shelf is OSB not Plywood, and the level is great if your floor is level. In my garage, the floor is anything but level! A reasonable lternative is a framing square, or large speedsquare. I check corners for square. Like i said, good video regardless!
Yea, I like this , nice job. I thought a 4' wide shelf might be too big but rethinking that now. either way, the design makes sense to me, which is a bonus :) Thanks for posting
Great video Dan, you have some skills. You made it look easy so I built one lol. Mine did not come out as nice as yours, but it will hold my model train layout perfectly. I will put some drapes over the table lol. Thanks.
Thanks Dan for the nice video. I must admit that I was skeptical at first about the integrity of this bench. I never saw you use a square or level in the video and wondered how level it would be, and without any wobbling. Well, I just finished my 4'x3' bench this weekend and it came out great. Thanks again. I'd love to attach a photo but don't see how.
Thanks, Phil! I used the plywood and OSB as guides initially, and used the framing square when nailing the frame together to make sure things were square. You can see the square following along with me at 2:57-3:03. If you post your photo in a cloud location, like Google Photos, you can grab a share link and post it in the comments. I’d love to see how your 4x3 turned out!
Love the video very concise. However if I don’t have a one of them nice air hammers, could I use my drill for screws or do I need to do pockets holes if go that route?
I think using a drill and screws is just fine and can sometimes lead to a better, more sturdy connection. I recommend pre-drilling to avoid splitting. I don’t think pockets are necessary for this build, direct surface screwing would be fine in my view.
Link below, each one is rated for 250lbs. This bench weighs around 242lbs. (11) 2x4x8 lumber at 11lbs ea= 122lbs (2) sheets of plywood/OSB = ~120lbs 4-in Polyurethane Swivel Caster www.lowes.com/pd/TITAN-4-in-Polyurethane-Swivel-Caster/1000605095
I’m interested in using this design but for theater purposes. Would this theoretically support the weight of someone if they were to stand on it? I’d imagine we’d need more crossbeams for support
did you find that you needed more 1) cross pieces to support weight on the table? 2) the shelf? 3) additional support ion the centers of the long sides?
I haven’t. I’ve stored my pancake compressor on the bottom shelve without any issues, among tons of other stuff. The table top doesn’t give at all with what we’ve used it for.
The only thing I would had done is had left a 2 or 3 inch over hang with the plywood , so later if need a place a clamp on the table you will have a spot for it.
@@robertevans8812 that would depend on how you will use the clamps but for unerversal purposes yes all the way around except if you would be placing your table up against a wall. The side you would place against the wall would be unnecessary.
@@erinbelles8975 hammer and nails or 3” and 1.5” screws would be fine for this project. Something like these: www.homedepot.com/p/Grip-Rite-9-x-3-in-Star-Drive-Bugle-Head-Construction-Screw-1-lb-Box-3GCS1/204959258
Hey Big Jim, those are just animated shapes and text objects in Google Slides! Then I used the record screen feature on my Mac to record myself clicking through them.
Hello. All of these measurements are using the Imperial System. So yes, feet and inches. You can use a conversion tool like this if you need to! www.calculator.net/conversion-calculator.html
I hate to sound like the picky jackass and I may be wrong (I am a lot of the time) what is a 4’x4’x8’ sheet of 1/2” ply or is it a typo adding a dimension?
